I’m sat listening to some rather chilled out music while the wife watches Downton Midwives on the telly. It’s grey, blustery, but not actually raining… Read More »Boxing Day

We’re deep in the throws of Carol Services and stuff and my wife (Methdist local preacher and chaplain to 2 nursing homes) is deeper in… Read More »It’s Christmas!!!!!!! (Quote from Noddy Holder)

It’s only about 6 weeks since we had a wonderfully sunny and warm, autumn week in Keswick but just look at it now: Our thoughts… Read More »Lake District Floods.

To you it may just be Nov. 21st, but to us it is the day that Eurostar tickets for May 19th 2016 go on sale.… Read More »Booking No.2

Sat here on a damp, dreary Saturday with the news full of the Paris atrocities and feeling a bit down despite the fact it’s my… Read More »A Sad Day

So, this is the first non walk based blog. I’m a practising (No, I’ve not got it right yet) Christian and a steward at my… Read More »Another bit of my life

Just back from 4 beautiful days in Keswick. The weather was excellent, the bed & breakfast really nice and the pubs of Keswick very acceptable!… Read More »Keswick in October

Staveley is a village right on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and is one of those places you mostly drive straight past… Read More »Nearly The Lakes