💙Here's to history, gardening to relax, photography, nice days out, myths/folklore, archaeology, nature, friends and of course family💙💛🌼🌿
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8 Mar 2021
For International Women's Day..my mum ..my rock and a lady of many talents.
Latin at Binchester Roman Fort in Country Durham a couple of years ago
#HappyWomensDay #internationalwomensday2021 @RomanBinchester
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It is lucky to see a robin in your garden, as there is a belief that robins hold the spirits of loved ones. The saying ‘robins appear when loved ones are near’ is perhaps more special now as robins are less visible, often retreating to woodland over summer. #FolkloreSunday
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The Avebury cove stones yesterday morning.
#ancientstonebothering
#StandingStoneSunday
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Who doesn't like a boat trip to the islands and especially to see these beauties
#Seahouses
@NorthEastTweets
@thefarneislands
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Jun 11
Ecgberht was consecrated as bishop of Lindisfarne by Archbishop Eanbald II of York and bishops Eanberht of Hagustaldes ham (Hexham) and Badwulf of Candida Casa / Hwit Aerne (Whithorn) at Bigwell (Bywell) #OTD in 803. The Latin poem De abbatibus was dedicated to him. 📸xlibber
ALT Lindisfarne Castle sitting atop Beblowe Crag.
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At 73 miles long, it spanned Great Britain west to east; Hadrian’s Wall was one of the clearest symbols of the might of Roman Empire at its frontier. Now archaeologists are getting to know the families who lived there—how they ate, prayed, and gossiped.
archaeology.org/collection/t…
ALT Hadrian's wall (📸 Robert Harding/Alamy; Courtesy English Heritage; Courtesy Vindolanda Trust)
ALT Hadrian's wall (📸 Robert Harding/Alamy; Courtesy English Heritage; Courtesy Vindolanda Trust)
ALT Hadrian's wall (📸 Robert Harding/Alamy; Courtesy English Heritage; Courtesy Vindolanda Trust)
ALT Hadrian's wall (📸 Robert Harding/Alamy; Courtesy English Heritage; Courtesy Vindolanda Trust)
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A billion buttercups in Swaledale 💛
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Good Morning Tree Lovers
Giving a cool patch of Dappled Shade on a warm day in late Spring at @ushawdurham
#thicktrunktuesday
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My little solar water feature in full flow in this afternoons sunshine. The birds seem to like it, using it as a drinking fountain, birdbath, and shower at times, but sadly, they were a little camera shy today.
#GardensHour @GardensHour #NorthEastEngland
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Jun 8
‘Never before has such a terror appeared in Britain as we have now suffered from a pagan people... Behold the Church of St Cuthbert splattered with blood of the priests of God, despoiled of all its ornaments.’ The Viking attack on Lindisfarne took place #OTD in 793.
ALT The ninth-century grave marker found at Lindisfarne, known as the Viking Domesday stone, carved on one side with seven men brandishing weapons.
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After a fossick in the local hedgerows yesterday, a 2nd batch of Elderflower Cordial to be made. So easy and my go-to long drink on warm Summer days. 💮☀️💮
#Elderflower #foraging
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Reflections from my garden today. 🌹🌹🌹
(The Kings Rose, Crazy For You, The Pilgrim & Happy Retirement )
#RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling #Roses
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May 29
Resplendent Rhododendrons & Astounding Azaleas 🌸
The Glories of @ushawdurham in Co Durham this week
#FlowersOnFriday #BloomScrolling #FlowersForFriday #Flowers
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May 28
Radiant Rhododendrons & Astonishing Azaleas
The Glorious Garden at @ushawdurham is just a sight to behold at the moment. 🌸🌸🌸
@Englands_NE @NorthEastTweets #SpringFlowers
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May 26
My Tiny North East English Garden glowing in the sun this Morning.
Love this time of year when everything seems fresh and new ☀️🌹🌿🌸🪴
#garden #flowers #MyHappyPlace
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May 26
How much history this venerable old Plane Tree has seen.
(Rhodes Old Town, Greece)
#thicktrunktuesday
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May 25
May 25: Feast of Bede (673-735), priest of Gyruum (Jarrow), biblical scholar. Wrote Ecclesiastical History of the English People. When news of his death reached missionaries, Boniface wrote ‘the candle of the Church, lit by the Holy Spirit, was extinguished’. Originally May 26.
ALT A 12th-century depiction of Bede writing.
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May 19
Good Morning Tree Lovers🌳
I'm on holiday at the moment, so here we have "Regal in Old Rhodes Town" 🌳🇬🇷
#thicktrunktuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Greece
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