‘Twas the night before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas

Christmas Eve.  The cards have been sent, the decorations are up, the baking is done, the presents are wrapped.  Time to relax and enjoy the holidays… Not so for friends and family in Toronto who have lost power due to the ice storm.  I hope that power is...
late summer bank holiday

late summer bank holiday

Stella and I were on our own for the weekend as Paul headed off to Budapest to visit a friend of his that is working over there.  The weather was very good and we went on lots of walks to places such as Oxton Fields, Storeton Woods, Arrowe Park and Hilbre Island. ...

Moversary Weekend Update

I really enjoyed the weekend. A weekend is always better when it is longer so having Friday off was a great help. I took the train to Manchester to see Emily and once I’d met her 2 very cute kittens, we headed into Manchester for afternoon tea at this most amazing...
Summer is here

Summer is here

And it has been for over a week.  It’s been low to mid twenties and the sun hasn’t stopped shining.  This consistently good weather is very unusual based on my summer experience but we are trying to enjoy every minute of it. This weekend the external agenda was pretty...
A picture a day….

A picture a day….

Last week, I gave myself a little mission to take a picture each day of the week and use this as a framework for this week’s blog. The good news is there is a picture for everyday of the week. The bad news is I might have cheated a bit as I didn’t take all the...