Original Post 20 Feb 2017 - now featuring - Update 24 April 2017 You know the feeling you get just after fitting a smoke or carbon monoxide detector, when you feel you are super sensible and have protected all you hold dear. I am the sort of person that checks car tyres by looking at them... Continue Reading →
Easy like Sunday mornings
Waking up naturally and stretching your arms and legs. Savouring the warmth of the duvet and realising as you slowly blink away the sleep that if you wanted to you could actually stay in bed all day. Sunday mornings are the best. Nothing to wake up for, nothing to get up for. Unless you're us.... Continue Reading →
Bournville to Birmingham Canal Walk
Staying at Chapel Lane Caravan Club site we decide on a trip out. We are away with friends, they head off to Cadbury World with their kids. Being a bit tight and not having any kids with us we decide to pull on the walking boots and stretch the old legs. A couple of miles... Continue Reading →
Spring
I looked forward to wrapping up in fluffy jumpers and hot chocolate in front of the fire. Kicking at the leaves and praying for snow. I've had enough now. Dark mornings and even darker in the late afternoons. Grey and dismal days. Trying to dodge the showers and listening to the wind. It's dark when... Continue Reading →
Happy to be the age we are
If you could go back to any age in your life what would you choose? The ‘other half’ has just asked. We thrive on this type of nonsense question as it tends to open up an interesting dialogue. I think about this for a second and immediately decide I wouldn’t go back to any day... Continue Reading →
Bar Keepers Friend Stain Remover -Review
I have a stained (!!) stainless steel sink in the caravan, almost like a tea stain but impossible to remove with just a scourer. I also felt that my vain attempts in the past with a scourer were actually scratching the surface of the sink so I left it. Bar Keepers Friend, part of the... Continue Reading →