Reflections on a Sunny Day
Having been forced to take a break from running, by a poorly knee, I have found unexpected joy through gently walking my training routes instead: I have time to stop and really look at the […]
Category: What we do
Hurrah – I did it!
Something which made me joyous this month? ……. taking part in and completing, a Marathon. Just a year after an enforced rest due to surgery, I was able to travel up to Manchester and […]
Christmas Cards
Beautiful illustrations of children in sledges, robins on bushes, Santa with a sack full of presents, a nativity scene. We are all familiar with such cards, but have you ever wondered how the tradition of […]
Yay……… I’m back!
After a 10 week gap I have finally been out for a run. It may have been short, it may have been slow, it may have been miserable weather but oh my, it was fantastic! […]
Cod in Devon
by Sandy Fish Today […]
The Japanese Lover
‘The Japanese Lover‘ by Isabel Allonde Having read three autobiographical books in quick succession, I really needed to lose myself amongst the pages of a good story. Thankfully, that is just what one of my […]
The pleasure of looking after plants
In my part of the world, October is the month when trees lose much of their foliage, many flowers stop growing and we lose a lot of the colour that has brought us pleasure during […]
The Yorkshire Shepherdess
I first heard of Amanda when she and her family were featured on Ben Fogle’s ‘New Lives in the Wild’. The programme left me wanting more, so I was delighted to stumble across the tv […]
A Lovely Day Out
Sometimes, the happiest times are those which happen almost spontaneously. That’s certainly what happened this week: With the weather forecast for the week being mainly wind and rain, with lower temperatures than of late, we […]
This Week’s ‘Must Read’
The Wild Silence I have just finished reading ‘The Wild Silence’ by Raynor Winn. Having enjoyed ‘The Salt Path’ (Raynor’s first book) so much, this one had an awful lot to live up to. I […]