Tag Archives: Art

Magic of York Museum Gardens

Posted on December 31, 2017 by charliecountryboy

  If you read my bio on my Twitter account it says “Humour me, I’m old and grumpy.” So you can imagine my response to the suggestion of a trip to York to see some lights. But I have to … Continue reading →

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Live to dance, Dance to live.

Posted on December 20, 2017 by charliecountryboy

Holiday hotels have to provide some form of entertainment, that’s a given. Some do it well, some don’t and some are blessed by talent. Whilst in Paphos, Cyprus I was in such a hotel. One particular night the Damon Apartment … Continue reading →

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Are Any of Us Where We Set Out to Be?

Posted on September 16, 2017 by charliecountryboy

Do you find it amusing that some of us end our working lives in a completely different career to the one we originally chose? I’m not sure if I ever really wanted to be a teacher. From the age of … Continue reading →

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Royal Opera House, Ballet, The Ivy and a Birthday

Posted on August 28, 2017 by charliecountryboy

This was a landmark birthday and I thought a bit of spoiling wouldn’t go amiss, so off we trundled to London. Because I’m not from Peru, don’t possess a red coat and never travel with Marmalade sandwiches I went as … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park

Posted on August 26, 2017 by charliecountryboy

I had no intention of writing this, in fact I was going to write a little post about my visit to The Royal Opera House and the phenomenal Mariinksy Ballet, but as always I digress and that will have to wait … Continue reading →

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