 Christmas Eve morning - looking good |
 So bright we lowered the blinds |
 Plenty of blue |
 Tannery House |
 Sundown at Hoyle Court |
 Christmas Day morning sky |
 A toast to Christmas dinner |
 The chef is looking a little rosy! but at least she dressed to match the Christmas napkins |
 Pre-pudding walk - not many people in Bakewell |
 Just these 2 blokes |
 Ladyfair window display |
 Ladyfair window display |
 Ladyfair window display |
 View from Dagnall Gardens |
 View from Dagnall Gardens |
 View from Dagnall Gardens |
 Arriving at Hoyle Court |
 Hoyle Court foyer display |
 Hoyle Court foyer display |
 Hoyle Court foyer display |
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 Hoyle Court foyer display |
 Hoyle Court foyer display |
 Level 2 tree |
 Cottage hospital |
 Church Street, Bakewell |
 Still pretty deserted,so we'll head home for dessert :) |
 The Square |
 The fruit bowl hasn't gone down much! |
 Boxing Day morning arrives with a light frost |
 Watery sun |
 The snow came a bit earlier than forecast |
 Tis very pretty |
 Outside our bedroom window |
 Our last night so both walking Dad home |
 Without our snow boots |
 It fell thick and fast |
 Dad and John hatted up |
 Tannery House lawn |
 Tannery House lawn |
 Tannery House tree |
 Matlock Road, Bakewell |
 Matlock Road, Bakewell |
 Matlock Road, Bakewell |
 Matlock Road, Bakewell |
 Heading up to Hoyle Court |
 Trying different camera settings |
 The Minister's cat accompanied us most of the way |
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 Bit Narniaish, we thought |
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 Mr Tumnus |
 Butts Road |
 Church Street |
 Church Street |
 Church Street |
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 All Saints Church, Bakewell |
 All Saints Church, Bakewell |
 All Saints Church, Bakewell |
 All Saints Church, Bakewell |
 All Saints Church, Bakewell |
 All Saints Church, Bakewell |
 All Saints Church, Bakewell |
 North Church Street |
 North Church Street |
 Buxton Road |
 The Square |
 The Square |
 And back at Tannery House to warm up! |
 Leaving day morning! |
 The snow hasn't melted overnight then |
 Very pretty in the morning sun |
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 Garden Wing, Tannery House |
 All packed up and ready to go |
 At Hoyle Court to say goodbye to Dad |
 Bit slippy here |
 Hoyle Court |
 View from Hoyle Court |
 Hoyle Court |
 Of couse, 95 isn't too old to shovel snow :) |
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 The first of many sledges |
 Hoyle Court grounds |
 Recreation ground, Bakewell |
 On the Bakewell A6 heading towards Matlock |
 Heading past Haddon Hall, roads not too bad here |
 Decided to skip the country lanes this journey |
 Pretty hill near Rowsley |
 Closer view of pretty hill |
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 Matlock |
 Riber Castle, Matlock |
 Matlock Bath |
 Matlock Bath |
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 Belper |
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 The Malverns |
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 Lorna's garden - Midwinter Fire |
 Lorna's garden - Midwinter Fire |
 Lorna's garden - Midwinter Fire |
 Lorna's garden - Midwinter Fire |
 Lorna's garden |
 A stroll round Hatherley Park before we head south |
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 Hatherley Park tree view |
 Bee enjoying winter flowering honeysuckle |
 Switching blooms |
 Winter flowering honeysuckle |
 Winter flowering honeysuckle |
 Cornus group |
 Bulbs peeping out |
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 A very good friend of Hatherley Park |
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 Pieris or arbutus? |
 Hellebore |
 Watery reflection |
 Lake view 1 |
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 Aren't I splendid in the winter sun? |
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 Lake view 6 |
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 On our jouney home |
 All blue skies |
 Whizzing past the Severn |
 Approaching Port Talbot |
 Steam |
 Plenty of sailing happening today |
 Mumbles view, almost there |