How wonderful a change of scenery can be, especially after eighteen months of lockdowns. It’s probably bordering on three years since we’ve been away, although it feels somewhat longer. So, our favourite little cottage, nestling in 75 acres of trees, mountains and waterfalls was, once again, the perfect getaway. The air seemed fresher, the owls …
Hubs and I took the last week off and spent most of it walking. It was almost a shock seeing the hay and crops being harvested, Autumn sure is creeping up on us. We’re lucky to have so many country walks, as well as beaches close by, so most days were spent powering the trails. …
The Cheshire Lines, a former disused railway line. So, a few recent observations and thoughts. I’ve become preoccupied by reporters hair, the chaps are faring worse than us gals methinks! It’s interesting seeing their studies, some are staged to within an inch of their lives, giving pride of place to newly released books, guitars, CD’s …
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Miles and miles of empty beach, heavenly! Daughter and her partner have now found a house and shall be moving out soon…..but first it needs to be decorated and as they have no time to take off work hubs and I have taken two weeks off to get the place sorted. For the first five …
Over the last ten days we’ve had an out and out heatwave which is set to continue for another week. Not a single drop of rain has fallen, and although I’m boiling alive day and night, I have no intention of complaining. BUT…… wildlife is really suffering. The rescue is flooded with animals that are …
Well, it’s a new year and it’s a lovely to watch the stars that shine so brightly on these cold winter nights. Each day becomes a little longer and I hear the song of more and more birds who are beginning to sing, along with sound of the endless drip, drip, dripping. It’s been such a wet year and …
Last Saturday, Hubs and I decided to visit Crosby beach. Twenty years ago we haunted the dunes there so we were curious to see if anything had changed. It had!!!! Now one hundred cast iron, life sized figures stand on the beach, stretching almost one kilometre out to sea. Someone has given this figure a pair …
When I moved to Formby over 20 yrs ago, the red squirrels were everywhere. We used to love watching them in the garden, chasing each other up the tree trunks and endlessly burying the peanuts we left out for them. Then, about 8yrs ago they totally disappeared. Last week I saw one back in the …
Every time Hubs and I have planned to go sailing on our narrowboat this year, something’s happened to prevent it. Things like the pups being neutered, individually of course, just to make it more awkward, and Sam eating indestructable bones and needing surgery, repeat flu bugs….oh, the list is endless! Last weekend, our boat trip was almost sabotaged again …
Hubs and I were just wandering around Ambleside when this beautiful gypsy caravan pulled up. Of course I went over to stroke the horses, and then this happened!!!!!!!! Would you Adam and Eve it???????
