Lydney Park Estate Gardens and Roman Temple

So today involved a slightly impromptu visit to a beautiful estate in the Forest of Dean. I literally only learned …

Waltz on The Wye Steampunk Festival

If you’d said to me when I was in my 20’s that one day I would be the organizer of …

Snow, Moomins and Me

I’m sat here writing this with a cup of hot chocolate with mini marshmallows and a hot water bottle keeping …

2020 Review; A Year During A Pandemic

So 2020 was a hell of a year, even before the horrendous virus covid struck down the world. Even the …

Tiptoe Through The Tombstones

Whilst up in Lancashire recently , we were driving to the outskirts of Liverpool to get some supplies for DIY …

Moomin Madness

“There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes” Who else likes The Moomins? Bizarrely, of …

In the steps of Mr Thornton

So, before everything turned to crap this year I actually had a nice little holiday with my friend Michele The …

Poldark and Trenwith

Are you a Poldark fan? I grew up in the 80’s and my Mother loved watching Poldark on the TV …

Dunraven Castle Walled Garden

I needed to get out Since Covid hit, we’ve barely been anywhere since Mid -March, bar our jaunt to Lacock …

The Doors of Perception

This post is a mini tribute to a fandom/cat friend Sabine who is incredibly inspiring with her beautiful photography on …