Mid-January
It’s nearly halfway through the first month of the year. The time is moving scarily fast and whilst that would seem to be taking us to the Spring more quickly, I’m not so sure...
Category: Outdoors
Saltaire
Hello Monday! I didn’t expect to see you quite so soon, but here you are, reminding me that it’s nearly a week since I went to visit Saltaire, the village built by mill owner...
Skipton Day
Tuesday was a Skipton Day, always a highlight of my month. I just love driving to Yorkshire, knowing that I’ll get to spend the day with yarny friends, eat cake and not feel guilty...
School summer holidays: nearly over
I can’t quite believe that in just over a week and a half, the summer holidays will be over and my girls will be heading back to school and college. And although there’s a...
Picnic tea
One of our favourite types of dinner is what small daughter calls “picnic tea”. I suppose it’s a buffet, a help-yourself dinner, but small daughter has always thought of it as a picnic, something...
Whit week
The schools in the UK have been on holiday again this week, for what’s known as Whit (short for Whitsun) week. Whit Monday (also known as Spring Bank Holiday) marks the end of Easter...
