The Europeans certainly know how to entice potential customers

with store fronts like these. 

Cheese, fresh fruits and veggies, breads

and cakes, oh dear.... just after wandering about

and admiring them I felt guilty.

Throughout the day we followed the marathon 

runners around the city.  Dave, JelleyLegs himself, 

finished in 2:58. Well done JelleyLegs!!

It was a beautiful day for a marathon, or just a walk in the city, 

or for Dave, both :) 

Notre Dame Cathedral

It took nearly 200 years to build this 

magnificent cathedral.

The grandeur of it is a bit overwhelming

Another spectacular piece of 

the grand puzzle making Paris so pleasing to the eye.

We took the train back to Ripon from Scotland 

and the following evening made our way

down to London. We spent a night in London

but our train to Paris was bright and

early so after a few hours of sleep we 

hopped another train and a couple hours later... 

I was swept into the turmoil of city life, in the most beautiful 

city I've ever seen.

Everywhere you look in Paris is a 

potential photograph.

The art, the sounds, and the smells overtake your senses

And you may find yourself lost after wandering aimlessly 

down little side streets in a sensory overload.

Beautiful Edinburgh, Scotland 

We had a great few days visiting more of Callum's

family in this picturesque city.

A view of the castle from Princes Street Garden

Another view of the castle from our walk up Arthurs Seat, the 

very large hill (actually an extinct volcano) that towers over 

the city giving amazing views.

Tourists ;) 

Photo credit:

 Maeve Armstrong 

for this lovely shot

Thank you so much for being such

a great tour guide 

On one of outings we stopped into visit potter

Sophie Hamilton

Her studio/workshop is located in the village 

of High Marishes in North Yorkshire.

As well as using the wheel she also uses another technique 

I had never seen before. She called it Jigger jollying :)

The Jigger is a mechanized arm that brings a template down onto a 

centered ball of clay that is spinning on a wheel mounted mold. (The first photo)

The above photo is the jolley part of the equation. The Jolley is

very similar to the jigger the only difference is the clay is molded

inside of a mold rather than on top of one.

Unfortunately I didn't get to see her use this wild machinery

but it was great to see something new.

She was sweet enough to show us around her studio.

The above photo is her gas kiln and the 

shelves along their rails for easy moving.

Her work was covered with vibrant flowers 

and beautiful blues and purples.

I was lucky enough to get my little hands on a beautiful

piece glazed with the gold, blue and teal circles.

Thank you for the visit Sophie!

Feel free to check out her website at

www.sophiehamiltonpottery.co.uk

About 2 hours from Studley Roger on the east coast is 

the town of Scarborough.

The castle overlooking the town

dates back to the 11th century (a bit over 900 years ago).

The coast was beautiful, the sun was shining, and the winds were 

blowing.

Photo credit: Squire Callum Jelley

We had a nice walk along the beach as well as lunch with

a great bunch of family friends. 

Tomorrow we are off to Edinburgh, Scotland for a few

days. :) 

 York, England

  This wall, built in the 13th century (800 years ago),  surrounds the entire city. 

Its purpose, to protect the city from potential invaders. 

The cathedral was stunning and the small cobble stone 

streets were so sweet to wander along. 

We made it!!! Welcome to Jelley legs :) 

Rose Cottage 

Studley Roger, 

Ripon, England

There are some strange driving habits around 

England.. I don't really understand what this line in

the road means

Pay phones still exist! 

It's been dusting snow since we arrived

But it hasn't stopped us from getting out 

into the countryside. Dave, jelley legs himself has been 

a great guide 

The moors, the dales, and even a bit of sunshine. I'm really enjoying

the narrow streets and stone buildings as well as the great 

company.

Plans to visit a local potter, Easter weekend, and Scotland 

next week! Stay tuned for more updates xx

Photo credits to Callum Jelley :) 

 Hello Everyone!!! I know it has been a while since my last post but here are a couple photos from my last visit to Whistler, BC.  As some of you know Callum and I have both left Canada and are heading to the UK next week!

Photo credit to Callum Jelley for  ^ this beauty shot.  I am very excited to visit England, meet Callum's amazing family and get to see the place where he grew up.  There are some other adventures in our plan as well so stay tuned for photos and updates! Enjoy the sunshine!