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Category Archives: Gap year
A pocket full of Rye
Drawing on what we learnt from our ‘gap year’, we returned to Rye to continue our exploration of a new-to-us part of the country. We stayed at the same lovely b and b where we stayed last year, and visited … Continue reading
Where we’ve been
I thought I’d do a quick round-up of where we’ve been while I’ve been absent from my blog. Our habit of monthly trips away lapsed for a while as other things took priority. But we both found through our ‘gap … Continue reading
Posted in Gap year, Local food, Retirement, Travels, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Active travel, Family, Friends, London, Museum of Childhood, Reflections, Retirement, Shipton Mill, V&A, Walking
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The Gap Year – May adventure
What an appropriate way to end this Year of Adventures Great and Small, as we began it last year with a circular walk around London (The Capital Ring). This month we did something I’ve long wanted to do – a … Continue reading
Posted in Gap year, Retirement, Travels, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Active travel, Gap year, Living, Rail travel, Travel, Walking, West Highland Way
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The Gap Year: April
I seem not to have been paying attention – the Gap Year is over, and I didn’t spot it. Inflation is apparently back with us – a year has inflated to 14 months. We started in April last year by … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Gap year, Inspirations, Local, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Travels, Uncategorized
Tagged Cambridge, Community, Friends, Gap year, Gardens, Housing, Living, Medieval churches, Norwich, Reflections, Retirement, Simplicity
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The Gap Year: March adventure
This is getting to be a habit – an ‘adventure’ that to the outside world looks like nothing of the sort. But maybe that’s just the point – to do things that are meaningful and different for us, regardless of … Continue reading
Posted in Gap year, Reflections on life (and death), Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels
Tagged Dungeness, Family, Gap year, Hastings, Living, Reflections, Rye, Simplicity, Stained glass, Travel, Walking
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The Gap Year: February
(A bit like London buses – you wait ages for a post to come along, and suddenly three appear all at once – the third on its way soon). Finally something (slightly) more conventionally adventurous, though I have to be … Continue reading
Posted in Gap year, Inspirations, Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Active travel, Art, Bruges, Buildings, Galleries, Lille, Living, Reflections, Roubaix, Simplicity, Travel, Walking
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The Gap Year: January adventure
(oops, rather late again. Sorry, overtaken by lack of sleep. More of which another time). People, in January we went to Birmingham for three days. I know, I’ve been there before. He has too. So where’s the adventure? you ask. … Continue reading
Playing with colour
You’ve probably noticed by now how much I enjoy colour. Now I’m learning to play with it myself as well as enjoy other people’s games. Learning by doing. I’ve been using odds and ends of yarn left over from other … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Gap year, Inspirations, Travels
Tagged Colour play, Crochet, Gap year, Learning new skills, Simplicity
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The Gap Year: December adventure
(oops- a bit late. Trying to catch up with myself. Gradually….) Another ‘adventure’ that isn’t so very adventurous. But we enjoyed it a lot, confirming my view that ‘adventurous’ isn’t a pre-requisite for an adventure. Oldest son and daughter-out-law were … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Family, Gap year, Retirement, Seeing differently, Travels, Uncategorized, Walking
Tagged Active travel, Family, Frugal, Gap year, London, Retirement, Simplicity, Thames river walk, Travel
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