A footpath through hedges is cut off by a ploughed field

Blogtober 2023 : Day 2

It’s a bit of a damp and gloomy day today – not unlike most of the weekend, to be honest!  The dog and I dodged the rain showers this morning to take a quick...

A cloudy sky streaked with pink above a farmer's field

Blogtober 2023 : Day 1

Hello, hello to you … October has arrived which means that it’s Blogtober! I’ve taken part in Blogtober, a daily blogging challenge throughout October, for the last two years and I’ve really enjoyed it...

The sun is shining through a tree onto a garden filled with greenery. The Winwick Mum logo is in the bottom right hand corner.

Monthly Musing – September 2023 – Trees

One of the fields near our house where I walk the dog has a new owner.  I know this because I remember the fields being up for sale, and the farmer who used to...

A steam boat on a canal

Wet and mushy

I think that sums up the weather this week perfectly!  It was the autumn equinox yesterday and the weather’s been taking a run up to the astronomical change of season with torrential rain, howling...

A black dog in a muddy pond. There is a trail of black mud in the water where he's walking

Why is the dog always so smelly?

Hello, hello, how are you doing? It feels like aaaaages since I’ve written a catch-up chat blog post and I’ve really missed it!  Having said that, I have thoroughly enjoyed the posts of the last...

A view across Manchester from the cocktail bar of a tall hotel building. There is a cocktail menu on the table

Wow!

Big daughter spent some time with a good friend of hers and her toddler son last week. “Mum, he’s so cute!” she exclaimed, showing me photos of the little chap enthralled by ducks on...