Penrith Revisited

On 13 May when I was driving South I took some photos and wrote a posting on Penrith. As usual today on the way down from Gaz's in Glasgow to CJ's on the Wirral I stopped in the Town to stretch my legs. Of course I couldn't resist taking a few photos:

A wonderful shop if you want really expensive but excellent delicatessen type items.

An old fashioned style of ladies shop at the North end of the Square

The George Hotel - happy memories.

The narrow street and an old fashioned gents outfitters which used to be an emporium selling household goods from linoleum to linen.

Old Faithful

In the Oxfam Shop where, as usual, I bought a(nother) book. It just struck a cord.

Penrith

For nearly 35 years Penrith has been one of my favourite towns. I suppose that one of the main reasons is that for that number of years I've been driving through it and stopping in it for coffee and a rest on my way North (or South as the case may have been). I've stayed there (and had some quite memorable times there when so doing!). Carol and I had friends whose parents (and therefore also friends) lived there and we stayed with them. It's a town I could have been very comfortable living in. More recently Wendy and Martin - my very close friends in New Zealand and the reason for my present lifestyle - lived just outside the town and I used to visit them on my way up and down to see Mum and Dad. So it's a place of significance for me. I just thought I'd tell you that before showing you a few pictures that I took last week on the way North.

In the Town Square

The Town 'Square'

This is definitely a dandelion year.