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November Snippet
Apparently, here in the UK, Monday night was the warmest November night on record. My wife had on the heating, fleece pyjamas, and the electric blanket. Don’t laugh-you will get old one day. https://cityjackdaw.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/november-snippet/
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Tagged Britain, England, Humor, Humour, Life, Manchester, Musing, UK
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Manchester, UK
Lonely Planet has one British city in their 2016 top ten. This is a city that I have visited on dozens of occasions so here a few pics of mine depicting some of my personal Manchester moments… http://wilburstravels.com/2015/10/28/manchester-uk/
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Tagged European Cities, Lonely Planet Top Ten, Manchester, Manchester City, UK
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Monday’s Featured artist: FAYE QUINN
Faye Quinn, Contact Light Eventually, humans will have to find a new way of life. Reset our everyday. Vital resources run low, the planet Earth is coming to its demise. As a race, we search desperately to find a different … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artist, illustration, Manchester, manchester school of art, space, UK
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
The John Rylands Library is a late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband, John Rylands. The John Rylands Library … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Books, Gothic, John Rylands Library, library, Manchester, photography, UK
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Manchester: An Underrated City and Remaining Festivals of 2015
London often overshadows the bulk of cities in the UK because of its global appeal, the city being recognized as the business capital of the world, and its eclectic mix of cultures. However, there are many cities in the UK … Continue reading
Still From A Dream
This strange, old photograph is like a still from a dream. When you wake suddenly, disoriented, filled with strange, disjointed images that dissipate within moments. https://cityjackdaw.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/still-from-a-dream/
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Tagged Britain, Creative, Dreams, England, Images, Inspiration, Life, Manchester, Musing, Old photographs, Poetic, Strange, UK
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