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This was a very interesting article from Tish, and accompanied by some excellent photos too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks so much for the reblog, Sarah. I love the way you’ve featured the gateway. There’s something about that threshold that still holds historic resonance. Actually it now makes me think of Alain Fournier’s mysterious novel, Le Grand Maulnes, and the lost domain therein. (there may be some spelling errors in book details. Not got it to hand.)
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Such a pleasure, Tish. I entirely agree about Le Grand Meaulnes (?!).
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That looks a better spelling, Sarah 🙂
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Great story!
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It is!
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I’ve always loved the story of Charles’ escape…a true adventure.
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Yes! I don’t know if you’ve seen my post on FND about moving back to the UK but in July I’m moving to the Isle of Wight and I can’t wait to go to Carisbrooke Castle again. Not been there since I was a child.
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NO! I hadn’t seen that! How wonderful! That is somewhere I have on my hit list 🙂
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Let me know when you come and we can meet up! I’m staying with friends in Berkshire at the moment so we’re not far apart now.
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No we’re not! I’ll have to see what can be contrived 🙂
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I don’t have transport so am reliant on the friends I’m staying with. Catching up with another friend in Aylesbury by seeing him at the New, Oxford, in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, in June. Fancy meeting up there when my hosts will also be with me?!
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That would be wonderful… depending on the date (and any hungry spiders…) as I have a fair bit already booked in June. If not, I have transport and can always drive down 🙂
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It’s playing there 13th to 18th June but we haven’t decided on a date yet. Let’s keep in touch. 😀
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Sadly, I am away that week for a workshop and research trip… but we will get together 🙂 Nick may want to come along too.
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That would be wonderful. And if we don’t manage it, there’s always the Island!
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Either way would do 🙂
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