GRASMERE. In A English Country Garden.

There’s the old song about counting the flowers that grow in an English garden, leaning on the idyllic image of the old, low cottage with roses around the door,

There’s the old song about counting the flowers that grow in an English garden, leaning on the idyllic image of the old, low cottage with roses around the door,

I took a ride over to Chorley today, the annual Flower Show was in progress and it’s an event I really enjoy. I’m no great garden expert, what I know about flowers you could write on a piece of paper small enough to fit in a frogs ear. I do like the fantastic splashes of colour and the exotic shapes of the plants but I also enjoy watching people enjoying […]

A long drive up into southern Scotland was a pleasing way to spend the day. There was no particular agenda so there was no rush. The traffic was bearable and the weather was cooler than it had been so a drive down to Garlieston down by the water seemed a good way to break the journey. The Harbour Inn was welcoming and the beer was good. A win win as […]

The walk out from Keswick town centre to the shore of Derwentwater is an easy peasy one, taking you through Hope Park and past the Theatre By The Lake

I holidayed in the Scottish village of Dunkeld for quite a few years in succession