Tuscan Dream – Florence
At last, I’ve been to Firenze; the city’s Italian name, and I prefer it. From San Miniato, we drove to Empoli train station. The journey into Florence is straightforward and terminates in the centre where...
Enchanted With Tuscany – Pisa and Lucca
Tick. Pisa. That’s another place checked off of ‘my desired destinations to go’ list. It’s a city to suit all ages, a mixture of contemporary and ancient architecture dating back to the Etruscan and Roman...
Hello Tuscany – San Miniato
Church bells ringing joined the hum of voices around the town square. “Are we really here?” I asked Mr Word Loft, sipping a cappuccino opposite me in the shade of a café parasol on the...
The Enjoyment Express
Excitement mounted at Bodmin General railway station. Mr Word Loft, myself, and our four-year-old grandson gazed over the railings. In the sidings, old carriages from the fifties gleamed, and a steam engine puffed up the...
Bewitching
I was enchanted for the second year by veils of bluebells growing abundantly at Penryn’s Enys Gardens, where the Bluebell Festival continues until the 8th of May. Wandering through wooded areas, millions of tiny flowers...
The Two Sands
Cawsand is a perfect Cornish Cove. Locals swim in the bay throughout the year, and Rame Gig Club is based there. When the weather allows, the rowers practice during winter in preparation for the gig...
Write All About It!
It’s a pity we couldn’t stay longer. Lytes Cary was a stop-off point on the way through Somerset. It’s one of the National Trust’s smaller properties and delightful, but the walks around the estate are...
A Charming Harbour
Porthleven was an instant hit as soon as I saw it. Although the marina beckoned, I couldn’t help wandering into the Ship Yard. An inside modern marketplace selling art, innovative merchandise and artisan food and...
An Idyllic Part of Kent
“Oh no,” I groaned, as traffic ground to a halt near Stonehenge. We were a few hours into our journey to Kent, with another anticipated two hours before reaching our destination. Two cars were involved...
Peeping Through the Window
Have you ever had the feeling someone is watching you from outside? Well, this happened constantly in a secluded cottage I rented years ago. Tapping on the window, shadows moving across the glass, and then...