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How to fix picture count in Picasa when it has multiplied the number of thumbnails shown for a folder

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3 steps to fix picasa duplicate thumbnails and picture count How to fix picture count in Picasa when it has multiplied the number of thumbnails shown for a folder

3 steps to fix Picasa duplicate thumbnails and picture count

From time to time Picasa duplicates all thumbnails and doubles the picture count. Not just doubling, sometimes I have seen multiples of 3, 4 or more. A folder with 100 pictures will have 200 or 300 thumbnails but check the directory and only the original 100 photos exist.

Selecting “Refresh thumbnails” does nothing.

To fix it right-click the folder and select “Remove from Picasa…”. This will remove the folder from the Picasa database but NOT delete the images.

Next you need to add it back to the database. Picasa makes this easy through its folder manager under the tools menu.

When I did this it took me directly to the folder as if it knew what I wished to do. All I needed to do was select “Scan Always”, the same choice for all folders in my picture folder, and everything was back to normal.

Ickworth and a circular walk from Culford Through The Kings Forest

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If you are a keen bird watcher and live nearby then you already know the delight of the West Stow Lakes. The cacophony between Dixon’s Covert and Alder Carr drowns out the sound of the Saturday traffic.

How many species I couldn’t tell but certainly more than I have heard in one place as I can remember. Two pairs of Egyptian Geese added colour to the lakes and a Sparrow Hawk in Ickworth Gardens provided a little majesty. Canada Geese fighting and chasing each other around Alder Carr like a Benny Hill show.

The forest isn’t really a forest, it’s a large plantation with all the tree’s it neat rows reminding us the hand of god has a long way to go before he can match that of man. My distaste for artificial woods was momentarily forgotten when surrounded by a large herd of Deer, possibly more than a hundred. They crossed a clearing and were gone as quickly as they arrived.

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The Resplendent Rotunda, Ickworth

But the visit to Ickworth House and its splendid gardens made the day so worthwhile. It is truly amazing and surely a masterpiece amongst National Jewels.

The new Basement now open to the Public not only shows what it must have been like to live as the “downstairs” half of Upstairs Downstairs but they put on a show too.

People, or ghosts if you prefer, live the lives of their 1910 to 1930 contemporaries. They ignore you! Or rather they carry on as if you are not there. It is a definite must-see activity when you visit Suffolk.

Following is a map of the walk, for Ickworth house click here.

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The second half of the video has some clips of the new Ickworth Basement show. Staff dressed up in contemporary uniform perform duties that would have been undertaken at the time.

http://youtu.be/cvq5_23zAgI

Distance: 14 Miles
Elevation Range: 45 to 180 feet
Weather Check: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Map: Click here and once loaded select “Leisure” map
Route Card: Ickworth and a circular walk from Culford Through The Kings Forest
Download: Walkers Route Card Template for Word 2010
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ickworth_House
Local Website: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ickworth/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Ickworth

A circular walk near Blickling Hall, Norfolk, the birth place of Anne Boleyn

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Anyone who enjoyed The Tudors would enjoy Blickling Hall, the birth place of Anne Boleyn and the home of other characters who appeared in the series.

Statues of Anne and her daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, and featured in the entrance hall also adorned with spectacular images of previous owners, their allies and friends. Paintings of Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I along with interesting characters from the 16th century and open to the public. Each room with a National Trust steward to help and answer questions. All of them knowledgeable and friendly. If history is your thing then Blickling Hall, its gardens and the surrounding area are a worthwhile visit.

Just 10 miles from Cromer in Norfolk makes it a trek for anyone but locals but worthwhile. With quiet country lanes and a few dusty old pubs still open it’s not difficult to conjure in the mind Nelson’s county as it must have been.

An enjoyable easy paced walk with options along the way, I will be returning in the summer, perhaps after a walk along the sea front in Cromer, and perhaps taking advantage of the sea-food it’s famous for too.

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Peter The Great

A massive tapestry of Peter The Great, a gift to the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire by Empress Catherine the Great is on display in the “Peter The Great” room.

It looks about 20 feet length and height. The roof had to be raised to accommodate the tapestry which must have pleased the local builders.

The National Trust have done a fantastic job looking after it and it’s great they are able to share this superb slice of history with us.

Distance: 10 Miles
Elevation Range: 50 to 150 feet
Weather Check: Blickling, Norfolk
Map: Click here and once loaded select “Leisure” map
Route Card: A circular walk near Blickling Hall, Norfolk
Download: Walkers Route Card Template for Word 2010
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blickling_Hall
Local Website: Blickling Hall
Twitter: Blickling Hall
Facebook Page: Blickling Estate

A circular walk around Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, Burial Ground for the King of the Angles

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mask2 300x200 A circular walk around Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, Burial Ground for the King of the Angles
Wikipedia describes the burial grounds at Sutton Hoo as north of Tranmer House, at a point where the ridge of the Deben valley veers westwards to form a promontory. So you could say we have our own Valley of the Kings, right here in Suffolk.

As a keen reader of Bernard Cornwell and in particular his Saxon Series and born in Ipswich, it’s remarkable that I have not visited before. It’s only 10 miles from where I live today.

Cornwell describes the making of a sword from twisted rods in his books so it was interesting to see the raw materials as well as many of the accessories owned by the warriors of the time.

Along this walk a tree had snapped in half and speared the ground. The centre of the tree had decayed, possibly brought on by an attack by pests or invertebrates. The last straw may have been a storm or the effect of gravity on the weakened trunk. The result is spectacular but it would have been dangerous when it happened.

Half the tree is standing with a semi decayed inner trunk and the other half stabbed into the ground like a fallen rocket and leaning against a neighbouring tree.

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Photo’s taken lee of the wind and ready to run!

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Distance: 8½ Miles
Elevation Range: 0 to 100 feet
Weather Check: Woodbridge, Suffolk
Map: Click here and once loaded select “Leisure” map
Route Card: A circular walk around Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
Download: Walkers Route Card Template for Word 2010
Wikipedia: Raedwald Sutton Hoo
Local Website: National Trust Sutton Hoo
Twitter: NT Sutton Hoo
Facebook Page: Sutton Hoo Organisation





A circular walk around Eye Castle to Yaxley, Thornham Parva and Occold, Suffolk

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I would not like to have been in Eye Castle during a siege. Better to be the besiegers than the besieged. If they refused to surrender a fire built around the base would soon persuade the inhabitants to open the gates. Not a 13th century planning success, although emptying the bins couldn’t be easier.

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If you are a chicken or bantam fancier then enjoy this short video as it shows a few clips of chickens (I can’t believe I am writing this). The first a handful of “Kentucky Fried”, the next a bunch of bantams hanging out with a goose and finally a fun parade of vulpine entertainment.

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Distance: 10½ Miles
Elevation Range: 85 to 182 feet
Weather Check: Eye, Suffolk
Map: Click here and once loaded select “Leisure” map
Route Card: Eye Castle to Yaxley, Thornham Parva and Occold, Suffolk Circular Walk
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