On my way to North Berwick, but a day to spare, so a trip to Beamish is in order. My younger brother has gone to work, so I decided to walk to Beamish from Houghton-le-spring, 6.5 miles there, and 6.5 miles back. Running late with my departure time, I walked at speed, to get to…

A phone call from some friends, didn’t take more than a minute to agree, and once more we are driving 2CV’s around the Hampshire countryside. No matter how many times we take these cars out, we still love the fun of darting around the lanes trying to spot various locations. A short post, as we’ve…

We have a week of travel coming up, and it started today with a drive to Eastbourne to stay with Annabel’s aunt and uncle, so Annabel could try on a wedding dress nearby. We caught up with the family, and had a lovely afternoon in the Yew Tree pub, before an evening relaxing back at…

Been a few days of solid work, but today we have had to leave our current house, while it is valued. With a need to continue earning, but also hoping to enjoy the wonderful May weather, we located a pub with good Wifi. The Plough at Itchen Abbas was our fortunate find, with an excellent…

A trip back to Hannington today to discuss a 4G router with a client in the village. Stopping at Highworth on the way, I bumped into the town’s VE day celebrations. A bit of a shock walking down the alleyway to find a full size Spitfire in the square. Hats off to Highworth, they did…

Bank holiday weekend, and we’d agreed to help out with the Oakhanger village fate. First though, Annabel had gone to Scotland for a few days to look at a potential house for us, (it didn’t quite work out) so I ended up having a week alone. On the Friday, I picked up the returned Annabel…

A busy week of work, making up for our lovely time up north. Having even worked during Sunday morning, we decided upon a stroll around Winchester and a half in the pub down by the river. We’ve both enjoyed Winchester in as much as it has given us a steady base to work from, though…

A slow drive back to Winchester, we followed the A1M and Satnav, until a route diversion led us off the main roads and along some lovely countryside. We sort of knew where we were, but it wasn’t until we spotted a lovely pub by a river that we pulled in for a much needed Sunday…

Bournmoor, to catch up with my brother, which meant last night a few games, a good meal and catch up chats, before today setting off to Barnard Castle and the Bowes Museum. I should firstly say there is no relationship to Annabel, or her sisters sports shop, Bowe’s Sports, (see here) instead the Bowes Museum…

Today is the final day in the castle. It has been a fantastic stay, with loads of cuddles from the dogs, great weather and some lovely opportunities to go out and explore. After packing the car, I jumped on a train from Burntisland and headed into Edinburgh, while Annabel decided to stay at the castle…