Tag: England
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Hitchin Lavender
There’s a lavender field not far from Cambridge, the kind of place you imagine exists in some wild part of southern France on a giant farm somewhere. This was in a small village called Hitchin, a little less than an hour drive. We went early on a cloudy day at the end of the season,…
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Kensington Palace Gardens
Strolling through the palace gardens, being a princess. Typical English things. We came to this place on a warm weekend day just to explore.
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Hunstanton
Hunstanton, a Victorian seaside escape. A red cliff full of fossils. A ship-wreck. A lighthouse that you can sleep in, and a low tide. I drove here spontaneously one Wednesday afternoon. It was just under a two hour drive, and I remember looking at the clock and seeing it was already 1 pm and…
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Cambs Summer
Cambridge summer, fast and fleeting. It arrives out of nowhere, and you swear you won’t take it for granted. But as quickly as it came, you forget that there was ever a time when the sun set before 9:00 pm or rose after 5:00 am. The days are long. If not warm, at least not…
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Southwold
The Suffolk Coast and it’s colorful cottages. I finally made it here after lusting at beach-hut photos for months. To be back on the beach was such a joy. I missed the sound of the seagulls and the feeling of the sand. But the English seaside is not the Cape Cod seaside that I grew…
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Newmarket July Course
A day at the races. Pretty dresses and fascinators, an excuse to dress up nicely, even in the rain. There have been races at the Newmarket courses for over 350 years. Many don’t realize that Newmarket is actually the birthplace of horse racing as a sport – so to participate, to be a small part…
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