April 8th 2010

The beautiful Carding Mill Valley hidden amongst

the Shropshire Hills.

A great day out - the children loved playing in the stream

and we enjoyed the fantastic scenery.

This was the last day of our holiday - it was time to

think about the journey home.

April 7th 2010

Visiting the Acton Scott Farm with my "great" nieces and nephew today.

A farm where the clock is turned back 100 years and we could see what life was like in Victorian times.

(The BBC series Victorian Farm was filmed here.)

April 6th 2010

Ambling around the lovely old town of Watchet in

Somerset we came across this 18th century footbridge

which crosses the River Washford - just beautiful!

April 5th 2010

A walk through the Valley of the Rocks with the gorse in

flower and wild goats roaming the rocky hillsides.

April 4th 2010

A beautiful day, a drive along the north Devon coast

and a photo stop at Combe Martin.

April 3rd 2010

Congestion on Exmoor's narrow roads.

Not our usual type of traffic jam!

April 2nd 2010

Memories of days gone by - riding on the steam trains
of the West Somerset Railway.

April 1st 2010

Off to the wilds of Exmoor for a few days holiday.

March 26th 2010

An outing with the Ladies who Lunch. A visit to the old market town of Framlingham, some nice views of the castle and a great lunch!

March 25th 2010

Julie and Julia.

I thoroughly enjoyed this DVD. Based on two true stories and covering two of my favourite topics - cooking and blogging!

Just the thing to watch sitting by the fire on a chilly, rainy afternoon.

March 24th 2010

Into town for a shopping trip and time to grab a quick

cup of coffee.

March 23rd 2010

Aboriginal artwork - all the way from Byron Bay!

March 22nd 2010

Beautiful Australian bookmarks for my collection.

March 21st 2010

The Traveller Returns.

After 4 wonderful months travelling along the east coast of Australia my daughter is home - but how long for ...........

March 19th 2010

Hurray - the first Spring flowers in the garden!

March 16th 2010

Beautiful (but noisy) geese feeding near the reservoir.

March 15th 2010

Walking down by the reservoir yesterday.

March 14th 2010

I knew the blue sky was still there........

March 9th 2010

The latest additions to my bookmark collection.

I just couldn't resist these - I love the fashions of the 1920s.

March 8th 2010

Thorpeness beach looking towards Aldeburgh, Suffolk.