Tuesday 17 August 2010

Northumbria holiday in pictures

We've been to the North-East for a little holiday at The Boy's mum's house.

We exercised our inner junkaholic, scrutinising car boot finds and doing a little antique-ing ourselves.

Mortal sin


We found this sweet vintage camera in a thrift shop - and searched in vain online for a UK source of Kodak 126 film.


We looked up in Newcastle - isn't it great what you notice when you look up?

Brick cherub

Goliath

We admired art - on walls ...
Magpie

and in these beautiful surroundings at Belsay Hall - a ruined castle ...

Fireplace

and a quarry garden!

Quarry garden

We were startled and fascinated in equal measure by Mat Collishaw's 'The Garden of Unearthly Delights' zoetrope of creepy cupids smashing robins' eggs and spearing snails.

Mat Collishaw, Belsay Hall

We ate a lot. From tapas to curry to birthday cake.


We chilled out, and enjoyed the last of summer.

Hydrangea
(Thanks Carol!)

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