We have just had a few days away: in Saddleworth at a family christening and in North Wales, visiting lots of old haunts with new eyes and catching up with friends. Sometimes on long journeys, I let my children use …

If all goes to plan, this should be the time of my holiday when I have spent at least an hour or two in this location:-

I’ve blogged about it again and again, but this is my favourite place in …

…mostly on holiday….

….’they’ (who are ‘they’? I have never worked that out, but ‘they’ seem to be responsible for lots of things) have messed up Easter holidays this year. I had got my mind into gear thinking; …

Every year, we make a kind of pilgrimage back to a place we left 6 years ago: Colwyn Bay.

 We only lived there for 5 years, but the place has a ‘pull’ on us that we can never quite shake. …

This holiday has bought manyconnections with lots of friends. I’m really grateful about that. Much as I bang on about desiring some stability in income or settled accomodation what really gives me energy is connections and good friendships. I’ve made …