Red Squirrel!
Red Squirrel! Can you tell I’m excited?! Yes, we saw red squirrels today. Well, one red squirrel, lots of times. This was at the Kirroughtree Visitors Centre in the Galloway Forest Park, just up the road from our holiday cottage. …
Other Musings
Photo essay: Dovedale
Even on an overcast day, the Peak District never disappoints. We decided to venture further south into the White Peak part of the District to explore part of the Dovedale area. It’s an area that’s decidedly peaky with it’s pointy …
Photo Essay: Burbage and Stanage Edge
I faced a choice today. I could be taken on a drive through the Peak District in the sun, or I could go to the Hardy Plant Society (HPS) talk tonight. I didn’t have enough spoons to do both. I …
Heather on the moors
It’s that time of the year again and the heather is in full flower in the Peak District. What is different this year is that this was the first time we also was able to experience the fragrance of the …
ME Awareness Week
May is ME Awareness Month with a particular focus on Sunday 10 to Saturday 16 May being ME Awareness Week. I blog occasionally about Gardening with ME and this week I have been tweeting some of the impacts having ME has …
Photo essay: Snowy Peak
One of the many great advantages of living in Sheffield* is its proximity to the Peak District. In fact, one third of Sheffield IS in the Peak District. Blue skies and the sparkling of the recently fallen snow meant we …
Peak District: Stanage Edge and summer heather
The heather in the Peak District is flowering. There is a pink tinge to the landscape. Stanage Edge A section of Stanage Edge Stanage Edge from the top of the ridge Stanage Edge, heather and weather Burbage Rocks Towards Burbage …
Remembering Merlyn
Merlyn, our beautiful cat of 14 years, sadly died on Wednesday. He had been unwell for a while, but in the last few weeks the condition (FIV), got so bad that he was no longer eating, and in the Vet’s …
Winter light on sculpture: a winter visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Kevin & I decided to make the most of the amazingly beautiful winter weather today and enjoy it, because tomorrow the bad weather hits again. We have been meaning to visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park since we moved to Sheffield and …
Yorkshire Dales holiday
Our main holiday this year was a week in the Yorkshire Dales at the beginning of September. Given we live in South Yorkshire, it might seem an odd choice, to holiday in your own county. But we have only lived …