30 days of COVID-19 lock down

30 days of COVID-19 lock down

Our story so far… When the UK government announced on the 16 March that it was time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others and all unnecessary travel, I decided to start a picture a day project. I have always wanted to do a picture a day project...
Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Well we spent a lot of time this Easter – painting. This blog is becoming a bit repetitive when it comes to painting, isn’t it…? Well – I promise you it ends here! This weekend it was the hall, stairs and landing and it’s completion means that we are done...
The shortest camping trip ever…

The shortest camping trip ever…

So last weekend we headed across to the Peak District with Stella and Frank. Our destination was a great campsite nestled in the valley at the bottom of Kinder Scout and very close to the oldy worldy village of Hayfield. Hayfield is used in filming when a set of an...
Decay, chemistry, art and mud

Decay, chemistry, art and mud

On Friday night I went to dinner with Helen and Harriet in Warrington at a restaurant called, “The Grill on the Square”.  It was located on a green and pleasant square in central Warrington a stone’s throw away from where I took my piano exam.  I immensely enjoyed my...
just a little weekend update…

just a little weekend update…

Well some of our weekend plans this weekend were a bit scuppered due to an injured party….  Paul hurt his neck when we did our walk last weekend.  It had been easing but some driving at the end of the week aggravated it so we thought it best to cancel the 20 mile walk...