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Catching up!

Sorry, we've been without Wifi for a few days so I haven't been able to post anything. Here are a bunch of pictures from a bunch of cool places from the last week. :)
 Last Saturday we hiked 10 miles in the rain and the fog. That was fun. :)
 On Monday we hiked Helvellyn, the 2nd highest mountain in England, which is located in the Lakes District.


 At the summit!



 We went to Grasmere, home of William Wordsworth, and saw his grave.


 The Lakes District!
 A cool cave

 Wordsworth's garden outside his house.
 An original copy of Wordsworth's Lyrical Ballads.
 Holding a first edition copy of Frankenstein that Wordsworth owned and had in his library.
 Books from Wordsworth's library.
 Beatrix Potter country!
 Hilltop, Beatrix Potter's home
 Beatrix Potter's hat and shoes

 The original paintings!
 And some pretty flowers in Hawkshead, the town just down the road from Hilltop.
Lots of love!

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  1. Jen TJune 13, 2019 at 4:48 PM

    That mountain is so beautiful! Love the Wordsworth books and Miss Potters house! Love the hat and shoes! How fun! Love and miss you!

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