Hawes – June, 2024

Hawes – June, 2024

We discovered a new campsite last weekend when we went to Hawes Caravan Club Site in Yorkshire.  It was such a good campsite that we’ve already booked our next visit in August!  The campsite had excellent facilities with a very clean and spacious toilet block...
Birthday celebrations – April, 2024

Birthday celebrations – April, 2024

As much as I wanted to stick my head in the sand and deny my 50th milestone birthday was approaching, I decided to plan to have a party instead and celebrate with friends, family and good food… There was a pin the nose on Olaf game (the snowman Olaf and not the...
Canada – January, 2024

Canada – January, 2024

It seemed like a good idea to take a trip back to Canada in January for a visit so that’s just what I did… I flew out via Heathrow on Friday morning a couple of weeks ago and got to Alliston Friday evening just in time for dinner (including maple and...
Canada – April, May 2023

Canada – April, May 2023

My second trip to Canada in 2023 passed by very quickly.  When I arrived the 2+ week break seemed like a luxury in time… and I guess its was compared to the last trip in January of less than a week.  But still, when the time came to leave Alliston we were all...
Canadian Easter invasion – April 2023

Canadian Easter invasion – April 2023

We loved having Joscelyn, Lauren, Andre and Olive come to stay with us for a few days over Easter this year.  I’d seen Lauren briefly when I went back across for my Dad’s operation in February 2022 but it was a fleeting visit and I hadn’t seen the...