Parchment Street, Winchester, October 2020
October has been yet another excellent month of squares, with kindness added to our creativity. Huge thanks as ever to Becky, for the idea and for her tremendous hosting.
I thought I’d end the month with another look at her excellent home town, Winchester.
If you want to learn more about this beautiful historic city, you can participate belatedly in its Heritage Open Days, thanks to good old YouTube and, of course, Becky and her co-coordinator.
I needed some music to see us through the final day and just couldn’t resist featuring the Winchester Cathedral song again, but this time performed by Frank Sinatra.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 31 October 2020
Posted as part of KindaSquare
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Nice one……. it also made me realise that is so long that I was last in Winchester (as opposed to rushing by on the bypass) that I cannot recall just how long. After all this CV19 trauma I will need to rectify that omission 🙂
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lovely old street, my kind of place….sadly, I don’t see myself getting to Winchester…….
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You should set a goal for December for the lights.
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Hmm, we’ll see!
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That song is stuck in my head now! 😀
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Really bizarre I left another comment about Parchment Street and a dragon – but cannot see it?!! Have I been sent to spam for making too many comments 😦
Fabulous music, he sings good 🙂
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ooh weird now I can see the earlier comment!!!
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very strange – I didn’t have to retrieve you from anywhere .
And I’m off to hunt for a dragon!
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Sue has had same problem except hers has still not appeared!
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ah I love parchment Street, it the street I always walk along to get into town and of course there’s a great bookshop just around the corner!
Now the question is can you see the dragon in this picture?!! It’s been there a long time
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I was walking from the bookshop! But it wasn’t open 😦
And no to the dragon. Is it the shape on the roof facing Parchment Street?
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oh no about bookshop, you must have been there too early!!
and yes that’s it 😀 I’ve got a close up shot somewhere. Will try and find it
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Excellent Debbie 🙂 this version was a hit in Australia
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I’m amazed how many people wanted to sing it. And I enjoyed this Frank version – I seem to be having a frank week 🙂
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Sent you a Frank For your enjoyment Debbie 🙂
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I do like this version, and it’s the one I really think of when the name is mentioned. And that makes it hard for me to think that Frank also did it.
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Here’s a surprise version
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What a great way to bring Squares to a fitting conclusion!
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Glad you liked it Margaret
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It’s a musical morning! Beautiful shot of the city, Debs, and decorations up already! 🙂 🙂
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A lot of lights are up now (not turned on) but not sure whether we’d be allowed outside to see them!
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Exactly! 🙂 🙂
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The local residents are not happy about the lights I can tell you!! Don’t get turned on though for a while thank goodness
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I was shocked to see them so early. I liked the Welcome to Winchester near the station, though. I might prefer them all off than on 😉
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The ones in the square near the cathedral are okay when on but the rest I can give a miss! Fortunately they are all at least the same colour – nothing brash here even if we do get them up far far too early
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