Cumbria… A lake on the doorstep 9 Apr 2020 Although the lockdown is irritating, we're incredibly lucky to live where we do, with walks to open countryside from the doorstep and England's largest lake only a 10 minute stroll…
Cumbria… Two go… nowhere much 6 Apr 20206 Apr 2020 Regular readers will have noticed a lack of my usual 'two go to' type posts lately. Thanks to the Coronavirus, we're following government advice to stay put, only venturing out…
Cumbria… Two have a mooch by a lake 17 Mar 2020 Just before things got weird over this Corona-virus thing, we managed a brief trip to Coniston on a rare sunny morning and had a nice walk down to the lake…
Cumbria… Two get hailed on in Keswick 24 Feb 2020 We'd booked to go on a 'dark skies' event in Keswick on Saturday but it was cancelled on the day due to the terrible weather, flooding and state of the…
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)…
Architecture… Putting the art in architecture 28 Jan 2020 There's a wonderful gallery of photographs in the Guardian today, showcasing the winners of the Art in Building photography contest run by the Chartered Institute of Building. The results show…
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… What a difference a day makes… 29 Dec 2019 We like to get out walking during the Christmas break, if only to avoid the temptation of sitting about eating chocolate and watching too much TV. Some years the weather…
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,…
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