Last weekend I was invited to The Wave near Bristol for a beginner’s surf lesson in the white-water of their artificial lake, and to stay over in one of their onsite safari tents. To say I had a good time … Continued
I give up. Every time I am motivated to set a blogging schedule, I fail. This time, I posted on here I intended to get back to a Sunday evening weekly blog post. I didn’t even manage two in a … Continued
Happy Saturday! This episode of my weekly blog comes from my dining room. It’s blowing a hoolie and raining outside, I’ve got the Winter Olympics on in the background, and I’ve got a box of tissues at the ready to … Continued
Last weekend I was inspired to visit a local-to-me Nature Reserve thanks to a gift that arrived in the post from Marvellous Maps. The Great British Wildlife and Environment Map is the latest in a series of maps designed to … Continued
Good morning, for it is the morning that I finish off this weekly blog by adding my introduction and sorting out the images, and welcome to another episode of my weekly blog series. It’s just gone 7am, I have my … Continued
In this episode of my weekly blog, written while I munch my way through a couple of delicious chocolate chip cookies I received in a hamper from my employer this week, I bring you musings on walks with and without … Continued
Today we are treated to a guest post by Jamie Weber with some ideas of how to get outside in the South West… Bristol and Cardiff are two amazing cities to explore, and there are plenty of opportunities for some outdoorsy … Continued
I love London. In small doses, anyway. We tend to visit at least once a year for a short break, normally around this time of year. Of course, we didn’t make it to London last year thanks to everything that … Continued
November is a notoriously cold, dark and damp month. The position of November in the Gregorian calendar means that those of us here in the UK get short days, dark mornings and evenings, often poor – wet and windy – … Continued
Okay, right at the very top of this episode of my weekly blog I want to say one thing… Remember the home-made brownie I mentioned my husband baked in my previous weekly blog (read Episode 85)? The one I said … Continued