Looking for red squirrels

We visited Brownsea Island hopeful to see some red squirrels – we know they are there but like the Northern Lights – you have to be lucky to see them. A small one ran for cover to a tree trunk but somehow i missed it and feel sure as soon as we left they […]

Italian hand gestures

love the something secret one

Some Landscapes by Plinius

The ‘Open Pit at Dannemora Mine‘ and ‘Some wine besides the white clouds‘ written by Plinius who explores Landscapes through Art, Painting, and Photography at ‘some Landscapes’ “Landscape can be a solace to the exile, but it can be hard to contemplate the beauty of lakes and mountains without thinking of home, or the bitter […]

ich bin verloren

Not sure if its ok to laugh about this – but had slightly frightening experience with alarm on my mobile… set it to fairly early and when somewhere in my dreams heard a frantic rooster about a foot from my head, forgot where the phone was and when i found the phone, couldnt find the […]

Finnish Expressions

Twenty Funny Finnish Expressions.. number 4 “The Finns don’t think someone is “crazy”… they doubt “if one has all the Moomins in the valley” (Olla kaikki muumit laaksossa)” … maybe moomin pappa has gone for a walk

There are no winners

Just thinking about what is happening in Calais and feel for the many people who are caught up in it – the people and their children themselves who are fleeing from countrys at war and their familys back home – hoping for them to have an opportunity somewhere safer but reallising the risks of what […]

Dogs are welcome too

View from the Mulinopod, early after rain – not far away on the hill was a wind turbine that powered the electricity. Nice warm shower too.

Glamping, Peak District, Mulino Pods and little black cat

Had interesting journey up to the Peak District – went up M40/M6 around Birmingham and back down from Nottingham on the M1. Something ‘cool’ about driving down the M1 to London and sitting in service stations that spanned the whole motorway and watching cars speed underneath – that is until missed the turn off to […]

Escape to the Wild

Interesting programmes about how some people found their happiness in the wilderness Escape to the Wild – Kevin Mccloud

Why is Greece in trouble?

Being probably more right brain than left brain sort of person, know money handling is challenging but wonder how Greece – a very important ancient civilisation – got into this situation? Is it because of more young people leaving Greece and going elsewhere since entry in EU (or was this already happening) – taking with […]

Rurberg

The Eifel – beautiful part of Germany only 4-5 hours drive from Calais. Took the E42 ( Lille, Tournai, Mons, Charleroi, Namur, Liege) to avoid Brussels but am surprised my wheels are still attached to the car as this road is full of craters. Just to finish them off completly, drove thru cobbled streets of […]

Just passing by

Longer days and more outside, funny how thou we’ve had a mild wet winter, outside looks likes its waking up from deep sleep. Trying to grow more bedding plants and herbs than usual because hoping might be able to sell them at markets. So we’ve borrowed some metal hoops and buying some plastic to make […]

Not that you would but

Motorway stealth cameras… appearing on a road near you

Hiking in East Greenland

This is one of those things that up to now has been left undone, a memory of a hope, not mine – perhaps now with a little planning it is something to make happen Trip diary: Hiking in East Greenland

Richmond Park

Today we drove up to Richmond Park again to see the deers. We went in the middle of the day to avoid the traffic in suburbs of London and turned off M25 at junction 12 which took us right into Richmond High Street on the A316 – past landmarks like Twickenham Rugby ground and the […]

Lift my hat to Norway

Trying to find out about the mountain peak collapse of huge mount Mannen in Norway – heavy rain seems to be the cause (helecopter video of the slope) came across something else. This is old news, perhaps everyone but me already knew about it but with a nod to my dad – take my imaginary […]

L’Écoute – a sculpture by Henri Miller

Autumn and leaves are swirling past the window. This sculpture infront of l’Eglise St Eustache in Les Halles area of Paris. Les Halles, right in the center of Paris … fountains and beautiful landscaping, fringed by Irish pubs like Oscar Wilde or Quigeleys Point that stayed open all hours and cafes that you sat outside […]

Thinking about….

the Lofoten Isles – later this summer or early next. Hoping sometime soon and without huge budget. Any advice, suggestions, places must see – would be welcome

Tour de Yorkshire

This completly passed me by – the first three stages of the Tour de France are in England this year and begin in Leeds to Harrogate on the 5th July (York to Sheffield on the 6th and Cambridge to London on the 7th). This is a link to a competition to win one of 38 […]

Woke up in early hours and watched the Disney film, ‘Snow Buddies’. Thought it was a lovely film but looking up one of the quotes from the film, discovered the sadness connected to the making of it. Talon “Remember. Life may lead you where you least expect, but have faith, and you’ll know exactly where […]