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December – Second week of Advent

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A lovely but very cold second week of Advent. I visited Hovingham in the Howardian Hills on the way to the National Trust Property of Nunnington Hall.

Hovingham is situated within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Ryedale District of North Yorkshire, approximately 19 miles north of the city of York and midway between the market towns of Helmsley and Malton.

I decided to stop to take a few pictures as I’d never had a walk round before. A beautiful village but a bitterly cold day.

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Nunnington in October

In the last week of October, I visited Nunnington Hall. As always it was beautifully…

Nunnington Hall

I had a visit to Nunnington Hall & Gardens which is owned by the National…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

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December

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A lovely first week of Advent. I visited the National Trust Property of the Treasurer’s House in the middle of York. An oasis of peace and calm amid a very busy Christmas Market Day.

This picturesque townhouse nestling in the centre of York has many tales to tell, including celebrity parties, workmen who wore slippers to keep the noise down, and a promise by its former owner to return to haunt the building if anything was changed after his death.

“…Promise…to return to haunt the building if anything was changed after his death”

National Trust – Frank Green
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Treasurer’s House

The history of the garden When Frank Green bought the three houses that he used…

Beningbrough Hall

Over the weekend I visited the National Trust property, Beningbrough Hall. Beningbrough Hall is a…

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Moments of pleasure instrumental by Kate Bush

The last few days of the Year

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The last few days of 2021
I wish that the twinkling stars and Christmas tree lights could stay up until the end of March when the clocks jump forward into Spring. Who else agrees?

Over Christmas & Boxing Day I went on a few walks to get some fresh air and also to enjoy the twinkling lights and decorations around the area.

A few of the lovely lights seen on our walk over Christmas.

J cat not too impressed with his ribbon!
Z cat waiting for his Christmas dinner!
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A short video of the lights on our walk.

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Boxing Day

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S e a s o n s’ g r e e t i n g s

Well I hoped you all survived Christmas?
Let me know how you spent it and what was your best & worst present?

This image popped up on my timeline the other day so I thought I would share it on here. I created this with several of my photographs layered over each other. They can be very time consuming to make so I have not created many in 2021 but hopefully will have more time to create a few more in 2022.

Did you know that Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria was on the throne in the 1800s and has nothing to do with the sport of boxing.

The name comes from a time when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor.

Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants, and the day when they received a special Christmas box from their masters.

The servants would also go home on Boxing Day to give Christmas boxes to their families.

Nowadays shops are all open on Boxing Day and it’s like Christmas has been forgotten already!

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Christmas Day

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Christmas Eve

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Have a peaceful Christmas Eve

How will you be celebrating Christmas Eve? I shall be sat in front of the fire with a glass of wine or I may even go and have a glass in the village pub! Whatever you do have a lovely evening and stop worrying about cooking the turkey!

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December – Second week of Advent

A lovely but very cold second week of Advent. I visited Hovingham in the Howardian Hills on the way to the National Trust Property of Nunnington Hall. Hovingham is situated within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Ryedale District of North Yorkshire, approximately 19 miles north of the city of York…

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December

A lovely first week of Advent. I visited the National Trust Property of the Treasurer’s House in the middle of York. An oasis of peace and calm amid a very busy Christmas Market Day. This picturesque townhouse nestling in the centre of York has many tales to tell, including celebrity parties, workmen who wore slippers…

by SJ Butler

The last few days of the Year

The last few days of 2021I wish that the twinkling stars and Christmas tree lights could stay up until the end of March when the clocks jump forward into Spring. Who else agrees? Over Christmas & Boxing Day I went on a few walks to get some fresh air and also to enjoy the twinkling…

by SJ Butler

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December

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H a p p y C h r i s t m a s

A big thank you to all who have purchased andy cards or prints from me – Thank you once again!

Well December didn’t turn out bad as far as selling cards & gifts. Out of stock of all my cyanotype Christmas Cards & Chris the Christmas Cat! Next year I’ll have to get busy making some more of the Cyanotype ones.

I also sold three of my pictures at the last minute, so I’ll have to re-stock those too, especially as Valentines Day & Mother’s Day will be soon on the horizon!

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Cards

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Cold weekend

Another play at Droste this evening, this time it’s the beautiful Wood Sorrell from the fields near me. It was when it was ice cold with…

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7 days to Christmas

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Feeling Festive!

Only 7 days until Christmas and 14 to 2022!

Hoping that 2022 will be a better year.

J cat under the tree

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Racing towards Christmas!

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Here we are. Another weekend. Another week nearer to Christmas.

I keep coming home from work and adding a few more decorations to the house. At the moment Z cat does not seem very interested in the tree and I have kept tinsel to a minimum this year!

I don’t think that the weather can make it’s mind up this week. It’s either wet & mild or cold and frosty. I don’t know about you but i would love a white Christmas (as long as I don’t have leave the house!)

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I will honor Christmas in my heart,

and try to keep it all the year.”

Charles Dickens
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A New Week

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Good morning

Another week, where are they going?!

Not much photography done this week again, I think we need a touch more of the white stuff so I can go out and take some wintery shots.


Are you all ready for the festive season? I actually put my tree up this weekend so a few images will come later on.

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