4 Lovely Places for An Autumnal Walk
That time of year is upon us. Shorter days, cooler evenings, falling leaves and pumpkin themed everything. The perfect time of year for a lovely autumnal walk. Dog for company and pumpkin spiced latte...
View ArticleCelebration: A Festival of Flowers @ Salisbury Cathedral.
Salisbury Cathedral. A beauty, inside and out. Always a pleasure, but this weekend something really special. Transformed into a floral wonderland, Salisbury Cathedral hosted Celebration: A Festival of...
View ArticleWalking with Horses: Basingstoke Common & Old Basing Walk
I like Basingstoke. I think it’s a bit of an underrated destination. A good place for a spot of shopping, keeper of a couple of lovely parks, lots of nice walking. I wrote a bit about exploring...
View ArticleAll Things Oktoberfest
A whole week of blogging devoted to all things Germany. If Lidl can have a German week, I can too, right? I’d actually penciled this in to start yesterday, but I didn’t feel right kicking off a cheery...
View ArticleChristmas at Mottisfont: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Where? Narnia, of course. To get to Narnia, you’d need a vintage wardrobe in a 1940’s country home. The sort to which, four children might be evacuated. An English country home like Mottisfont in...
View ArticleA ‘Secret’ Church and a Double Memorial: Exploring London Parks
And not a bad little walk between them, either. Where ever I go, I’m happiest outdoors. It’s just the way I’m made. So when I recently found myself with a few hours to kill in London, I decided to...
View ArticleWalking Basingstoke
Where? Basingstoke, the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It’s a nice place- friendly, lively, very welcoming and totally underrated. It’s got an interesting history, a ton of green space and...
View ArticleSaving London’s Historic Gas Lamps
In my best setting-the-scene voice, imagine this ; a street in London just a hop, skip and a jump from Westminster Abbey. Beautiful brickwork and historic buildings all around. Gas lamps cast a warm...
View Article6 Dog Friendly Walks In Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a beautiful place to walk with a four legged friend. For me, walking pretty much always involves company in the form of my dog. Rocky a.k.a The Little Wolf. A Belgian x German Shepherd...
View ArticleBeing An Army Wife : 5 Unexpected Side Effects.
Life as the wife of a soldier. What can I tell you, it’s a funny old business. A world of unwritten rules, acronyms and things that shouldn’t make sense, but just do. Being honest, my life is fairly...
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