Tuesday, July 24, 2007

A quest for a book


On Friday night a few friends and I went down to Borders in our finest Hogwarts outfits to join in the celebrations at the launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. However, we left just before midnight, de-robed and went to ASDA to buy our copy as they were selling it for just a fiver. The atmosphere at ASDA was quite different to Borders. No one was dressed up and we had to queue for about half an hour in the ladies' pants section. Still, we got some fruit and veg at the same time which meant we didn't have to go shopping the next morning - hurrah!

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

One more sleep ...



It's just one more sleep until I can buy my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'm rather excited but at the same time I don't want the series to end. I hope it rains this weekend so that I can spend it indoors reading and not feel guilty about neglecting the garden ... but then there is the ironing too ...

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Monday, July 16, 2007

Invasion of the giant snails

Car park fun

In the Asda car park, Falmouth, we stumbled across a rather exciting vehicle ...



So pleased were we to find this vehicle we decided to leave a note for the owner ...



Then, as if by magic, in the same Asda car park we found this exciting vehicle ...



So we left a note for them too!

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Cornish Cowgirl's Cornish Adventure

Usually my holidays consist of trying to cram as much sight-seeing in as possible but this trip was different. Yes we did sight-seeing things but we also had two days lazing on the beach and I was very pleased to have the opportunity to read several books from my 'to read' pile.

Our luxury accommodation


Maenport beach


St Ives in the sunshine


The waves at St Ives attracted lots of surfers


The Tate gallery at St Ives - what a stunning building!


A delicious lunch at the Tate in St Ives. The Cornish Blue cheese was so dreamy that I had to bring some home with me


Barbara Hepworth's sculpture garden in St Ives


More sculptures


A nice B&B in St Ives with parking for a boat


Amy gives the pasty shop her 'thumbs up'


A baby cow at Roskilly's dairy farm. This one was only a few weeks old


A Roskilly calf takes a fancy to my hair and rips out a clump to chew on


A proper Cornish cream tea


Swanpool beach


Two groups of school kids at Swanpool make rafts and one of them falls apart


The Eden Project


Land rain at the Eden Project ... LAND TRAIN!


The Eden Project again


Where we belong

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Sunday, July 01, 2007

Baconsthorpe Castle



A day on the Poppy Line

It was 1920s day on the Holt to Sheringham Poppy Line