The last day of anything fun and pleasurable is always bittersweet, but this time it is also super exciting... in fact the whole little trip was planned because I have been wanting to visit the two houses on today's itinerary for years: Charleston and Monk's house. I'm on a tight schedule, so I have the… Continue reading South East adventure – day three
My room at the George Hotel in Rye is bijou but pretty perfect. The furniture is painted in a soothing blue, the bed is high and comfortable and the shelves are full of vintage, orange Penguin novels. There is also a comfortable bath which was an unexpected, joyful surprise. Nothing beats a soak before bed!… Continue reading South East adventure – day two
I am perfectly aware of how lackadaisical I have been with my posting... for months... and I could use the 'oh life has been so busy' excuse, but let's face it, everybody's life is busy... truth to be know I've lost my mojo for sharing stuff. I have been afflicted by a very 18th Century… Continue reading day one – Hever Castle and Sissinghurst Gardens
My eyes already touch the sunny hill. going far beyond the road I have begun, So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp; it has an inner light, even from a distance- and changes us, even if we do not reach it, into something else, which, hardly sensing it, we already are; a gesture… Continue reading * A Walk *
To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night to be seated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring... these are some of the rewards of the simple life.… Continue reading Cotswold Water Walk, (9.5km)
Of course the day Covid leaves the house so does the sun... it was so dark it felt like Autumn on Sunday morning. Still there is something uplifting and restoring about heading out for a new walk - even a short one. A change is as good as a rest, right? We (this time to… Continue reading Eastleach Turville loop, (5.5km)
The irony of writing about all these gorgeous walks while I'm still pretty much stuck indoors with THE virus is wearing thin. I had so many plans for this unexpected spell of gorgeous weather... first class worries I know. But still. This second trip to the Malvern Hills is recent, and was totally unplanned. I… Continue reading The Malverns, part 2 – Worcestershire Beacon circuit, (7km)
Today is my first born's 21st birthday and I am not able to celebrate with him because of this stupid virus and I'm a little bit gutted. (A lot). 21 years ago... just about at this time in the morning... life changed and, well... if you have kids of your own you know exactly what… Continue reading Sunday Stroll
I am still self-isolating at home, longingly looking at the blue sky through a window that could do with being cleaned. I thought it might be a good idea - in a kind of masochistic way - to revisit some of the walks me and Murphy have done in the past few months... we always… Continue reading The Malverns, part 1 – Black Hill to Whyche Cutting loop (approx 7.2km)
It's Friday morning, the weather is glorious out there and I'm stuck inside with an annoying bout of Covid (after dodging it for two years it finally got me), nose streaming, coughing and feeling pathetically sorry for myself. I've also just realised that my two instagram accounts have been hacked and disabled so... happiness all… Continue reading * Questions of Travel *
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