#ThrowbackThursday ~ The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor #HistoricalFiction based on fact #LinkParty #51 – May 2-29, 2024.

It’s Throwback Thursday and I’m linking up again with TLC.  I think The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter was the first book I read by Hazel Gaynor and I loved it. It was published in September 2018 by Harper Collins.  Having visited Northumberland on several occasions and seen the memorial to Grace Darling in St Aidan's churchyard, … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday ~ The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor #HistoricalFiction based on fact #LinkParty #51 – May 2-29, 2024.

#SundayStills ~ All Things #Glass (or Glassy…) #Photography

Welcome To the Sunday Stills feature, hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week's theme is glass and the first image is the impressive structure which is the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. I visited a few years ago with some blogging friends when one of them was kind enough to invite us to stay with her.   … Continue reading #SundayStills ~ All Things #Glass (or Glassy…) #Photography

#ThrowbackThursday ~ The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor ~ #HistoricalFiction based on fact

My Throwback Thursday choice this week is The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, published in 2018, a book I enjoyed very much. My Thoughts I love books that mix fact with fiction, giving a real authenticity to the story. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter incorporates the true story of Grace Darling. Grace’s father was the lighthouse keeper at … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday ~ The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor ~ #HistoricalFiction based on fact

A visit to the #GraceDarling Museum in Bamburgh #History #Photography

We had a very interesting visit to the small but very informative RNLI Grace Darling museum during our last trip to Bamburgh. Free entry, lots of historical details, exhibits and videos and friendly staff ensure a pleasant experience. Donations are welcomed but not obligatory and there's a small shop area as you enter. There are … Continue reading A visit to the #GraceDarling Museum in Bamburgh #History #Photography

Grace Darling #Memorial in St Aidan’s Church #Bamburgh #MondayBlogs

I didn’t know that much about Grace Darling’s story, apart from the basics, before visiting Bamburgh. It’s an interesting and sad one. Her life was quite solitary in that she didn’t go to school, but learned a wide variety of knowledge from her father and they were very close. She was the youngest child of the … Continue reading Grace Darling #Memorial in St Aidan’s Church #Bamburgh #MondayBlogs