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Books, history, gardening, trains & Indian food. Naturist. Ankylosing Spondylitis. Gay ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ married to Doug. Left wing politics โค๏ธ Hampshire, UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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Morning ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

11.08.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Monday, the sun โ˜€๏ธ is shining and that definitely cheers the day up. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜Ž

11.08.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Alain, you too ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

11.08.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A high speed LNER Azuma Class 801 shaking the footbridge on the East Coast Mainline - London Kings Cross/ Edinburgh service. ๐Ÿš„

10.08.2025 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fourth heatwave ๐Ÿ”ฅ incoming for England & Wales. This Summer has been remarkably dry, sunny & warm. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

10.08.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The English County of Hampshire is a historic shire on the south coast.
The county town is Winchester, capital of Wessex and of England until around 1100AD. Its largest towns & cities: Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke, Andover, Aldershot, Farnborough, Alton. My home county โค๏ธ

10.08.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The statues of Prime Ministers, David Lloyd George and Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

10.08.2025 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My lemon scented Pelargonium has flowered! It didnโ€™t flower at all last Summer, obviously the sunnier and warmer Summer this year has done the trick.

10.08.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s a beautiful day, happy sunny ๐Ÿ˜Ž Sunday!

10.08.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A well kept secret. St Martinโ€™s Church in Canterbury, UK is the oldest continuously used church in the English speaking world. Dating from 500AD with evidence that it was used before that date by Romans. A 6th Century marvel. ๐ŸŽฅ Courtesy Kalani Ghost Hunter.

09.08.2025 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Eurostar Class 373 TGV TMST on UK HS1 Line at Detling, Kent, England. Going at full speed of 300kmh/ 186mph. The sound is very unique to the 373, the newer Class 374 doesnโ€™t make this sound. Itโ€™s why the 373 is my favourite UK high speed train โค๏ธ๐Ÿš„

09.08.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ”ฅ

09.08.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A stunning photo of the skyscrapers in the financial district (The City), London, UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

09.08.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Inmate There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a โ€ฆ

On page 158 of The Inmate by Freida McFadden
www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

09.08.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Afternoon ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

09.08.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Saturday. A bit of a โ€˜delicate headโ€™ today. Was out last night with my friend Tracy and drunk far too much. My own fault but it was a great evening ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

09.08.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Inmate There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a โ€ฆ

On page 89 of The Inmate by Freida McFadden.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

08.08.2025 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Morning ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

08.08.2025 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Morning, time for a cup of tea ๐Ÿซ–

08.08.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Joining in ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
Farthest Iโ€™ve been by the compass:

N: Bergen, Norway
S: Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
E: Berlin, Germany
W: San Francisco, USA

07.08.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some beautiful Class 373 Eurostar at high speed on UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง HS1 line, filmed at Stratford International Station, East London and Boxley, Kent. 5th August 2025. ๐Ÿš„

07.08.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just picked some more of my tomatoes ๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ˜‹

07.08.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Canโ€™t believe itโ€™s Thursday already! Itโ€™s a cloudy morning and trying to brighten up. Hot & sunny ๐Ÿ˜Ž this weekend ๐Ÿฅณ

07.08.2025 10:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First video of the new Piccadilly line trainโ€™s โ€˜Tron-Styleโ€™ station arrival The first of the new Piccadilly line trains has been on a test trip through the tunnels, and you are guaranteed to smile when you see how it arrives at a tube station.

First video of London Undergroundโ€™s brand new Piccadilly Line trains.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fir...

07.08.2025 08:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

Alex Horneโ€™s secret to confidence, sitting naked on a cake.. ๐Ÿคฃ
www.facebook.com/share/r/19PY...

07.08.2025 08:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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5 out of 5 stars to In Memoriam by Alice Winn, and my review:
โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ
#booksky

06.08.2025 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Enjoying a peaceful afternoon in the garden.

06.08.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A trip into town.

06.08.2025 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In Memoriam A gripping, heart-shattering love story between two solโ€ฆ

On page 295 of In Memoriam by Alice Winn
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...

05.08.2025 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Morning ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

05.08.2025 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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