‘A change is as good as a rest.’ – English proverb
I’m not sure who first said this, but whoever ‘they’ are have clearly never been on holiday with my sisters… our week together racked up over 70km, which equates to 45 miles rather than my usual 25-30km. Clearly I needed another holiday to recover…’ … More Exploring Two Shires
… it’s the english drought of summer 1976 which sticks in my memory.
The image that springs to mind is one of playing in the brown back garden where every blade of grass crackled under foot, fragile and shattering in the unrelenting heat. … More 12 Tips for the Summer Drought
I think I may have found the perfect antidote to the current maelstrom of TV sport as well as get your ahead of the Christmas rush… If you’re fed up with football, wearied by Wimbledon, tired of the Tour de France, irritated by ICC cricket or all round seriously sapped by all things sporty, then take a moment to investigate the contents of your games drawer. … More Fun & Games
‘As for me, I will always be able to to say that I retired as a winner on the field of croquet battle at the famous Hurlingham Club.’ … More The Hurlingham Club (seriously)
I had expected my time back here to be be jammed with writing assignments; hours spent engrossed in creativity without heeding the clock. In reality it’s been rather different, complicated by another recent encounter with gravity which, frankly, is becoming rather boring. … More Getting the Boot – Again!
One of the best things about a holiday is the free pass it gives to enjoy more than the usual amount of reading time without the pressure of clock-watching. … More Holiday reads
Regardless of what’s happening in the shallows or on the sand, those waves keep on coming. They’re regular and they’re relentless. There is no ‘off’ switch… this morning as I observed all this, I contemplated how life is much the same. Some people throw themselves into everything it brings; others hover on the edges unwilling to commit to being ‘all in’. … More Summer Holiday in January
I happened to find myself walking through the local park on the first day of the school holidays and challenged myself to think back to that end-of-term feeling of yesteryear… … More School’s Out For Summer!
Awesome: ‘something Americans use to describe everything.’ from the Urbandictionary.com I once knew a lady who scattered the word ‘awesome’ into conversation much as you might sprinkle sugar on your porridge and with almost equal abandon. She was as likely to use it in reference to a particularly delicious slice of cake as to a … More More Mountains
While showers are still possible at any time of the year, they are more likely and more widespread during the summer due to the local effects of the hills and valleys, land and sea and subtle variations in heat and moisture. – The UK Met office It’s safe to say that the English summer has … More 2024 Summer Review
