Pre-Christmas weekend away in Keswick, Cumbria

Pre-Christmas weekend away in Keswick, Cumbria

After a planned camping weekend in October was washed out, we decided to book another weekend away this side of the New Year. Keswick became the obvious choice for somewhere to go when the weather might not be so nice – it has excellent amenities and equally...
A weekend treat at the Midland Hotel in Morecambe

A weekend treat at the Midland Hotel in Morecambe

Last weekend we treated ourselves to a weekend away at the Midland Hotel in Morecambe… This came about when I was there for Mark and Marie’s wedding in June.  I noticed an advertisement for a series of northern soul music evenings on one of the tables in the bar.  I...
A Secret Retreat – Wedding Photography Workshop

A Secret Retreat – Wedding Photography Workshop

I was completely intrigued when I heard about the Secret Retreat wedding photography workshops (www.the-secret-retreat.co.uk) from a fellow photographer.  The workshops take place in Italy for a week in September and are directed at women photographers who want to...
Outdoor Dog Photography Workshop with Elke Vogelsang

Outdoor Dog Photography Workshop with Elke Vogelsang

One of my favourite dog photographers is Elke Vogelsang elkevogelsang.com/en.  She takes some amazing pictures of dogs – particularly her 3 dogs Noodles, Scout and Ioli so you can imagine my delight when I found out she was holding a dog photography workshop...
Book Review: Reading Fifteen Dogs with one beside me…

Book Review: Reading Fifteen Dogs with one beside me…

I have just finished reading a book which I got for my birthday (thank-you Lauren!) and I thought I’d tell you about it. It was called Fifteen Dogs by the Canadian author Andre Alexis. It’s a story of Fifteen Dogs (so an aptly named book then!) who are given the power...