I haven’t had any desserts recently so here is a picture from several years ago.

More desserts can be found in the gallery.

more ‘My Work’ can be found in the gallery.

More ‘on my way’ can be found in the gallery.

More ‘Round’ can be found in the gallery.

Many activities took place to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cragside:

2013 is Cragside’s 150th anniversary.

To mark the occasion, we’re showcasing a season of special events and activities called Building Dreams. which share Lord and Lady Armstrong’s pioneering vision.

More celebrations can be found in the gallery.

Well perhaps not quite the first thing I see, the first thing I see would be my bedside table. The above photo is a view that I see as I go around opening the curtains in my house.  It is the view from my computer room.  How lucky am I

More ‘first thing I see’ can be found in the gallery.

Cuthbert became prior of Lindisfarne in 664, but decided to move to a quieter life of solitude on the island of Inner Farne:

Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island is one of the most important early centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. Founded in 635 and home to a small number of monks, it was to become a shrine when the body of Cuthbert was exhumed 11 years after his burial and found undecayed. Cuthbert was an exceedingly Holy man who became the prior of Lindisfarne in 664 but left for a life of solitude on the island of Inner Farne. He became bishop of Lindisfarne in 685. Fleeing from the Viking raids, the community of monks left Lindisfarne with the body of Cuthbert in 875, re-establishing St Cuthbert’s shrine at Chester-le-street and then in Durham in 995.

Fenwick Lawson’s original sculpture, ‘Cuthbert of Farne’ was carved from an elm tree in 1983 and stood in the cloisters of Durham Cathedral where it was seen by many millions of visitors. In 1999, the Northern Rock Foundation commissioned the artist to cast Cuthbert of Farne in bronze. This sculpture depicts a contemplative Cuthbert, reflecting his religious life and desire for solitude. His interlaced hands echo the stillness and peace he sought, whilst an eider duck broods in sanctuary at his feet.  Lindisfarne itself is also portrayed, with echoes of the many rugged elements of the island on which he lived.*

More C inspiration can be found in the gallery.

*From English Heritage guidebook 2002 and promotional leaflets 2013.

More Gold can be found in the gallery.

More ‘In the Circle’ can be found in the gallery.

People who know me well will appreciate this photo

I always have my camera in my hand/s when I am out and about.

More ‘In My Hands’ can be found in the gallery.