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100w bulbs & Arthuret Church, Longtown

Longtown on the Scottish or English border, depending on your point of view, is one of those places where you normally just travel through on your way to somewhere else, unless you need 100w light bulbs that is. More on the light bulb story later in our update. Today however we stopped, just outside of the town at St Michael's and All Saints church, or Arthuret church as it is more commonly known. [caption id="attachment_1742" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Arthuret Church near Longtown"][/caption] Just off the A7 around 15 minutes by car from Carlisle is the lovely church. It is the parish Church for the ...

Flood signs in Carlisle

Over the past few weeks we have become aware of a few new signs appearing on our walks. [caption id="attachment_1734" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Civic Centre tile"][/caption] Made in the form of ceramic tiles the small graphical artworks depict a local landmark or the extent of the Carlisle floods in 2005. Interestingly the tiles seem to be embedded into the new flood defences. Searching the web we are unable to find out if others exist or if maybe if they are part of a new trail around Carlisle. [caption id="attachment_1735" align="alignright" width="203" caption="Extent of flood at The Sands ( click for larger image)"][/caption] The Civic centre tile is ...

The cold weather continues in Cumbria

Week three or is it four weeks now that the temperatures have remained below zero in many parts of the county. [caption id="attachment_1716" align="alignright" width="203" caption="Unfrozen puddle"][/caption] Our regular walk to the park to check on the unfreezing puddle indicated that in part the water has become solid with ice. However, it is very thin and mum stopped us walking on it in case we fell through. Interestingly, as can be seen by the photograph, the overnight snow has not covered the puddle over, so maybe some heat is still left in our thermal spring. Maybe dad could buy the land and build a ...

Frosty start in Carlisle, -5 deg C overnight

Bright sunshine and with mum and dad on holiday once more we escaped the confines of the house and out for a walk. [caption id="attachment_1679" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Puddle still un-frozen"][/caption] First thing on our list was to check to see if our puddle, the one we spotted the other day, had frozen. Despite the temperatures overnight dropping to at at least -5deg centigrade the puddle still remained unfrozen. Mum and dad now wondered what was keeping the water from freezing over. Maybe it was being fed from an underground hot spring left undiscovered by the Romans when they left the area a few thousand years ...

Christmas 2009 starts with an icy walk

It is officially a white Christmas 2009 according to the boffins at the Met Office and the BBC . The first time for 5 years they say. Our day started with a quick walk in the park then back home to our prezzies. Here is a gallery of our day so far. [slidepress gallery='happy-christmas-2009'] Thank you everyone for our gifts. Happy Christmas Buster and Charlie

General

Flood signs in Carlisle

Over the past few weeks we have become aware of a few new signs appearing on our...

Mucky paws in Bitts Park, Carlisle

How many times can we start a blog entry by saying it is raining again? We make...

Remembrance and fireworks

After many nights of being scared by the bangs and pops of fireworks we ventured...

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Gadgets and Toys

A lead spring

You may have notice from the assorted photographs of Charlie recently that he has...

Charlie searches the web

It is a while since we stepped back from letting you know about what we are up to...

More rain…

We want some sun. We are both getting a bit bored of the rain. It is a bit confusing...

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Weather

Happy New Year 2010 from a blog from my dog

Despite our best efforts last night mum and dad insisted on staying up way past their...

Frosty Carlisle but no snow yet.

Frosty ground and brilliant sunshine – just perfect for an early morning walk...

Calm sea at Silloth after Cumbrian storms

Sunshine and a bit of frost greeted us this morning so Charlie ensured mum and dad...

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Expeditions

100w bulbs & Arthuret Church, Longtown

Longtown on the Scottish or English border, depending on your point of view, is one...

The cold weather continues in Cumbria

Week three or is it four weeks now that the temperatures have remained below zero...

Frosty start in Carlisle, -5 deg C overnight

Bright sunshine and with mum and dad on holiday once more we escaped the confines...

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Spreading The Word

Lake District Sheepdog Experience. Cumbria

Just spotted this website where you can learn all about working sheepdogs. A fantastic instructional Border Collie sheepdog handling experience in Cumbria This would make an ideal Christmas present for that ‘not sure what to get ‘ person. http://www.lakedistrictsheepdogexperience.co.uk Details are Troutal Farm Seathwaite Duddon Valley ... [Read more of this review]

We’re For Bumble Bees

You may remember last spring when Charlie found this strange buzzy, fluffy thing. Well, over the winter we have been doing our research and it turns out that these are Bumble Bees and are very important for our garden. Mum says that Bumble Bees are endangered which means they are dying out and may soon be gone from the gardens for ever. This made... [Read more of this review]

New video – Dogs for the Disabled – Assistance Dogs

Our latest video from the web features a charity called Dogs for the Disabled. They train specially selected dogs to carry out a range of practical tasks to assist disabled children and adults in order to achieve greater independence and are the only assistance dog charity to train dogs specially for disabled children. Since 1988 the charity has trained... [Read more of this review]

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