Dec 30, 2025 | Personal, Travel
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...
Oct 29, 2025 | Personal, Travel
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...
Sep 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
At the beginning of September, we stayed in a great cottage called Hardheads Cottage which was on the edge of the town of Egremont on the west coast of Cumbria. It was handy for me working up there and also had excellent access for some lovely walks on the Western...
Jun 14, 2025 | Personal, Travel
We stayed at one of the three log cabins at Parkgate Farm last weekend – it’s a small campsite with less than 10 touring pictures, 3 cabins, 5 static caravans and 1 pod and amazing views across Parkgate forest to Irton Pike. The pitches are spread out so,...
Mar 29, 2024 | Personal, Travel
It turns out 7 days in Bamburgh in a wonderful cottage (The Art House) was not enough! We were there to celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary – and the weather played nice, we had some nice walks, food and most importantly time together. Here are some of the...
