Gertsamtkunstwerktag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16287042024-02-23T17:12:25+00:00TypePadChange of Servicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef6300883402c8d3a7ed5a200c2024-02-23T17:12:25+00:002024-02-23T17:21:29+00:00I am writing this 22 years after launching my blog, and several years since I regularly updated it. It remains one of my most enjoyable accomplishments and was the Gateway to so much more enjoyment. Realistically though, I've been kidding...GertHerdwickstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef6300883402b7519613e8200c2023-03-02T22:59:49+00:002023-03-02T22:54:06+00:00A good few years back now, we holidayed in Ambleside in the Lake District. They had taken up the charming trend of the Teens, decorated animal statues - in this case, Herdwick sheep, characteristic of the Lake District. You know...GertOn my hols...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef6300883402a2eed69b07200d2022-05-13T21:57:00+01:002022-09-26T20:54:31+01:00...I went to the Peak District. Because I grew up in South Manchester and attended University in Nottingham, I have a long-standing familiarity with the area - numerous day trips from school and with the parents - but had never...GertCherry Clafoutistag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340278807800d0200d2022-04-18T18:22:04+01:002022-04-18T18:21:31+01:00First in an occasional series of randomly selecting a recipe from just a handful of books with the intention mainly being to blog them. The deal is: no tedious peregrinations around the minutiae of my quotidian existence. No made up...GertFolkestone East Clifftag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef6300883402a308de1703200c2022-02-26T22:02:00+00:002022-09-02T23:18:08+01:00A warm and bright February Saturday, and it would have been criminal to stay indoors waiting for Spring. So, we went to Folke- stone. So many people out, all along the coast, obviously with this same thought! We parked up...GertAfternoon tea at Hythe Imperial tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef6300883402a308d604e4200c2022-02-05T20:36:00+00:002022-07-09T20:43:00+01:00My sister gave me a voucher for my birthday: so J and I went one gloriously sunny Saturday afternoon. It was a very nice afternoon tea; afterwards my camera and I had a little nosey around the hotel. The grounds...GertJanuary Foodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef6300883402a30d3f39ce200b2022-01-31T20:02:00+00:002022-06-14T20:08:34+01:00Sunday Roast at The Shepherd & Crook, Burmarsh Brew at 32, Lydd Lunch at The Ocean, Dymchurch.GertView from Lympne churchyardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef6300883402a30d3e6302200b2022-01-21T20:41:00+00:002022-06-09T20:56:14+01:00Lympne is built on the site of the Roman fort and port Portus Lemanis, on the Saxon Shore. In subsequent centuries the lagoon below has become Romney Marsh. After brunch at The Bistro at Lympne Castle, we wandered the churchyard...GertOn the beach tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef6300883402a30d3e6176200b2022-01-16T20:10:00+00:002022-01-16T20:10:00+00:00A few snapshots of a bright and mild winter's day in Dymchurch.GertSandgate Sunsettag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340282e14ffd04200b2022-01-14T22:45:00+00:002022-04-15T23:11:54+01:00A trip into Folkestone for admin and non-exciting shopping. It was a particularly pleasant day, especially for January. Great to see so many people out and about. We ate at Market Square. If I lived or worked in Folkestone, I'd...GertWalk behind Dymchurchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340263ec164daf200c2020-05-02T23:04:34+01:002020-05-02T22:15:34+01:00Another go at Government Sanctioned exercise. We took to the fields. Romantically, I would say 'behind our house' but that's not really true. We walked behind the Parish Church, across the railway line and followed the well-signed footpath until the...GertLittlestone Lockdowntag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340263e9442ed7200b2020-05-01T20:33:45+01:002020-05-01T20:33:02+01:00A few days ago I did my Government Enforced Compulsory Bike Ride*. A nice gentle pedal along the seawall from Dymchurch to Littlestone, looking out at the Strait of Dover. I don't know if there is a term for the...GertGovernment Sanctioned Walktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef63008834025d9b48e0b3200c2020-04-22T13:00:14+01:002020-04-22T13:02:38+01:00On Sunday I went for my statutory walk, along the beach, from opposite the Methodist Chapel to the slipway at High Knocke. As an aside, this feels strange. I haven't properly blogged in ages, and it's like I'm starting the...GertSt Thomas Becket Church Fairfieldtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340263ec2327bc200c2020-01-28T19:45:00+00:002020-06-19T22:09:58+01:00We have no shortage of churches on the Romney Marshes. Working churches, ruined churches, churches with barely a marker as to where they are, churches converted into yuppie flats, and then the other ones, churches such as St Thomas Becket...GertChristmas at the City of Londontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340263e860d5c1200d2020-01-01T20:57:00+00:002020-05-06T21:25:26+01:00Last autumn we booked both Christmas Lunch and New Year's Eve dinner at the same place, The City of London, just across the road from home. Two very good menus; the New Year one was as good as anything I'd...GertGert's Teabreak Guide to General Election 2019tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340240a4979fd8200c2019-10-30T15:28:02+00:002019-10-30T15:28:02+00:00First in an occasional series - time-limited by necessity - of matters to consider whilst deciding how to vote in the UK General Election expected in December 2019. Voting is not compulsory in the Uk. This means that you have...GertHythe Venetian Fete 2019tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340240a4c2ba94200d2019-08-21T18:41:00+01:002019-12-10T19:39:53+00:00The Hythe Venetian Fete, first established in the 1890s, takes place in August every two years. Various local organisations - commercial and not-for-profit - create floats on a theme and parade twice on a section of the Royal Military Canal...GertMay Gardentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340240a479bdb0200c2019-05-31T23:28:00+01:002019-08-23T23:38:23+01:00Another post with few words! Hover the mouse over for a captionGertApril Gardentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340240a4b062f6200b2019-04-30T13:29:00+01:002019-06-05T13:27:21+01:00Mainly photos, little commentary. Hopefully, I'll make this a regular feature, watching the months and weeks unfold. Not all photos were intended to be 'art' - this is documentary! We yearned for a swing and we're so happy now -...GertOld Romney and Ivychurchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551ef630088340240a46fcd57200c2019-01-18T16:51:00+00:002019-07-20T18:10:52+01:00A gorgeous winter day seemed like the perfect opportunity to take a stroll in the countryside. Nothing too far away, nothing too strenuous; just enough to enjoy the bright sunshine and mild weather, three mile circular. We started off well...Gert