Ivybridge – October, 2025

Ivybridge – October, 2025

Olaf and I spent a long weekend in Ivybridge, Devon to visit my friend Annalie who was over from New Zealand to see her parents, Pam and Stuart.  A visit with Annalie is always a lovely opportunity to catch up and spend some quality time shopping and lunching.  Olaf...
Naples – October, 2025

Naples – October, 2025

Brent and I had been talking about a weekend away to celebrate our recent milestone birthdays; we eventually settled on Naples with the main objective of a trip to Pompeii.  We set the weekend at the beginning of October and off we went… We arrived in Italy on...
Canada – May, 2025

Canada – May, 2025

2 weeks in Canada in May has meant 2 springs as the British spring is much earlier than the Canadian one.  This is great for me because it is my favourite season of the year.  This trip was a good chance to catch up with friends and family although the main objective...
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...