Devon. Riverford farm. Greenway. Agatha Christie. Brighton.

Every day seems to be filled with wonderful things if you look at it the right way. This page features an assortment of photos taken between February and May, 2009.


Dartmouth	A village shop in Devon
We went to Dartmouth a year go for George's birthday.
	We took a boat to Agatha Christie's Greenway, her holiday home.
This photo was taken just after Nick split the bottom of his jeans.	We took a tour of the house, which was full of family memorabilia.
The sign on the door of the mysterious boat house.	This is the boat house at Agatha Christie's holiday home, Greenway. It was featured in Dead Man's Folly.

On the quay, waiting for the ferry.	We saw this man a year ago, in 2008.
Another Devon visitor.
Moorstone Guesthouse, our favourite B&B.	And no visit to Devon is complete without touring Riverford Organics farm.
Strange thing to be growing on the farm!	The cows who provide our organic milk
A field of wild garlic on top of the hill	We took a bag home.
A plate full of goodies in Riverford's Field Kitchen, recent winner of Best Ethical Restaurant in the UK (Observer Magazine)	This is our newly refurbished conservatory at home.
Another view of the conservatory	I made Gordon's birthday cake. See more cakes HERE.
A vintage car outside a National Trust propery we visited.	A carving from New Zealand


Bill's restaurant in Brighton, a great place for Sunday brunch	All their food looks amazing!
A market seller	On Brighton Beach
Shadow writing	The roller coaster on Brighton Pier
A Brighton sophisticate	Nick lighting candles back home

George met up in Windsor with old friends	The Easter Bunny makes an appearance
Easter goodies at our house	The local farmers' market
A local farmer?

At Mottisfont Abbey, last visited Easter 2007.	A view of the old abbey
Nick in the stables	Say "neigh".

Buying ice cream at our local beach	We took a LONG walk one weekend with a group of Internet chums.
Standing in nettles	A lovely white cow
The treacherous walk down


Our town came to a standstill in early February when a gentle snow fell overnight. To me, it really didn't seem like much snow, but it was enough to cancel work/school for the day, which was great!



Our garden studio and palm	We built a snow bear.

Ordinarily a trip to New York would feature its own page, but this one was for work and Nick wasn't with me, so I didn't take as many photos. Below are a few fun shots. Click HERE for photos from our past trips to New York.
Elmo in Times Square	A cool Chelsea shop specializing in decorative plaster.
A diner at Dallas Barbecue does that thing where you push your arm skin up to make yourself look muscley.	High school pal Jerry and daughters met at Dallas BBQ for dinner. Who can name the Sondheim show that mentions the Crystler Building?
Me in Central Park	I did a dance workshop led by this cute Australian dancer.
Flags on Fifth Avenue	Art deco frieze at Rockefeller Center
I discovered that the uptown branch of Magnolia Bakery was just a couple of blocks from my hotel! The original was one of the main sights planned for this trip. I make my own cupcakes from their wonderful cookbook. See also photo below.	We discovered Egon Schiele during our trip to Vienna. One of his paintings was in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
I bought Reece's souveniers at teh Hershey store in Times Square.	A fun advertisement.
This is the fire station featured in Ghostbusters.	And this is the apartment building from Friends.


A college friend of mine asked if I'd take photos of Flat Stanley in England for his seven year-old's school project.
At Stonehenge, and American teacher exclaimed, "That's Flat Stanley!" and lamented that she'd left her class's lion in her hotel room.	The daffodils were in bloom at Stourhead Gardens, a National Trust gem.
The entrace to Stourhead Eating a Magnolia Bakery cupcake brought to England from New York.	A sceptical walker







This photo is from London, actually. It's George Passmore, half of art duo Gilbert and George. His behaviour was most unusual: he lurked outside a newsagent, then stole their newspaper headline poster and walked off with it! Maybe it will show up in their future work.	One of Gilbert and George's distinctive artworks.

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