A frosty start to Winter
Wild Horses
The Village Church
The Village
A frozen stream on Dartmoor
Bridestow
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First day of advent clearout It’s that time of year again. The Christmas lights are going up, the stockings are being hung by the fire place and the advent calendars have arrived. Since we’re incredibly spoilt, Alan and I have two each this year (Thanks Mum and Nan) so we’ve decided to put them to [...] The title probably says it all. As I approach my one year blogging anniversary I have the opportunity to reflect on how I’ve found my first foray into the world of travel writing. It’s not all bad, but I’d never have estimated how hard parts of it would be. But, I’ve made it this far. [...] I’m somewhat disproportionately excited about the fact that last night we bought travel insurance to cover our next few trips. I’m excited, firstly because we got a great deal, and secondly because it feels like we’re one step closer to it all actually becoming a reality. On it’s own, of course, buying travel insurance is [...] Gaffa Tape Rose After my rant earlier in the week I decided to take some action, no matter how small. And so, I found myself elbow deep in flour as I baked bread from scratch. Home-made bread To go along with the bread, we bought some fresh Italian meats and cheeses from a local deli and I tried my [...] I got to Liverpool Street this morning to find the circle/hammersmith/metropolitan line platform full. So much so, that people were queuing up the stairs. Giddy as I was at the idea of pushing my way onto the platform and eventually onto a train, I decided to bail and walk from Liverpool street station to work. [...] This week I took my very first Aikido class. I’ve been promising myself for years that I’d take up some sort of self-defence class, but it’s one of those things I’ve never quite gotten around to. However, the prospect of travelling to South America, combined with my brother taking up the new skill (he’s already [...] For non-Londoners it’s sometimes tough to believe that within a 10minute drive of a London postcode you can find the beautiful Epping Forest. Here are some of the photos I took of Epping Forest on a recent day off. The last of the daylight Every night, after work, I take this road home from the station. The 9-5 routine means I find myself in this spot at roughly the same time every evening and have done for the past year. In that time I’ve been very aware of the changing seasons and particularly the [...] |
 
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