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I heart Topshop.

Sunflower windows for the Spring/Summer
Collection, photos taken a little while back.


What's not to love?


I'm being really good though.
This is all I've bought lately.
A treat for myself for finding housing in Glasgow on the first try!
Zipper ring. A whopping two pounds. Topshop sale.
xx

new frontier

A few pictures from a crazy day in Glasgow, which involved eight hours on a train, city centre, west end, south side, the museum, and a housing search.

The bridges of Newcastle-upon-Tyne from le train.


Buchanan Street, Glasgow city centre.


Glasgow City Hall.


City streets.


I got a line on a new frontier.


Princes Square shopping.
Peacock logo for Sophie.


AND peacock on top of the building!


Argyll (shopping) Arcade.


Inside. Reminds me of Brussels.


Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.


Cool necklaces.


Apparently Glasgow is a fashionable city.
I cannot complain about that.


I LOVE these shoes.


Over to the West End.


Botanic Gardens.


It was a nice day.


Ubiquitous Chip.


Ashton Lane, the prettiest street in Ggow.


The University of Glasgow is straight up Hogwarts.


Puts our little King's Manor to shame.


Inside.


Sunshine in Scotland.


Here we are now going to the South Side.


The Burrell Collection.


Entrance.


Stained glass on display.


Et plus.


Princess Cecily NBFD.


Some stained glass I liked in the lightboxes.


Love the lambs.


This is actually a rebus (word puzzle)
for John Islip, abbot of Westminster Abbey
in Tudor times. From Westminster.


Nice quarries representing Henry VII and
Elizabeth of York, as well as the white rose
of the House of York. Sign?


More quarries representing Richard III
and the white hart of Richard II (forgot the
others, will write more about them later).


I love this one.


And this too.


The Swan!


One section of lightbox.


Sunny day in the museum.


Gift shop. A Chinese art exhibition's on right now.


Back to the city centre and pink.


Love pink.
xx

force of nature

An ode to the Yorkshire Dales from a Saturday trip.

Grass so green.


And skies so blue.


Black Swan, Leyburn.


The Sandpiper Inn, Leyburn.


Visiting the Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes.


Watching 'em make cheese.


DENT BEER!
(There is actually a village named Dent in the Dales).


Walled grazing plots for sheep dating to 18th century.


This way to Kettlewell.


Scary chickens.


Fresh Eggs.


Town of Hawes, North Yorkshire.


Man walking Westie on the side, for momma.


Gayle Mill.


Hang Me Out To Dry.


The iconic Ribbenhale Viaduct.


It's actually a railway bridge built in the 19th century.


Beauty of the Dales.


There are also many, many, many sheep in the Dales.


Tagged.


I see you looking at me.


Just walkin' down a road in the Dales, NBD.


Le groupe.


Old Car.


Sunshine.


No Right Of Way.


So pretty.


In the village of Malham.


No Fishing.


Reflections.


Along the river.


No Public Access.


Precious.


Red set in stone.


Ice cream place.


Muddy Boots.


Terrifying birds and their nests.


Pretty archway.


Glass milk bottles and green wellies.
Simple kind of life.


Bolton Abbey ruins and cemetery.


And more.


Eerie Abbey.


Looking towards the former east window.


Same.


Outside.


Jet plane sky and abbey.


Part of the abbey is roofed and remains a church.


Heraldry.
The whole Bolton Abbey Estate belonged to the Dukes of Devonshire
(aka Georgiana Cavendish The Duchess's family).


Et plus.


Elizabeth.


Lovely day in the Dales.
Next time I go, I will visit Dentdale.
xx