When we bought our first house many, many years ago, it was a very small house in a very large garden. It was something of a magical garden, having been planted more than fifty years before to ensure whoever lived in the house was self-sufficient on potatoes, vegetables, berries of all sorts, apples, plums and […]
Ha! Surely you did not think I’d milked my recent travels to their full extent? No, no, dear peeps, that is not the case. So: a final post (hmm) about my recent adventures along the Thames, and let’s start with saying hello to Windsor. To me, Windsor is all about the castle, perched atop a
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On one of my previous posts, someone left a comment asking me to specify our route along the Thames. In total, the route we walked is approximately 77 miles, around 125 km, but that excludes back-and-forth to hotels, plus detours. Like on our second day, we detoured to Dorchester, which added a couple of miles.
I was supposed to have posted this yesterday, seeing as I promised you a follow-up post about Cliveden House the day before that, but I was simply too tired! But better late than never, right? So: on Saturday’s walk, we marched past Cliveden House, but after expanding on Bisham Abbey, it felt excessive to go
We left Hurley in a grey drizzle, draped in rain capes. Boy have they proved their worth, those rain capes! Today, the Thames Path diverged from the Thames—at least initially—due to a closed footbridge. But by the time we reached Bisham Abbey, the river was a mere stone’s throw away. Bisham Abbey—the name itself is
Walking from Pangbourne to Reading took us through a lot of classic English countryside – starting with a ramble through the Hardwick Estate. No, this is not the same as Hardwick Hall of Bess of Hardwick fame, that lies in Derbyshire, far, far from the Thames. For those of you who’ve never heard of Elizabeth
If anyone were to ask me, I’d say I am in good shape. I might even go as far as to say I am in very good shape, given how much I walk on a daily basis plus my regular gym sessions. Ha! Double Ha! Walking 27 km yesterday over eight hours had me staggering
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The other day, I received a message telling me a former colleague of mine had died. It was not an entire surprise: my colleague had been struggling with a degenerative condition for quite some time. Still: knowing someone is seriously ill and may die is not the same as them dying. My former colleague was
In Sweden, we have a saying: “April snow is like sheep’s dung” – i.e. a valuable fertilizer. Me, I’m more of the “damn it, no snow NOW!!!” approach, but these last few days have been so cold there is a faint possibility we will see snow, when what I want for Easter is sun, budding
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“Stupid idiot,” I mutter. “You’re killing her!” “Who?” asks hubby, raising his gaze from his chess app. “Rodrigo!” I sigh. “Silly young man. Seriously, he needs to communicate with her.” “He’s what? Nineteen?” hubby asks (see? He pays attention) “What young man at that age knows how to communicate with a woman he’s in love
I’m the writer. You’re invented – a post about the characters that take over Read More »