The Skill of the Print Maker
People often criticise Social Media as a waste of time and a cesspit of anger, fake news and lies. Whilst some of that is undoubtedly true, it can also be…
No Longer Vyrnwy Virgins
We’ve been planning to visit Lake Vyrnwy since we’d bought the van a couple of years ago, but had never got round to it until today. It’s about an hour’s…
(Not) The Bishops Castle Michaelmas Fair
The good people of Bishops Castle had been planning their annual Michaelmas Fair for months, only to have the local council and committee pull the plug, due to ‘protocols’ around…
An Indian Summer in Deepest Dorset
Wayside Cottage, Stoke Abbott Earlier in the year, when we booked a cottage for two weeks in September, we had no idea we’d drop lucky with the hottest week of…
Another day, another Beach
After a traumatic time last week, we were looking forward to a stress free few days – Alison found a new beach to visit between Scarborough and Cayton Bay (in…
Late July, early Augustine…
Ralf’s had an injured paw for a few weeks so our trips out have been a bit restricted. He’s recovering now, giving us the opportunity to drive to Kirkham Priory,…
Suffolk in the the Sunshine
We stayed in Staithes a year ago and whilst we were there I booked the Anchorage for 2023. Since then we’ve moved to Sherburn, but having a cottage an hour…
The Yorkshire Game & Country Fair
We’ve had a glorious run of Spring weather over the past few days, so we decided to take advantage and visit the Yorkshire Game & Country Fair, being held just…
A New Home in Yorkshire – welcome to Pigeon Pie Barn
Regular readers will know that we moved out of our Lancashire home in September 2022 and then spent 4 months in our Static Van in Shropshire, before finally getting the…
Two Walks in the Shadow of Former Industry
A positive weather forecast gave us the impetus to head back to our Static in Shropshire for a week and the bonus of managing to fit in two new walks…
Out and About in East (and North) Yorkshire
It’s just over two months since we’ve moved to Sherburn, a small village between Malton and Scarborough, and I thought I’d better post the first Blog entry of 2023, as…
Seeking Sanctuary in Acharacle
As many of you will know, we’re between houses at the moment. Having sold ours on 12th September, we’re living in our Static Van in Shropshire, whilst legal issue are…
Down the Dingle at Dudmaston
We’d seen a Made in Shropshire market advertised at the National Trust property at Dudmanston, near Bridgnorth, so headed there for a mooch around the stalls and a walk down…
Anchored down in (The) Anchorage
There’s some dispute about whether this was our 5th or 6th trip to The Anchorage Cottage in Staithes – whichever it is, it’s clear we love the place. We’re deep…
Fun Times, Fifty Year Friendships and Forager Fez
Alison was gifted an “experience” voucher for her big birthday in January, which she’d used to book a Foraging Day in Whinlatter forest for the two of us. It seemed…
Shropshire, Powys and Herefordshire
We got back from Scotland on Sunday and used Bank Holiday Monday to take up the carpet on the stairs and landing, before the arrival of the decorator on Tuesday.…
Adventures in Ardnamurchan
It’s been busy, busy, busy at home, as we try to get our house ready for sale, so a week away was just what we needed. We were finally going…
Rocking up to Roybridge
It’s been a few weeks of birthdays for our grandchildren – we’ve seen Ruby for her 1st, Lily for her 10th (along with her sister, Brooklyn) and we’re just back…
Birthday, Bathford, Bristol and Bradford
Amazingly, a year has gone by since the birth of our latest granddaughter, Ruby Rose, so we took the opportunity for a few days away to attend her first birthday…