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A walk in Stiffkey
What a beautiful, warm weekend it was in North Norfolk recently when we took a little trip to Stiffkey. Different people tell me that it's pronounced Sookey or Stookey but I'm not sure about this. Whichever way I say it, I'm bound to be
Skydive before 60
I was chatting to a fellow dogwalker in the park while our dogs played together about achievements and facing our fears, and she told me that she and her partner had been on a tandem skydive recently. They are both a few years older than me and, as they described
Concert flyer - Schutz, Michael Haydn, Lotti
If you are interested in Renaissance or Baroque music, come to our concert in Orpington next Sunday evening.
Brancaster beach
What a superb walk we had today at Brancaster beach. Over a mile of sandy beach expanse, the sea gently rolling in.
There were a few people there, including a man walking his 14 week-old labrador puppy, Django, his Bearded Dragon on his shoulder. That's Norfolk!
The grassy
Fish on the AGA
Forgive me, it's a long time since I last did a little post like this and I've been meaning to log this for ages but yadda yadda new responsibilities...no time...
This picture is from when I was last in Norfolk a couple of weeks ago.
Life in the old(er) dogs yet
This is Thomas (on the right I think) and Bessie.
Both ex-show and ex-breeding dogs, they'd come to the end of their working life and were adopted by B, who has rehomed lots of show-line labradors. Tom is now 9.5 years old and Bess is a couple
Porridge
It's supposed to be good for you, right?
I recently overcame my lifelong aversion to all milky-looking things with lumps in them in keeping with my largely-successful dieting initiative. Add some fruit and seeds and there it is, brimming with oaty proteiny goodness. Warm, nourishing and filling, albeit