Wednesday

I'm quite happy with this picture of the station. Given that bits were in sunshine and bits in shade it came out quite well. It's a nice rural station but it's odd to think it was once on the line to London! It is said we only have a station because the man who owned the company lived in the village but I doubt that's true - the mills would have required one anyway, without a canal.


Our shop. It's easy to think nothing changes but i wonder how many of these brands will be around in 10 years?


Chris. Who very kindly agreed to a photo.


The railway bridge to Glossop and Hadfield. It's the second bridge - the first was wooden. The electric trains are so quiet that you don't even notice them, and the railway is right opposite our bedroom windows.


Garden street. I reckon most people in the village wouldn't know where it is.


This will change - next year the Hair Gallery is having extensions upstairs. Which fits.



One of the two last big mills - Tiviot Prints.

Monday Evening walk

Poppy in Czecho

Nicola's in the Czech Republic spending 17 days with her grandmother, going to caves, castles and spending time in the countryside. Apparently she can even do the breaststroke properly now in the village pond! Anyway, judging by this shot she seems to be coping, just.

Summer's here ... so it's a little otter

Taken at the Chesnut centre, Chapel-en-la Frith, Derbyshire.

Ladies

Portraits

They're crazy!

I've just seen this pic on a friend's website of my 5 year old rafting over a weir. I'm sure it was perfectly safe.

RIP Bradman

Bradman, the fantastic black cat who was so often to be seen on the Post Office counter or curled up on the newspapers, died today after being hit by a car.

He wasn't my cat but it bloody hurts.

My girls

Canoeing in the Czech Republic

Susie and Poppy have just come back from 2 weeks camping and canoeing in the Czech Republic. Susie has been going with the same group since she was a young teenager and Pops was on her 3rd year, which isn't bad for a five year old. She even has her own paddle. Camping out for two weeks isn't easy anyway, and to do it in the rain with a five year old is pretty good going given that they both came back very cheerful and relaxed.