August 21, 2024
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Tanks a lot!
August 1, 2024
‘Having trouble parking?… Get yourself a Sherman tank.’ – Kenny Everett – British comedian Back in the 1980s, the much-missed comedian Kenny Everett had a TV show which once included a sketch I remember simply as, Solve all you parking problems with a Sherman tank. You can still watch it by searching You Tube for … More Tanks a lot!
Leaving on a jet plane
April 3, 2024
‘Smell the sea and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly.’ – Van Morrison It’s been a long time coming, but clear on the horizon I see the glimmer of a two-week holiday. I’m not complaining – trust me – I’m fully aware that we get to do great things, see fabulous places … More Leaving on a jet plane
giants of the forest
September 5, 2023
The biggest redwood… in the world is the General Sherman… almost 2,000 years old. … More giants of the forest
O Canada
August 24, 2023
‘…we still haven’t seen any bears …’ … More O Canada
Almost summer
June 28, 2023
‘…blue skies and silver birch trees will always be a reminder of exam time.’ … More Almost summer
The green and pleasant land
May 25, 2023
I just can’t get over how ridiculously green everything is. … More The green and pleasant land
Sweet peas and memories
July 25, 2022
‘Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it’ – LM Montgomery (Canadian author) I’ve been house sitting for my friend in the ridiculously beautiful English Cotswolds, where every village is prettier than the last and all of them flirt with the coy confidence of being featured on future postcards or … More Sweet peas and memories
The week after the week before
July 11, 2022
If you can’t enjoy the journey, take the bus.
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The Isle of Wight adventure
June 27, 2022
‘This island is a little paradise’ – Karl Marx on the Isle of Wight I’m fairly confident that there are few things on which Mr Marx and I would agree, but I’m fervently hoping that ‘the Island’ will be the exception. I am the youngest of three sisters, and the middle one is about to … More The Isle of Wight adventure
