The Bag of Nature

The Great Four Seasons Unboxing of 2023

Today I am very happy. Actually, to be fair, most days I am very happy, but today saw the arrival of the 44-CD Ultimate Boxed Set of a whole career of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 830 tracks. 44 CDs. 1 Viny album. 1 coffee table book. 1 collec...

Posted: 31 May 2023 11:49PM

The Black and White Revolution

When I was beginning my photographic journey the first must-have was a darkroom. Commercial printing for small "en-prints" was pretty dreadful, averaged out exposures and didn;t handle special situations well, took sometimes weeks to arrive......Yes,...

Posted: 23 May 2023 2:29PM

A Victorian Town, Part Three

Part Three of our exploration of the Victorian Town at Blists Hill looks at the architecture of the place itself. This is based in the old ironworks area of course, so includes the derelict Blast Furnaces, the disused canal, the old Brick and Tile wo...

Posted: 15 May 2023 3:35PM

A Victorian Town, Part Two

Continuing with the tale of our trip to Blists Hill, last blog covered the Shire Horses as indeed it was a Shire Horse/Heavy Horse event. Today I'm looking at the people who are there. Some are visitors, some being dressed up as well. Then there are ...

Posted: 14 May 2023 10:33PM

A Victorian Town, Part One

Today Sue and I went down to Telford to spend the day at Blists Hill Victorian Town, part of the Ironbridge Gorge set of museums. We were there to see the Shire Horses/Heavy Horses day, and sure enough these beautiful beasts were pulling carts or bei...

Posted: 14 May 2023 12:07AM

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