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 …
I was at Martin Mere recently doing a series of talks on wildlife on behalf of the rescue. Martin Mere is a stunningly beautiful place, one of nine unique wetland visitor centres in the UK run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. I began the day with a talk on hedgehogs. A large crowd had …
Everywhere I looked in Bangkok I noticed shrines to Budda, in which incense was burning and gifts of flowers and food were left. These shrines were often decorated with colourful ribbons and orange marigolds. All the cars and taxi s had garlands hanging from their mirrors, for protection against accidents. Often these shrines would be …
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 …
Some places you visit are more memorable than others. I particularly enjoy visiting places that have a totally different culture and landscape to Britain. And it doesn’t come more different than Kuala Lumpar. Being a lover of caves, I found the Batu caves to be utterly magnificent! Photo’s don’t really do them justice, their sheer size …
While in Bangkok, I was told that the MaeKlong is the only train market in the world, and I have to say that I found the entire concept astonishing. Twice a day, a train actually runs through an enclosed market while people sit alongside the tracks selling their wares. Inches from death they are! People have their goods …
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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???????
I just love the Lake District, and as soon as I get home from a visit I immediately book another week, so I’m now going back in September. YEAY!!! Even the pups can’t resist admiring the view. Everywhere we went they were peeping……well , it was their first visit! This is one of my favourite …
As the weather was truly grotty last weekend, we decided to delay our narrow boat trip. Instead we spent the weekend trotting around Liverpool. I’ve always been fascinated by the Liverbirds that sit atop of the towers on the Liver building. Popular legend has it that while one giant bird looks out over the city to …
