Early this week we ventured out from Lytham for a scenic escape into the heart of West Yorkshire’s countryside to Hardcastle Crags. After an easy 80-minute drive, we arrived at Lower Midgehole Car Park, ready to stretch our legs and soak in the early signs of autumn. First problem, it’s in Yorkshire, but we managed…
There’s nothing quite like waking up on a Sunday to blue skies and sunshine. It feels like an invitation to get outside, so that’s exactly what we did this morning. We went for a stroll around Lytham. We set off from our flat on Woodlands View and headed out for a loop that took us…
Bonsoir, ma famille et mes amis. Notre cuisine a été remplie de délicieuses odeurs aujourd’hui. Heather a préparé des gâteaux de Noël, comme elle le fait chaque année. Elle en fait un pour chaque foyer de la famille. Ils recevront régulièrement des doses de cognac d’ici Noël. Une semaine ou deux avant Noël, ils seront…
Thursday was the last full day of the school holidays that we would have our grandson. After our visit to Speke Hall earlier in the summer, we thought it would make a great day out for all three of us, so, off we went. Despite the weather forecast being a bit iffy, apart from a…
On our way back from visiting family in Worcester, we decided to avoid the M5 and much of the M6 and drive up through a little bit of Herefordshire, and across Shropshire and Cheshire. We aimed to stop in Church Stretton for lunch. Some of you may know that this is the stamping ground of…
Above is The Great Whin Sill exposed at High Cup Nick near Dufton in North Yorkshire Having failed a geology degree several centuries ago, I am happy to say that I still find geology endlessly fascinating. The Great Whin Sill is a major geological feature in Northern England. A sill is a band of volcanic…
I know I said no more politics until 2026, but I just had to reprint this from the Letters page of The Times a couple of days ago. Hope I don’t get arrested. Apparently I’m in the right demographic. Sir, The home secretary proposed to ban Palestine Action on the ground of “unacceptable criminal damage”…
It’s a constant source of amazement to me that the surroundings and public spaces of the mill towns of East Lancashire are so beautiful. Yesterday four of us walked from the Pendle Heritage Centre at Barrowford, up to the Lower Foulridge reservoir and then back down through Alkincoats Park and Colne to finish with an…