Four Candles
Always open to different ideas, I was thrilled to welcome a new festive tradition to our household. Especially as it originates from 16th century Germany, a country sonorous with Christmas splendour and customs. I looked...
Dizzy Heights
“Can we walk across the bridge one day, Nanna?” my little companion asked. “What a good idea,” I replied. I often drive between Devon and Cornwall on the Tamar Bridge with my four-year-old grandson. We...
Heading To The Giant’s House
It is becoming a recurring habit. Footpaths and gateways are not where we always expect to find them. This time our four-mile walk ended up being six and when one of my knees started to...
Back In Time
“Stop,” I asked, a little too loudly, and luckily, Mr Word Loft steered to a halt. I pointed eagerly at bunches of mixed chrysanthemums waving ‘buy us’ from a roadside stall on a country lane....
Cotehele in the Autumn
“Good idea.” With grey clouds circling, I readily agreed to Mr Word Loft’s suggestion of visiting Cotehele. Whatever the weather, the house and grounds have much to offer, including The Barn restaurant. The parsnip and...
At The Box
It’s happened. My first trip to The Box in Plymouth. A whole year has gone by since my failed attempt to book a visit online when the cultural centre opened before last winter’s lockdown. The...
About Time Too!
Apart from last week, many of my blog posts have included references to Mount Edgcumbe’s stately home and gardens. I photographed them from a distance when visiting Plymouth’s Mutton Cove, Mount Wise and Royal William...
Making Memories
Strictly Come Dancing’s launch last month showed Saltram House and Gardens, where actor Greg Wise was introduced to his dancing partner, Karen Hauer. It’s the place where he and his wife Emma Thompson filmed Sense...
King William IV’s Namesake
Arriving by foot at Royal William Yard was better than the usual car journey through town. At the end of the Devonport Heritage Trail, we carried on walking through Stonehouse. There’s an eclectic mix of...