May 2012
5 posts
Photo: Two tiny teddy bears
These should be familiar to the people I used to work with at Europcar as they sat on my desk for years. I still have the present I was given by a friend - a framed picture of them on a model motorbike that someone else had in the office! They are two hand made teddy bears from Fairy Land Bears in St Ives, Cornwall. Both are limited editions - there’s 2 of the wizard and 3 of the fairy in...
Photos: Farewell to Great Linford
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Photo: a present for me, from me
Bought today as a “I’m starting a new job” treat. It’s a peridot & diamond ring that was less than half price in a local jewellers. Peridot is officially my birthstone and I’ve started to like it more in recent years as its a really vibrant lime green. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photos: Willen Lake and the Peace Pagoda
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Photo: Bourton-on-the-Water
Taken on the 5th of May in the Cotswolds. It was actually a nice, sunny, morning which is pretty rare at the moment. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
April 2012
5 posts
@itzaggatii like mini rum babas but soaked in...
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Cookie Recipes
Here’s a couple of recipes from my mum’s collection. The peanut butter cookies are fabulous! Tollhouse Cookies Makes 24 Ingredients 115g butter or margarine 50g caster sugar (golden works well) 75g dark brown sugar 1 egg 2.5ml / 0.5 tsp vanilla extract 125g plain flour 2.5ml / 0.5tsp bicarbonate soda pinch of salt 175g chocolate chips 50g chopped nuts (hazelnuts or...
Photos: Corfe Castle in Dorset
Visited Corfe Castle - a ruined castle managed by the National Trust in Dorset - on Easter Saturday. It was an overcast day which added to the beauty of the place with grey skies contrasting with the stone. It’s a great place to visit if you like photography or painting as there are so many fantastic angles and views. Also I think it’s brilliant if you have kids as they can...
Photo: Brownsea Island
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Photo: The Grotto - Stowe Landscape Garden
I visited the National Trust property - Stowe Landscape Garden - in Buckinghamshire on the opening weekend of their new entrance to the property. It’s a fabulous garden full of meandering paths, temples, and monuments - all designed to create stunning views. The walk around the estate is great - about 3 miles and fairly easy going. They’ve always had a secret grotto that...
March 2012
2 posts
Picture of a cloud taken by by my mum on Tuesday...
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Photo: Honister Pass, Lake District
This photo was taken last August on a circular drive around Keswick, Honister, and Buttermere. It was a beautiful sunny day. This photo has been edited in iPhoto on the iPad. It’s an impressive bit of software and I’m having fun experimenting with it. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
February 2012
5 posts
Oil & Water - Grand Union Canal this evening
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Photos: Lichfield Cathedral
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Interesting pattern of snow on the drive this...
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New use for a Kindle - stand to support user...
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View from the office window:
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January 2012
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Photo: Dinner is served
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Photo: Winter Sun
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@clarebalding1 @bakermattbaker some of us are just...
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Photo: London along the Thames
Found this picture on my camera roll so I edited it a bit in Camera+ (clarity and depth of field) and decided it was worth a post. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photo: sun rising over the houses
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December 2011
7 posts
Photos: Closeups of a seagull
See the full gallery on Posterous I may not be a big fan of these birds but they do tend to stand around and let you take closeup pictures. This was a young one as can be seen from the mottled markings on the feathers Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photos: Canal Reflections
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Photo: birds gathered on the only non- frozen bit...
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Photo: frozen canal at sunrise
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Christmas cheer for the office.
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Photo: Tongwell Lake, Milton Keynes at 8:30am
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Photo: Winchester Cathedral
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November 2011
5 posts
Carrot Cake Recipe
Makes one large traybake - about 24 pieces! Ingredients 400g Self Raising Flour 400g Soft Brown Sugar 300g Soft margarine / butter 4 Eggs 225g dried fruit 3 or 4 carrots - grated Juice & Zest of one large orange teaspoon mixed spice (or just cinnamon) teaspoon baking powder Instructions Grease & line a 12” by 8” cake tin (fairly deep - not a swiss roll tin) Preheat oven to...
Photo: pancakes for breakfast
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Photos: A Merry Chatsworth Christmas
All photos taken at Chatsworth House’s “Deck The Halls” exhibition on Sunday 20th November. It looked as lovely as ever with the soft glowing lights[[posterous-content:pid___0]] Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photos: inside & outside my new house
See the full gallery on Posterous Taken today whilst building all the stuff in my rental house in Milton Keynes. The canal is just 20 seconds away from the door and is the start of my walk to work. I need to try that walk out at the weekend to make sure I don’t get lost when starting the new job on Monday. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
New MacBook - the boring bit: copying files from...
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October 2011
8 posts
Photos: Beautiful Dahlias at Baddesley Clinton
See the full gallery on Posterous They had a lovely flower border in the formal garden filled with an impressive variety of dahlias. The colours and shapes of these flowers make wonderful photos. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photo: Bright pink cosmos flower
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Photo: Hover fly on cardoon flower
Taken at Calke Abbey on the 3rd September 2011 using Sony A33. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photos: Views of Torbay - Devon
See the full gallery on Posterous Taken on Sunday in Torquay & Paignton. Edited with Camera+ Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photo: River Dart at Dartmeet
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Photo: River Dart at Dartmeet
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Photo: coordinated sparkle
Packing jewellery for a trip. I’ve managed to get a lot of matching rings and pendants given I only bought one set of these together. In most cases one piece was bought months and miles away from the other. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Results of shopping in the Cotswolds
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September 2011
15 posts
Photo: St Pauls Cathedral, London
Taken today with Camera+ on iPhone. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photo: Woburn Abbey (#flareapp)
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Photo: Wye Valley Autumn
Photo taken on the 31st October 2010 in the Wye Valley near Tintern Abbey. The autumn colours were stunning last year and I don’t think we’ll get them as good this year. This is edited in Flare using a variant of the “Hugging Hipsters” preset. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Photo: Leadenhall Market - London
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Photo: Lloyds Building - London
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Photo: Pop-art Poppy
Taken with Sony A33 at Hidcote again and edited using Flare App for Mac - slight tweak of the pop art preset. Posted via email from Tanya Peasgood | Comment »
Showing off flareapp - before and after pictures
The original photo - a daisy taken at Hidcote Gardens in July this year. I really like this photo anyway as the glow behind works really well with the flower The version edited in Flare - using the Shoebox presets with a change of texture. Old, cracked and worn and yet surprisingly doesn’t look too artificial - more genuinely old than obviously filtered. I’m impressed with the...
Photo: Buttermere in the Lake District (#flareapp)
First attempt at using the Flare App - bought it because the effects variety looked great. Liking it so far. This photo was taken on 25th August 2011 whilst on a wander from Keswick round to Honister and via Buttermere back to Keswick. It was a lovely day and the light was beautiful. Messed with a whole bunch of settings in Flare to add a rough border and some super saturation / vignetting...