New Year, New County, New Horizons

We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”;

I am here to do just that. So, sit back, relax, and read on.

Mike Hollis

New Year, New County, New Horizons.

A blog from Mike Hollis

Having lived in the heart of the Cheshire countryside for many years Annabel and I uprooted and moved to Cumbria in Decemeber 2021.

Join me as I blog about our new life in a new year, new coutry and with new horizons.

My latest Blogs

July 2026

Apologies for the late delivery of the July blog. I started off the month with a Ramblers’ walk – not too long, not too hot - and a welcome, cool breeze. We started to consider what we needed to do prior to joining our cruise to Iceland. I visited the Post Office to...

June 2026

On the first day of the month, Annabel went swimming in Askam’s open air pool. Darren came to finish painting the porch, the kitchen cupboards and the banister. Unfortunately, we both forgot not to touch the banisters! He made a very good job of painting the porch and...

May 2026

We went out with Tom for the day to Crummock Water in Rannerdale, where there were expanses of bluebells across the fells. Afterwards we had lunch at the Kirkstyle Inn near Loweswater. I then went out with the photography group to Flakebridge for more displays of...