We had heard of some new musical instruments that had appeared in Bitts Park and were eager to try them out, but first we had to get there.
The latest stone circle in Cumbria
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January 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With the ground frozen after cold overnight temperatures it was decided that we could return to Rickerby Park in Carlisle and not get too muddy. This was good news as we were keen to investigate the new stone circle.
Damp windows and thick fog
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November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Autumn has officially arrived and so has the early morning fog it would seem, as we peered out through the bedroom window covered with condensation.
A walk across the Carlisle Northern Development Route River Eden bridge
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November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With the Northern Development Route road due to open in the very near future we thought we would take a quick look whilst it is still quiet and a pleasure to walk along.
In search of the Earl of Carlisle
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September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Perched high on a hill, on the other side of Brampton, to the CaponTree monument ,is a rather ornate sculpture to the 7th Earl of Carlisle, George William Fredrick Howard.
Emergency exercise – Silloth, Cumbria
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September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What started off as a simple walk in the sunshine on the Silloth prom turned out to be quite exciting, as we came upon a big emergency services exercise.
One day of sun and we get a haircut
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June 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Checking the latest weather here in the north of England it would appear that it is almost 26C (79F). So mum has decided we need our fur clipped.
Wet Sleddale and some sheep on a film set
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March 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Buster and Charlie head for the fells as they visit the location for ‘Withnail and I’ at Wet Sledddale near Shap in Cumbria.
Charlie’s Broken Foot
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December 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Charlie is in sick bay again, this time with a broken foot. Tuesday morning arrived and Charlie was only using three of his legs. At first, mum and dad thought he had stood on something and had hurt his paw but he squealed when mum touched his leg…..so off to the vet. The vet has [...]
Snow arrives in Carlisle – Winter officially starts
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November 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Overnight our world has turned white as the snow has returned to Carlisle. During the night, Charlie had ventured outside for a quick check around only to return covered in snow and eager to wake mum and dad. Shall we say, it was a bit early when we started to get ready for our walk. [...]
