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Soundscapes [The Great Escape, days 3 &4]
Tired legs. A little light rain. Wimbledon on the BBC. Day three becomes a day of rest. I’m finding something deep and reassuring in Haworth on this visit. As if the town is built on a well of feelings. And … Continue reading
Posted in Art, jaunts & going out, Britain now & then, Yorkshire
Tagged Brontë falls, Brontes, Haworth, jackdaws, Neil Diamond, pubs, steam engines, trains, Worth Valley Steam Railway
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Worn. [The Great Escape, day 1]
A sunny Sunday in Haworth. No traffic. No urban buzz. Just gentle tourists bumbling around, collecting pollen (in cake form) from the cafes and the bakery. Some, wearing Joni Mitchell’s ‘passport smiles’, hail from foreign countries. They’ve done the Parsonage … Continue reading
Posted in Art, jaunts & going out, Yorkshire
Tagged Brontes, cobbles, EU referendum, Haworth, hymn
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