The surfing wave is half way across the photo now, the surfer is riding the wave and the beginners are still waiting!

Snowdonia summer holiday

Hello! How are you doing?  We were on holiday last week – oh, doesn’t it feel good to be able to say that again?! We went to Snowdonia, an area in Wales which is...

Thunder and sunshine – Hometown Socks

In the last week, we’ve had ALL the weather from the most amazing thunderstorms to lovely warm sunshine again.  The British weather has always been – shall we say – unpredictable, but the way it’s...

A selection of Japanese books - learning the language, the art of Spirited Away and a Wagamama cook book

Monthly Musing – July 2021 – Pathways

Small daughter’s obsession with Japan and the Far East continues.  She’s been fascinated by that part of the world for a good few years now and has decided she’s going to live there when...

A selection of huge planters filled with plants in front of the RHS Bridgewater welcome building. The wooden-clad centre is behind with the RHS name and logo in silver letters

RHS Bridgewater

We have many roles within our own lifetimes – children, parents, partners, friends, workers – we should never think of ourselves as just doing one thing, and amongst my other roles, I am both...

A blue sky with wispy clouds is visible between green tree tops and a cream sun parasol

Recharging

It’s just gone noon on Sunday. Here in Winwick, it’s 28 degrees which makes it a hot day here (but perhaps not surprising given that I’m convinced we never get much snow here because...

A blue-petalled flower against green leaves with a yellow flower in the background

July days

I’m not quite sure how we have arrived in July when I am sure it was much earlier in the year the last time I looked! I think that being off the blog for...