Cumbria – Page 2 – FIONA GLASS

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Two find some bonkers birds

We had a walk along the promenade at Morecambe for a change on Monday. Chosen because it's level with benches (again, still struggling with post-Covid tiredness) and because the weather…

Two have a convalescent walk

A rare sunny (and mild) day combined with us both starting to get over the worst side-effects of Covid meant we decided to head for the promenade at Grange-over-Sands for…

Two go for an icy walk

It was bitterly cold but sunny this morning so we jumped in the car and headed for the quaint old village of Hawkshead for the first time in several months.…

Lunch with a view

A couple of weeks ago we met my good friend and fellow writer Angela King (The Blood of Kings) and her husband for coffee. We chose the Windermere Jetty museum…

Two get sleeted on

Let's go to Ambleside for our daily walk, we said. It's quiet, the weather's not too bad, it'll be nice, we said. So off we toddled. By the time we'd…

January newsletter – ghosts galore!

My regular monthly newsletter is due out in the next couple of days and this month it includes lots and lots of ghosts. For starters there's a snippet from the…

Two walk the promenade

The promenade at Grange-over-Sands is a great place for a winter walk. It's long (at least one mile from end to end), it's level, the town's micro-climate keeps it from…

Two go for a wet walk

We haven't had much time to get out and explore lately what with travelling over Christmas and the New Year, bad weather, and a couple of health issues. However, yesterday…

Architecture…

The church-town in the Lune Valley

Or Kirkby Lonsdale, to give it its modern name. This wonderful, ancient town is chock full of atmosphere, with an amazing setting on a bend in the River Lune amidst…

Stocks or pillory?

Earlier this week we met up with our best friends from Birmingham days, who were staying in the north-west for a few days. It was a damp, drizzly day, not…