L'Occitane

Yesterday I went to an open evening at L'Occitane (pronounced lock-sitann), on Bridge St. I bought some hand cream for our holiday apartments, and got a goody bag for myself for free. Oh, and I drank some wine (well, they were giving it away, and it would have been churlish not to).

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Autumn Turns Into Winter

The photo on the left was taken 7 days ago, the photo on the right yesterday. Same time of day, same camera, and see how trees have gone from autumn into winter.

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Mama K's

Krista (I hope that's how she spells her name) is an American living in Chester who has decided to launch her own business making and selling salsa and tortilla chips. I have bumped into her at various local farmer's markets and sampled extensively, and I can pronounce them delicious. Alas, she doesn't yet have a website.

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Nantwich Farmer's Market

Nantwich holds a Farmer's Market on the last Saturday of every month, and I occasionally go over to it. Yesterday there were plenty of interesting stalls including local honey and some beautiful pork pies.

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Helter Skelter

A few days ago I paused in Northgate St to watch a helter skelter being built, and last night it was all lit up and in full swing.

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Coats of Arms

Near the Eastgate Clock are two coats of arms. One is the Grosvenor family coat of arms, surrounded with hunting dogs (talbots, now extinct), and the other is the arms of cheshire, with wheatsheaves. You can read more about them here:
http://cheshire-heraldry.org.uk/cheshire_arms.pdf
and here: http://www.houseofnames.com/grosvenor-coat-of-arms

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Chester By Night II

Harkers is always a popular place on a Saturday night, and the location is very atmospheric. Food and drink are good, too.

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