Time for a Change
It’s been a delight writing my weekly blog posts, but I’ve decided fortnightly is best now to allow more time for other writing projects. Enjoy the golden season, everyone! I’ll be back again soon. Until...
Celebration
Our grandson’s 5th birthday was a wonderful excuse to host a party. The sun usually shines on his special day and our garden is a fair size, so plenty of room for the little ones...
A Time Of Reflection
Rest In Peace Your Majesty, and the deepest, most heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family.
The Unexpected Tenants Of Killerton
Who is the ghostly man concealed amid the Acland family in an oil on canvas picture hanging in the music room? The Pastor’s Fireside was painted in the early 19th century. It isn’t easy to...
Weekend Break In Bristol
The harbourside is an ideal place to start a tour of the city. Fresh and charismatic with restaurants and homes fronting the river, there are various bridges spanning smaller waterways. They are peaceful spots to...
Ship Ahoy!
It was a trip back in time on the SS Great Britain. The engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel is well known for his Great Western Railway inventions and other structures, so it was enlightening to...
Up, Up, and Away!
There was a frisson of expectation and joy in the air at Bristol’s International Balloon Fiesta held at Ashton Court, and the first after three years so appreciated more than ever. By chance, I found...
Out of the Blue
“What’s that over there?” I asked Mr Word Loft and my grandson as we journeyed on a steam train from Bodmin a few months ago. A monumental obelisk rose on a hillside in the distant...
Pumpkin Inspiration
“My sincere condolences.” A good friend sympathized, and we both laughed. I had just told her that one of our three pumpkins had died and shrivelled in our teeny pumpkin patch. I have to admit,...
Full Steam Ahead …
… even though it rained on and off throughout the Port Eliot Steam Fair. After all the sunny weather leading up to the event, it was a tad unfortunate. Unpleasant for the campers and exhibitors,...