Cover picture: downstream from Janet’s Fosse “Surely not, Jane? You don’t mean we actually climbed that waterfall?” “Mmm…p’haps we found a way round at the side…” It took a while to get a signal on our phones to check the route, but we finally confirmed that, back in 1972, we had clambered up Gordale Scar,Continue reading “Malham – A Little Gem in Limestone Country”
Category Archives: Holidays and Travel
Forbidden Corner, The Strangest Place on Earth
It took us all Saturday morning to prepare for their arrival. Macaroni cheese made up and into the oven. Salad nicely prepped with a light dressing. Feeling my fingers around the Isofix bars and clicking into position the jaws at the back of Grace’s car seat. Beds made up… The mac cheese disappeared without traceContinue reading “Forbidden Corner, The Strangest Place on Earth”
Musical Okanagan
[This post follows on from Exploring the Okanagan, which describes places we visited in May whilst staying with my sister Di and partner Darrel in British Columbia.] As the final strains of the concert finale settled upon the audience, there was hardly a dry eye. Vernon Counterpoint Choir had entertained us for an evening, withContinue reading “Musical Okanagan”
Beauty from Ashes
Map shows the south-east tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia 1912 – A limestone quarry on Vancouver Island Jennie Butchart surveyed with horror the scarred landscape, the hidden cost of her husband Robert’s success. The rich limestone under the forest floor had proved ideal for making cement, but after 8 years it was now exhausted.Continue reading “Beauty from Ashes”
Nostalgia in Victoria, BC
Who would have imagined we’d meet up in such a far-flung corner of the planet, 57 years later? The last time Roger, Ned and l spent time together was in late July, 1968, aged 17. ‘A’ levels were over, school had finished and so we, plus two others, spent 10 days walking from Hawes inContinue reading “Nostalgia in Victoria, BC”
Exploring the Okanagan
“Well, John and Jane,” said sister Di(ana), your holiday’s been a real kaleidoscope.” We returned a week ago after spending a marvellous fortnight in the Okanagan valley, in British Columbia, Western Canada. Di and Darrel were marvellous hosts, and with them we had the very best experience of what the northern Okanagan has to offer.Continue reading “Exploring the Okanagan”
Inspiration from Italy
I guess you’re familiar with the rosy glow that means you know you’ve done a good job. Three perfectly poached eggs on toast ready to serve, not a single broken yoke. A beautiful flower bed that we planted last year, bursting into bloom. That broken-down wall, now neatly reconstructed, stones in apple-pie order. But whatContinue reading “Inspiration from Italy”
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