18th March 2024 Fresh from the land of pasta and vino, Sue and I set off from Harborough early on Monday, 18th March, for a few days in the land of laverbread and Brains Bitter. We broke our westward journey with a visit to Old Oswestry Hillfort. Built and occupied during the Iron Age, it… Continue Reading

17th March 2024 Through family connections, my rugby chum Sean Perry was allowed to use an apartment in San Vito, Abruzzo, Italy, free of charge, and he kindly invited me to join him. It was a no-brainer with return flights costing less than £50 and shared parking fees. So, at 3 a.m. on the 10th… Continue Reading

7th March 2024 Saturday the 17th was a rare dry day, and the family made the most of it by keeping busy and getting out and about: Jamie, Ruth, and Joey flew out to the Swiss/French border for a week of snowboarding, having first dropped off their two rabbits in our greenhouse en route to… Continue Reading