The photographic blogging challenge is hosted by P. J. at A 'lil Hoohaa and September's theme was the town we live in. I was going to be so organised this month but life definitely got in the way so I took all but one of the photos yesterday, and I decided to focus on the harbour and … Continue reading My Town – a photographic blogging challenge

It's time for Top Ten Thursdays, which is hosted by Tamara over at Confessions of a part-time working mom, and this week it's all about the little things that make our days. This post comes with a health warning, several things on the list are going to involve my gorgeous man so be prepared for a … Continue reading Top Ten Thursdays – it’s the little things

Whilst in Northumberland we had a lovely day out to the Chain Bridge Honey Farm which sits right at the edge of England in the north east. The honey farm was opened in the 1940's and is a great place to visit, especially for vintage vehicle fanatics like my beloved as there are lots of … Continue reading A Honey Farm and a Chain Bridge

Top ten Thursday and this week it's all about things we're good at. Okay, I'm going to be totally honest and say that I was very close to not doing this weeks top ten as I'm not very good at thinking what I'm good at, but far be it for me to avoid a challenge. … Continue reading Top Ten Thursdays – Talents

It's time for Top Ten Thursdays, which is hosted by Tamara over at Confessions of a part-time working mom, and this week the topic is famous people which is a huge category. To cut it down I decided to think about it as the top ten famous people that I would invite to a dinner party … Continue reading Top Ten Thursdays – Famous People

There are so many lovely little villages to visit in Northumberland that it's difficult to choose where to start. One of the first we went to this week was Low-Newton-by-the-Sea which according to the info in our cottage "is one of the most picturesque villages on the Northumberland coast". You can't drive into the village, … Continue reading Cute Northumberland Villages

Last week we travelled to Macclesfield in Cheshire to say goodbye to a very dear friend, Elaine McBride. Elaine and I met in 1992 when we were sat next to each other on a plane that was headed for Saudi Arabia. I was a very naive 23 years old, leaving Tasmania to work in the … Continue reading Goodbye to Macclesfield and a very special friend

I have a confession to make and that is that I love books - I am a passionate bibliophile. All books, hard cover, paperback, and kindle versions which I know to some people is sacrilege, but if it means I can carry so many books with me at once then surely it's a good thing. … Continue reading Barter Books – A booklover’s paradise in Northumberland

Time for Top Ten Thursday and this week it's the top ten things we'd save if our house was on fire, knowing that all people and pets are safe. I found this one really difficult purely because my first thought would always be Ken and the furbies and making sure we were safe, but then … Continue reading Top Ten Thursdays – things I’d save from a house fire

For ages we've been meaning to go to the Storehouse at Foulis Ferry, which is a restaurant with a couple of shops attached. We have called in to try it before but the queue was out the door as it's very popular. As I've got a couple of weeks off we were able to go … Continue reading Medieval graves, a legend of second sight, and of course cake