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  • Day trip to York

    It had been such a long time since we last visited York, so I felt it was time to rectify this. We did the journey by car, which took around two hours, arriving around 11pm. Ready for something to eat and drink, we went into York’s supposedly most haunted pub, the Golden Fleece. A very…

    May 15, 2025

    Esmeralda Ether

    Travel
    day trip, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Tour, the Golden Fleece, York, York Ghost Mechants, York Minster, Yorkshire
  • Christmas Decorations at Costco

    Costco always has an interesting range of Christmas decorations and this year is no exception, all at great prices. This gigantic, prelit Christmas Tree comes in at £849 – perfect for a house with a large vestibule or the entrance to a retail/business premises. Very tasteful with predominantly blue shades. This cute 2-piece LED lighted…

    November 18, 2024

    Esmeralda Ether

    Retail, Travel
    Christmas decorations, Christmas trees, Costco, Costco Bargain, Costco Christmas items, lights, Liverpool, Santa Clause
  • Taskers Christmas Display

    Easily one of the best Christmas Displays in Liverpool, we took time out to catch Taskers festive collection. As soon as we walked into the Christmas department we were hit by the aroma of rich scented winter candles (sandalwoods, frankincense, patchouli, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange and clove to name a few). We then walked into an…

    November 11, 2024

    Esmeralda Ether

    Travel
    Christmas merchandise, Christmas trees, lights, scented candles, Taskers, Taskers Christmas display
  • Shiverpool

    Tonight was a fun and pretty scary Sunday evening. We did a street tour with the Shiverpool group for the first time. Luckily the weather was quite mild for the 3rd November – the kind of evening that has a wisp of smoke in the air and a backdrop of random explosive noises from the…

    November 4, 2024

    Esmeralda Ether

    Travel, Travel, Uncategorized
    Ghost Tours, Liverpool, Liverpool Ghost Tales, Shiverpool, street tours, supernatural
  • Sageunay, Quebec, Canada

    The second Port-of-Call on the Canada/USA voyage was Sageunay, Quebec region. Monday, 23rd September 2024 Sageunay has a large number of people who speak only French. In fact it’s the region of Quebec with the smallest portion of English speakers. Their French is also spoken with a very thick accent that it may even sound…

    October 30, 2024

    Esmeralda Ether

    Travel
    Canada, cruise, port of calls, Princess Cruises, Quebec, Saguenay, Sky Princess
  • October 29, 2024

    Esmeralda Ether

    Travel
  • Corner Brook

    After five days at sea, we arrived at Corner Brook, Canada on the 21st September 2024. We all felt excited to reaching our first Port-of-call. Before approaching Canada, we had to complete appropriate paperwork, so our disembarkation was problem free. The weather was amazing, warm and sunny and we boarded the Complementary Shuttle Bus that…

    October 29, 2024

    Esmeralda Ether

    Travel, Uncategorized
    Canada, Corner Brook, cruise ports, cruises, Delamere Farm Shop, Labrador coast, Mummers, Newfoundland, Princess Cruises, Sky Princess
  • The Hollies Farm Shop and Pumpkin Picking at Delamere Farm

    Yesterday saw us make a visit to Hollies Farm Shop, a family fun business in Little Bedworth in the Cheshire countryside. The opening hours are 10am – 3pm. This glorious farm shop is owned by brothers Phil and Ed Cowap and has changed massively since the family first took ownership in 1959. They are now…

    October 27, 2024

    Esmeralda Ether

    Travel
    Cowap, Delamere Farm Shop, Ed and Phil, Ed and Phil Cowap, Farm shops, Hollies farm shop, Pumpkin Picking
  • The Sky Princess – 15th September to 16 October

    Today we return from our latest cruise experience on the Sky Princess, one of Princess Cruises fabulous, elegant ships. I will be reviewing this 31 day North American cruise and eventually looking back at some retro cruises, dating back to the 1980’s. Things have certainly changed since those days, some for the better, some sadly…

    October 17, 2024

    Esmeralda Ether

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