A Day Out in Oxford
I couldn’t resist straying from my original plan of blogging about our Cotswolds holiday in April, by writing, last week, of the profusion of bluebells encountered on a more recent walk in Cornwall. So back...
Enchanting
It was a well-kept secret. My son and partner moved to an apartment in a barn conversion at the weekend. They had shown us photographs of the property but not the estate’s grounds where it...
In the Heart of Buckinghamshire
If you’ve been following my travels recently, you will know Mr Word Loft and I have holidayed in the Cotswolds. Leading up to our departure and eager to make use of our membership, we perused...
An Idyllic Setting
It was a ‘taking it easy’ type of day, so we decided to have a look around Kirtlington where we are staying. The Oxford canal flows nearby, and being fascinated by the man-made waterways, it...
Pride of Town
I wonder what William Shakespeare would think of Stratford-upon-Avon today was my first thought, as I photographed the River Avon with a contemporary Big Wheel prominent on the landscape. If short on time, it’s a...
Blooming Marvellous!
At last, we remembered to pre-book a slot to accommodate the time we wished to visit. It’s only taken us a year to become accustomed to the National Trust’s system for keeping people Covid safe...
Small and Full of Character
At Lostwithiel, we looked at the outside of a property that had caught our interest online as we’re thinking of downsizing. The renovated church had sounded inspiring. But appealing as it looked, it didn’t take...
Up and Down, Under and Over
The first trip out of Cornwall this year was a treat in more ways than one when we ventured into the neighbouring county of Devon. Mr Word Loft and I met up with my sister...
Alongside the Creek
The picture of swans gliding across the estuary with a pink and orange sunrise in symmetry immediately comes to mind whenever Polbathic is mentioned. This was the scene that greeted me as I lifted the...
Celtic Past
Much celebrated, St Germans Priory was known to me long before moving to the West Country. I remember reading about its great Norman doorway in a book over 30 years ago, so couldn’t believe my...