I haven’t updated this blog recently as every time we plan to go out fell walking during the weekend the rain gods laugh at us and our outing has to be canceled. All except this weekend, the sun was out and the rain stayed somewhere else but… we had to go and pick some tiles as we’re having the bathroom re-tiled next week. So not much going on recently except house maintenance and avoiding the rain. The annoying thing is [... read rest of post]
Just a quick plug for a couple of blogs regarding one of our local rivers, the Ribble. Internationally important for it’s diverse ecosystem it meanders 75 miles from West Yorkshire through Lancashire into the Irish Sea. The Ribble Cycle Diaries A blog dedicated to the River Ribble, one of Britain’s last great wilderness areas, full of wild beauty, with many moods and seasons as it meanders through its Green Belt and Floodplains. Save The Ribble Dedicated to preserving the beauty [... read rest of post]

After a couple of dismal weeks worth of bad luck regarding the weather, where it would be nice a frosty during the week and raining at the weekend we’re not going to get out this weekend either as Wendy is ‘on call’ and has to stay within an hours traveling time of the local hospital. So plans of fell walking are out but I do intend to get out somewhere before I go mad… Walking through the park on Wednesday [... read rest of post]