It is for sure sweater weather here, frosty mornings, very cold, I think winter will soon be here ,
when autumn has just left us.
I have made another, but easy to create page for
Chris's theme
of..... 101 ways to keep warm..... this month at
The page I used as my background was torn from a magazine
called Landscape where I also I found the girl wearing this cozy sweater . To add a little texture I used a stencil, which I coloured a little after the paste had dried.
The words were computer generated.
In case you wonder about the spelling of , 'cosy',
this is the English version, but my computer spell check insists it should be, 'cozy', so take your pick. I'll stick to the way I have spelled it for many a year.
Now its time to visit with friends over at
where we are always made welcome with a drinks related post on Tuesdays
I hope you have a cuppa handy as here are the promised photos from our visit to the coast last week.
I have added a link [above the photo] if you were interested in the history of this Lighthouse.
It is now owned by the National Trust .
This is the engine house. It was the first lighthouse to be built specifically to use alternating current electricity.
This was a display in the machine room to show how the light dome actually looked, one of the glass panels was open to show the inside.
This is the keepers cottage ,
the yard for washing and drying the clothes was surrounded by the building complex.. Two of the other cottages are now holiday homes. The front of one can be seen in my first photo from the path leading to the buildings.
The rooms were very small, but I imagine they were quite comfortable in their day.
The cottage had two bedrooms and the Lighthouse Keepers jacket hung proudly from the wardrobe door.
Two of the notices that caught my eye were about the number of shipwrecks on the coast between the Rivers Tyne and Tees and the one on the right about Distress signals
It was now time to stop by the cafe for a bowl of soup, even though it was sunny, it was cold outside and inside the building. We do like to use the National Trust Cafe's as well and have found the food to be very wholesome and tasty.
My choice today was a Vegetarian Chilli pot
and of course the pot of tea.
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We also visited the National Glass Centre, which is further down the coast.
It was once a thriving area for ship building on the River Tees.
The front of the building was very modern and as you can see the views were good..
I have to say I was rather disappointed with the exhibitions inside.
I think I was expecting to see more as its a National gallery.
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The bear was full size and in the main entrance area.
The other photos show some glass pieces that interested me for their detail and colour.
Some of the more interesting items for sale in the shop.......
very expensive
I was really taken with these plates, I am still looking for information as to how and who made them. They have a childlike naive quality and were all extremely interesting. There were quite a number on the walls, but these were the best photos I managed to get.
Thank you all for calling in to see me today.
Happy T day everyone..
