{"id":759,"date":"2020-11-15T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=759"},"modified":"2020-11-15T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:13:17","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This website has covered many topics over the years since it was set up, and has again been updated.  It previously gave all the information that you needed if you were attending our wedding, and gave you the opportunity to share your photos with us too.  It then covered off one of my other interests that I partake in, and now it is to give you an insight into how we Claire and I live our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the coming pages I hope to share the wonderful photos that I have taken on our holidays and the numerous walks that we go on throughout the year, and of course not forgetting that wonderful time of the year&#8230;&#8230;  Christmas.  Here you&#8217;ll be able to see our house over the years and how each and every year we decorate it for the festive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you enjoy this site, and please do give me some feedback, positive or negative, greatly received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=990%2C557\" alt=\"Claire and I\" class=\"wp-image-760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=990%2C557&amp;ssl=1 990w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This website has covered many topics over the years since it was set up, and has again been updated. It &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":760,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-759","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P67hny-cf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1752,"url":"https:\/\/grahampowell.co.uk\/blog\/christmas\/","url_meta":{"origin":759,"position":0},"title":"Christmas Newsletters","author":"Graham","date":"December 28, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Apologies, I have been rubbish at updating this website over the past year or so. However, one thing I have added is the latest Christmas Newsletter. 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