Memories of past times can warm and heal us.
Getting bogged down with how things were, however, can distract you from moving forward now.
Create that distance, while keeping the memories alive.
Nostalgia
Tag Archives: Tintinhull
Distraction
Sometimes we need to do away with the distractions in life, to see the true meaning of what we are looking to accomplish.
Wipe away those distractions and you will be able to see the wood for the trees.
Warmth
Find something or someone to provide you with warmth during the cold times.
Accept the light when it’s given to you, and return the favour when needed.
Overkill
Your senses can be flooded by the world around you.
Allow yourself space to process everything around you.
Aspirations
Aspire to something bigger and better.
Keep that drive in your heart and you will achieve whatever you want.
Curves
Appreciate the beauty in symmetry.
Destination
The path ahead is not always an easy one.
The journey will make us stronger.
Perseverance is key.
Safe Space
Grant yourself a safe space.
Everyone needs a bolt hole to retreat to when we need a breather.
Be good to yourself.
An A-Z of Somerset Villages
With everything else that has been going on in the world, it’s taken a while to get there, but here is the complete list of alphabetical Somerset villages posts. What started out in August 2020 as something of a lockdown photographic project, helping me explore parts of my new home county that I might normally bypass, became much more than just something to challenge my satnav.
Twenty six villages, each with their own individual personalities and traits. Each came into being in different ways, for different reasons, but each brings something different to the county, adding different stories to the county’s history.
(The previously mentioned disclaimers apply to the alphabetical journey. There are no villages in Somerset beginning with a J or a V, so K and W are doubled up. Zeals is technically not in Somerset, but is within a few hundred yards of the border, so I have taken the liberty of including it in the list, as there are no other places in the county starting with that letter.)
Click on an image to visit the village post.
A-Z of Somerset: Part 4
Over half way through the alphabet, and it’s the last of four recaps of the alphabetical journey around Somerset so far. Lockdown 2021 means that I have been unable to complete the A-Z, but this brings us up to date with the stop offs so far.
Click on the links to see the full post for each village.
P is for Pilton.
The true home of the Glastonbury Festival, Pilton was something of a hidden gem I am glad I discovered.
Q is for Queen Camel.
Who’d have thought there was a Q but no J in the list. Well, had it not been given as a gift, there wouldn’t have been a Q either!
R is for Rodney Stoke.
Not another Somersetonian (Somersetter?), but this is one of eight villages in the county with something to be thankful for.
S is for Stanton Drew.
Another hidden gem, but not just the village. The Neolithic circle here rivals Avebury and Stonehenge.
T is for Tintinhull.
A manorial vicarage and stunning gardens, but no sign of Snowy the dog…
Twenty letters down, then, and five still to go. When life finds a sense of normality, the A to Z will continue, so watch this space.
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