Cumbria… A walk before the storm 9 Feb 2020 The news has been full of dire reports of Storm Ciara for the last few days. We knew the main storm was due to hit on Sunday, so yesterday (Saturday)…
Cumbria… Two have a wintry walk 20 Jan 2020 After about a week of stormy weather it suddenly cleared yesterday and although it was really nippy, we took advantage of the break to have a mooch round Waterhead. There…
Cumbria… Two get wet in Grasmere 6 Jan 20206 Jan 2020 Intermittent showers, the forecast said. Round here, that's usually a euphemism for 'raining all the time but some bits are wetter than others'. Yesterday was no exception, but at least…
Art… Two go for a woodland stroll 10 Oct 2019 After spending Friday morning waiting in for a delivery we both had cabin fever, so in the afternoon we jumped into the car for a brief foray to the Grizedale…
Cumbria… Friday Five: Lakeland Gardens 19 Jul 201919 Jul 2019 For such a northern county, Cumbria has some amazing gardens to visit. Perhaps because of all the rain they seem to be lush green oases in a sea of, well,…
Cumbria… Two have a summer stroll in Coniston 23 Jun 2019 Yesterday we took a break from endless chores and gardening and drove over to Coniston, which we hadn't visited for nearly a year. The forecast was for warm sunshine. In…
Cumbria… A nice spot for a walk 12 Mar 2019 There's a lovely piece on the BBC website today about Britain's favourite locations to start walks from. Top of the list is Edale in Derbyshire's Peak District national park, but…
Cumbria… Daffodils, alpacas and fords… 3 Mar 20195 Mar 2019 We're between storms at the moment, with a wild afternoon yesterday and the sixth named storm of the winter promised for later today. To make the most of the quiet(er)…
Cumbria… Two go for a misty walk in Borrowdale 21 Jan 20195 Mar 2019 At this time of year it's worth seizing every opportunity for a walk, even if the weather isn't very promising. Yesterday was misty, bordering on foggy, and cold, with snow…
Gardening… Two go exploring in a garden 20 Apr 2018 Does anyone else do that thing of driving past places every few days, and saying 'we really must go there' - but you never actually do? Well, we've had a…
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