Waxwings in nunthorpe?

Ok. I agree that this is not a good picture to be identifying birds by but I'm pretty sure they're waxwings!

I saw them between Nunthorpe and Martan.

Whitby chipshop lemon top seagul beach

It is well known to those who know it well that Whitby does some good fish and chips.

I and a few friends stopped off there not so long ago and went to the QUAYSIDE (they have it in capitals). It's a good place. Well we went to the takeaway bit but still very good.

I mean who wants to eat in on an overcast day when you could be out in the fresh air being stared at be seagulls and watch a tramp talk to himself whilst doing a little dance? Not us apparently.

Plus we found a place that sells lemon top ice creams!
Lemon sorbet on top of ice cream... Good stuff

Looks like someone stole the horizon

Publisher in Middlesbrough

**  Quoin publishing  **

If you live in or around the area of Nunthorpe you may have received, through your door a Now&Then magazine.

It's got some articles in it and adverts for local things. But did you know the printers of the magazine can also print books for you?

If you have an idea and you want to self publish a book they can proof read it (which is an essential thing to have done) and print you out some copies.

I recently had my children's book printed to by them.

their address is:
17  North Street
Middlesbrough Cleveland TS2 1JP

and the phone number is:
01642 252 023

If you have an idea for a book you can always contact them for a quote.


My book can be bought at
http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/152428446/childrens-book-fairy-story-denalls?ref=shop_home_active

guisborough market

I was in Guisborough today to pick up a few things and noticed that the market was on! It's kind of hard to miss when you're there as it takes over the high street.

Guisborough hold market days on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

You get fruit and veg sellers (3 packs of strawberries for £1. nice), people selling jackets, dog treats, miscellaneous household items, hats and the Whitby fish van man turns up (or at least he did today). I bought some crab off him. Never had crab.


It's nice to see a high street that's so busy.

Flatts lane

A walk in the woods and bird song. Add a little sun, a light breeze and you can have a relaxing moment to your self.

That is if you can get to some woods... and it's sunny... and there aren't people walking around shouting in a way that suggests a nice soothing lobotomy may be in order.

Just in case, here is a picture with bird song from Flatts Lane woods in the North East of England (Teesside area).

A walk in the woods and bird song. Add a little sun, a light breeze and you can have a relaxing moment to your self.

That is if you can get to some woods... and it's sunny... and there aren't people walking around shouting in a way that suggests a nice soothing lobotomy may be in order.

Just in case, here is a picture with bird song from Flatts Lane woods in the North East of England (Teesside area).

A walk in the woods and bird song. Add a little sun, a light breeze and you can have a relaxing moment to your self.

That is if you can get to some woods... and it's sunny... and there aren't people walking around shouting in a way that suggests a nice soothing lobotomy may be in order.

Just in case, here is a picture with bird song from Flatts Lane woods in the North East of England (Teesside area).

Here are just a few of the birds that can be seen in flatts lane woods

  

 

  

 

nuthatch

As I was walking in local woodland (Flatts lane woods) I heard and then saw a nut-hatch. I used my phone to record it's song and now I've put it to a quick slideshow of some of my nuthatch photographs

I also have a nuthatch card I'm selling on Etsy at the moment

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/104372061/nuthatch-card?ref=shop_home_active

Nunthorpe shops cafe

A little cafe has just opened around the corner from me.
It's set back in the village shops in Nunthorpe.
It is called the

 ~ ye old vintage cafe ~

I got talking to the woman who owns the place. She sells cakes which she makes her self.
Frankly anyone who makes butter icing is a winner in my opinion.

From the outside, it looks a bit drab (not including the signs they have put up) but the inside is very colourful and... quaint, in a good way.
It's what I imagine a vintage cafe should look like.
Some of the decor make me think of items you can buy on the Etsy web site.

You can get some light food in there too. I've had scrambled egg on toast in there and some Yorkshire tea.

It's good.

www.yeoldvintageteashop.vpweb.co.uk



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The ye old vintage cafe is going to have a few copies of my book too and some of my cards
like I do on Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/uk/people/Matteesside?ref=si_pr