Grange over Sands – March A trip to the southern Lake District was favoured with a couple of days of sunny weather allowing me to […]
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Starting 2025 on the NE Coast
We had an impromptu trip to the NE coast 8th to 15th January. For the first 4 days the weather was freezing – much too cold for stopping and […]
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A busy three months
A quick update
Read moreIsles of Scilly – June 2024
Two week in the Isles of Scilly remain a firm favourite and next year is already booked. Generally the weather was OK, it rained all […]
Read moreWensleydale and north Lake District – May-June
We split our normal spring week into two parts; 3 days in Askrigg (Wensleydale) and 4 days in the north of the Lake District, where […]
Read moreNorthumberland Coast – April/May 2024
Northumberland at the end of April and beginning of May was windy and cold but we did at least get some periods of sunshine in between the […]
Read moreTwo weeks on the Isles of Scilly
This year we were blessed with good weather and so did a lot of swimming. The water temperature at the start was 14 degrees but […]
Read moreA welcome return
In December 2022, when out walking with the family at Lyme Park I managed to fall over and shoulder charge the ground. Result; a full […]
Read moreA week in Wensleydale
Even in lockdown we were lucky with the timing so we haven’t missed a year for this September fixture. The mixed weather is a mixed […]
Read moreCatching up at last
It is such a long time since I blogged about my painting and sketching that a catch up is well in order. Isolation because of […]
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