Wednesday 11th August 2004
The Ridgeway and Wantage, Oxfordshire.
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The Ridgeway, an 85 mile, 5000 year old track across the Berkshire Downs, looking West The Ridgeway, looking North towards the road to Wantage The Ridgeway, looking East
Chalk, sand and flint - the local building materials used in vernacular architecture all over this part of England Local village names that roll off the tongue Haynes of East Challow - My happy hunting ground for all that is junk and antique - my Paradise!
inside the second hand furniture sheds - all manner of treasure to browse and buy. Oh-oh! Has she lost it and REALLY gone too far this time? Guess what Roz has spotted..... Never any hope of stopping her, really. Well, it only cost £5.00 UKP - and destined for the bonfire if I had not rescued it. Sad, derelict dollshouse on its way home to Autumn Cottage, accompanied by nice, civilised, whatnot.
Journal prompt Are you a minor saint of lost causes? Do you "rescue" - be it things, animals, or people? What rewards do you get out of doing it?