The weather here this month has not been brilliant, but we’re seeing signs that Spring is on its way. Snowdrops and crocuses appeared in great numbers but there has been considerable rainfall. The river Eden has been very high and running at great speed. Luckily, the...
At the start of the month, we enjoyed a pleasant day in Kirkby Stephen, ‘a traditional market town of historic buildings, cobbled yards, quaint corners and interesting shops, ideally located in the beautiful Upper Eden valley’ according to the town’s website. It’s...
Annabel’s birthday – 9 March. She was born exactly nine months after me. As it was a beautiful day, we went on a walk from Melmerby, right on the edge of North Pennines Area of Natural Beauty, with views of the snow-capped Pennines and Lakeland fells. Tom and Tara...
We caught the bus to the spectacular Kirstenbosch Gardens and spent a very pleasant day there walking, looking at scenery, flowers, shrubs, trees, birds, insects, lizards and mountains. It was fairly nippy first thing in the morning but warmed up during the day. The...
Sat 2 April We continued to explore our immediate neighborhood. The familiar (to us) European architecture contrasted strongly with the brightly coloured African buildings. A local artist’s gallery was a real revelation. We were particularly taken with the...
Friday 8 April Up early with Imogen and off to Robben Island on a quite smart boat. We watched a documentary which told the story and referred to some well-known and some half-forgotten names from the days of the fight against apartheid. On the island itself the...
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