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Debbie Smyth

History in the Round

There is bronze sundial in Trinity Square Gardens, just outside Tower Hill underground station.  It tells the time, obviously, but it also tells history; around the base are engravings of […]

Night Sky over Santa Maria del Mar

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 21 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]

A is for… Analphabetic

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines analphabetic as lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books, and as one of my favourite literary characters commented: “To the uneducated, an A […]

Sitting Bull

This cogitating bovine is one of two sculptures by Josep Granyer that decorate the Rambla de Catalunya in Barcelona.  This one is El Toro Assegut  or “Sitting Bull” and was created […]

All Laced Up!

The Northern Quarter is just a short walk from Manchester Piccadilly Station and the Arndale Centre.  With its great cafes and plenty of independent shops, it is one of my […]

Making Music in Sedona

“Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it.” John Lennon Linked to Shoot and Quote: Music.  

Gothic Reflection

The quaint, narrow streets of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter are often dark at ground level, but the sunlight can be seen playing in the windows above and in the open squares. […]