Isles 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 moreWharf in Spate
It is no surprise to me that this has been the wettest spring ever (well since records began). I have not seen the River Wharfe higher […]
Read moreGrange in March
We took a week in the southern Lake District near Grange-over-Sands and got lucky with the weather. We had trips to the RSPB site at […]
Read moreDumfries and Galloway in February!
To start the year, but not escape the rain, we visited Dumfries and Galloway. It was a challenge to get out for any painting. I […]
Read moreA difficult year
All in all I’m rather glad to see the end of 2023, despite being too old to wish my life away! I blogged about my […]
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 on the NE Coast
For the last week of October and into November we had a week on the NE coast near Bamburgh. We have been there a few […]
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 […]
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