Isn't it great how productive you can be without leaving the settee?

Once I actually set to it I've 

• corrected and uploaded the e-Kindle version to Amazon
  
• copied and pasted the text to create a free web version
• created a Google map to show the starting point
• updated Google map walks index
• updated rambling index, date and region pages

The walking website is now up to date - ready for us to walk some more this week?

I've always been impressed with Boyd Harris' website: he lists all the talks that he has given and to which groups. 

I've decided to do the same! I've trawled through my Google calendar back to the start of 2011 and listed all the ones that are included (there are lots of other things that I ought to be doing, but this was a great task to help me procrastinate). I'm hoping that this will be useful - there have been occasions when I've had to take print boxes for both current talks, because I've not been sure it the club I'm visiting have already seen the first talk!

Now it's nearly time to go and make a cup of tea!

This morning I was photographing more examples of Julie Humphrey's very attractive jewellery for her website.

See images that I've taken previously on Julie's site.

Our daughter Claire was acting as the director of this year's Litfest in Lancaster, so while Lin was child-minding, I was lucky enough to  spent a lot of time last week taking photographs of authors visiting this year's festival. I've included at least one photograph from each event .  All the events that I attended were really enjoyable (well done Claire for organising these) - it seems s bit unfair to pick a favourite, but... the final event, performance storytelling was absolutely brilliant.

Click here to view more Litfest images shared on Flikr.

Earlier this year I started to experiment with Weebly - and now use it to host many of my Gallery pages (including this blog).

I'm quite happy to help others get started - it is the simplest interface I've come across for creating attractive web pages.

Click here to see my example site.

This was one of those days when ominous rain clouds appeared to the west - but (even though at ground level it was very windy) the clouds remained where they were).

Semer Water is one of only two natural lakes in the Yorkshire Dales (the other being the much more visited Malham Tarn). This walk takes you around the lake, starting quite gently, following clear paths and tracks up to Stalling Busk, then down a lane to Marsett. From Marsett there is a steep climb up a grassy path to the ridge above the lake. It's then downhill to Countersett and along the road back to the car park. 

If the climb is too much, you can follow the road from Marsett to Countersett, but the views from the ridge do reward the effort of the climb. 

Free walk description.

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... to those who came along to the private viewing of the exhibition. Special thanks to Rachel and all the team at Clitheroe Castle Museum and the Mayors of Clitheroe and Ribble Valley for taking the time out of their busy schedules to attend. This is a brilliant gallery and shows pictures off  

I can't wait to see the finished results .