Tag Archives: UK

A bit of colour to chase away the winter blues

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ruth Weal

I always find February to be the most difficult month to get through in the year; Christmas is long gone and the first flush of spring colour in March seems a long way away. So, to brighten my day and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Art, Photography | Tagged english countryside, flora, flowers, macro, macro lens, photo, photograph, photography, ruth weal, UK, wealie | Leave a comment

When Charities Get It Wrong

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Ruth Weal

I have been someone who gave to charity from the moment I understood the meaning of the word as a young child. Whether it was putting change in a collection pot, holding a collection pot on behalf of a charity, … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon at Heale Gardens

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Ruth Weal

Heale Gardens Iron Gate - Copyright R.Weal 2011

Here’s the first in my Wealie Nice Places To Visit series of articles. The aim of these articles is to give you a feel for the places I visit in words and images, a bit of the history and the … Continue reading →

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A Walk Round Wilton House Gardens

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Ruth Weal

Wilton House Corner View - Copyright R.Weal 2011

A few weekends back I finally got around to visiting Wilton House after living just down the road from it for over 6 years! Unfortunately the house wasn’t yet open to the public, but there was more than enough to … Continue reading →

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Places of Pilgrimage – Glastonbury

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Ruth Weal

Glastonbury Abbey Sketch - Copyright R.Weal 1998

Following on from the first installment - Salisbury Plain and the second installment - Isle of Purbeck this is the third and final installment of the 3 part article Places of Pilgrimage. I was inspired by an article I read by Chris on his blog Wisdom and … Continue reading →

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Using Recruitment Websites

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Ruth Weal

The word "Information" pinned on noticeboard in cut out letters

This is the third article in my Job seeking advice articles. There are a fair few online job search/recruitment resources and I’ve listed the ones I’ve used/know of with details of what they are best used for and written up … Continue reading →