Cumbria – FIONA GLASS

Lakeland winter

Like most of the UK we've been having a sudden, severe cold snap here in Cumbria. Overnight temperatures have plummeted (it was minus 10c the night before last, which is…

Another nice Sunday stroll

Off to Ambleside this week, for a walk through countryside that's just tinged with the first autumn colour, even on a damp misty morning with the clouds looming over the…

A dramatic trip to Keswick

The weather has finally turned more autumnal, with dark clouds sweeping the tops of the mountains and occasional sharp showers. It seemed perfect for a trip to Keswick, so yesterday…

A Sunny Sunday Stroll

After a drizzly start on Sunday morning the clouds rolled back to be replaced by glorious sunshine. We jumped in the car and dashed over to Ambleside, still reasonably early…

Hot!

Like so many others around the UK - and further afield - we're experiencing unusually high temperatures at the moment. I took this photo of my phone in the middle…

Taking the High Road

Oh, how fascinating: there's going to be an archaeological excavation along High Street - the mountain and the presumed Roman road that runs up and over it - this August.…

Two go to a Roman exhibition

I'd been trying to get to Carlisle ever since my friend Les Morris first told me about a Roman exhibition at the city's Tullie House museum. Les is a member…

Two go to a country show

Country Fest, to be precise. This sweet, slightly old fashioned show happens once a year on the Westmorland County Showground near Kendal. We try to get there whenever we can…

Two have an Easter walk

I'm still re-discovering my legs after Covid but this morning's weather was too nice to just hang about indoors. So we set off into the countryside at the back of…

Two go to Friar’s Crag

Saturday brought another sunny but bitterly cold morning. For the first time in ages we drove to Keswick for a walk down to Derwent Water and along the shore path…