Mouse & Muse Blog
by Trevor Millum
An occasional series which I hope is of interest to friends and family. Feedback always welcome.
Surrey Hills
Too often Surrey is associated with boring commuter towns, traffic and suburban sprawl. But there are other parts of the county which are beautiful. Some of the lanes through the North Downs are more like Devon roads with their overhanging...
Seal time again!
Yes, it's hallo from Donna Nook again.
Return to Bowes Museum
One of the many delights of the Bowes Museum is its collection of art. I'm ashamed to say that I can't remember the artist who painted this but it's just one of a really wide-ranging collection. (See also the detail from one of the Canalettos, above.)...
Longitude Exhibition
John Harrison makes the big time! A cleverly curated exhibition at the National Maritime Museum has Harrison and his clocks centre stage - where they should be. Once again, the coming together of science and aesthetics takes your breath away when you see...
Galway, Mayo and Donegal
Difficult to choose pictures which represent such a varied trip. The west coast of Ireland is full of stunning scenery and this area, Dog's Bay, is just one example. We were staying nearby, north of Clifden at a beach campsite in Renvyle. Not far from...
Picardy
One of the most charming gardens we've seen. It's called the Herbarium and it is in the old part of the town of St Valery sur Somme. It's approached along old stone walled lanes which have flowers growing between the walls and the roadway: rightly called...
Azaleas and Rhododendrons!
This is the entrance to Lea Gardens, near Matlock in Derbyshire. But first you have to get past the café and its display of cakes, which must be one of the best for miles. This gem of a garden was created out of a quarry by the local mill owner many years...
Barmouth, Harlech and the Lleyn peninsula
Look, here's the train approaching Barmouth, on the coast of Wales. The line runs through some wonderful scenery and has made us think about a rail trip next time. Lots of small steam railways running inland from this line, too, though mostly closed until...
Hull’s Fascinating Museums
You often don't appreciate what's on your doorstep - and the museums in Hull are a case in point. The Wilberforce Museum, the Streetlife Museum and the East Riding and Hull Museum are all within a very short distance of each other - and all well worth visiting. The...
December celebrations
First of all, Berny and Steve's 40th Wedding Anniversary. You can see it was an occasion for joy and for many cakes. (To get an idea of the cakes you'll have to go to Shuttercal or Blipfoto.) Of course, December is a time of visiting for - or to be...
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