We’ve been to a wedding today. There’s nothing like a wedding for bringing out all the emotions up until the moment that the couple stand in front of each other to say their vows,...
Ooh, it’s gone really cold, hasn’t it? The forecast said it’s going to get warmer again this week, but I was cold all last week and have been wearing more layers than usual. This...
“Mum, I think I’m going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next, what do you think?” It only seemed like five minutes since not so small daughter had moved all her stuff out to her university...
Cue the music! The orchestra swells, the vocalist takes a breath … “The hills are …” Sloping. That’s what they are. They slope up and they slope down. Some are harder, steeper slopes than...
Hiya! Not so small-daughter here again, feeling very lucky to have had the opportunity to have another trip to tell you about! This August, I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with my university in association with...
As if we haven’t all had enough rain lately, Storm Claudia has arrived for the weekend with wild winds and torrential downpours. These storms never arrive quietly with gifts of cake, do they? It’ll...
I feel like I’ve done a lot of meandering this week. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it means “moving slowly in no particular direction or with no clear purpose” and I wouldn’t say that’s...
