<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749149560263102694</id><updated>2012-02-15T23:17:56.887-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lesley's Engaging Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8749149560263102694/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Lesley's Blog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14887774344397651639</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fxpVdzg_jxM/Sxj-uP_AU4I/AAAAAAAAAAM/SWLOXJVxMW4/S220/Lesley+Walton+-+Lorien+Proprietor+%26+Designer.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749149560263102694.post-1946684338642392920</id><published>2011-10-29T08:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-29T08:58:40.041-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Out in style!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;For the last planned fayre of the season we visit Cardiff for the first time, and what a venue – the recently built Cardiff City Stadium, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;pictured below left.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VI2AhZae38s/TqwhP0hvCCI/AAAAAAAAAXU/j5Gnjmn7uqc/s1600/WF%2BMarriott%2BHotel%2B3%2BSep11.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XlBbrdNufY8/To7RAKK0gFI/AAAAAAAAAWw/b5RdxvOcrtA/s200/WF%2BMarriott%2BHotel%2B3%2BSep11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660691582311235666" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Lorien will be attending one this Sunday 9th October at Sketty Hall (SA2 8QF) - what a wonderful venue for weddings &amp;amp; civil ceremonies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Do call in if you get the chance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D2R3GZmas9c/To7RZ85PIxI/AAAAAAAAAW4/butEKtIZ6CA/s1600/WF%2BMarriott%2BHotel%2B2%2BSep11.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D2R3GZmas9c/To7RZ85PIxI/AAAAAAAAAW4/butEKtIZ6CA/s200/WF%2BMarriott%2BHotel%2B2%2BSep11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660692025424421650" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8749149560263102694-4622779536413711810?l=lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com/feeds/4622779536413711810/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com/2011/10/wedding-fayre.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8749149560263102694/posts/default/4622779536413711810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8749149560263102694/posts/default/4622779536413711810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com/2011/10/wedding-fayre.html' title='Wedding Fayre'/><author><name>Lesley's Blog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14887774344397651639</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fxpVdzg_jxM/Sxj-uP_AU4I/AAAAAAAAAAM/SWLOXJVxMW4/S220/Lesley+Walton+-+Lorien+Proprietor+%26+Designer.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XlBbrdNufY8/To7RAKK0gFI/AAAAAAAAAWw/b5RdxvOcrtA/s72-c/WF%2BMarriott%2BHotel%2B3%2BSep11.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749149560263102694.post-7737435190132975615</id><published>2011-04-06T05:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-06T06:47:17.149-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Right Royal Ale</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Tis the time when lots of couples choose to wed – be it at the local registry office, in a village church, a hotel or other licensed venue, or for those of you who really want to push the boat out, Westminster Abbey.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;That last choice of course only applies once in a while but this year, this month in fact, the opportunity comes round again with the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;To mark the occasion there will be countless events &amp;amp; activities up &amp;amp; down the whole of Britain, near or on the day itself.  Many of those will be based around a pub.  Here in Wales I see that a Pontypridd local is having a Golden Royal Wedding Beer Fes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GsLFK6CYOew/TZxu08Y9d7I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/pqc6nAilNJM/s1600/CR%2BKiss%2Bme%2BKate%2BBeer%2BApr11.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 252px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GsLFK6CYOew/TZxu08Y9d7I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/pqc6nAilNJM/s320/CR%2BKiss%2Bme%2BKate%2BBeer%2BApr11.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592466693130385330" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;tival over that weekend, and rather bizarrely one in Buckinghamshire is doing something similar – a weekend festival with a Welsh theme throughout!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;But something else which has caught my eye, being someone who appreciates real ale, is that not only is the Nottingham brewery Castle Rock making a new ale called Kiss me Kate, but they are also offering the chance to a couple, one getting hitched the same day, to go along to the brewery and help make it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;I wonder if they’d allow a couple who just want a blessing?  I’m sure I could get that date free!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" &gt;Les&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;PS If you haven't done anything about your wedding stationery yet do take a look at my website - &lt;a href="http://www.weddingstationeryswansea.co.uk/"&gt;www.weddingstationeryswansea.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8749149560263102694-7737435190132975615?l=lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com/feeds/7737435190132975615/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com/2011/04/tis-to-time-to-wed-well-at-least-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8749149560263102694/posts/default/7737435190132975615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8749149560263102694/posts/default/7737435190132975615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lesleywaltonengaging.blogspot.com/2011/04/tis-to-time-to-wed-well-at-least-for.html' title='A Right Royal Ale'/><author><name>Lesley's Blog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14887774344397651639</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fxpVdzg_jxM/Sxj-uP_AU4I/AAAAAAAAAAM/SWLOXJVxMW4/S220/Lesley+Walton+-+Lorien+Proprietor+%26+Designer.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GsLFK6CYOew/TZxu08Y9d7I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/pqc6nAilNJM/s72-c/CR%2BKiss%2Bme%2BKate%2BBeer%2BApr11.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
