Lincolnshire Plum Bread {my version of}
One of the pleasures of travel is discovering local foods that aren’t necessarily well-known outside of the area. More often than not, savoury dishes are meat based so I miss out on those, but...
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Baking {out of my comfort zone} at Malham Show
Sometimes you have to step out of your comfort zone to experience new, exciting things. I received a tweet a fortnight ago asking if I would like to do a baking demonstration at one...
Lincoln, Just Wow!
Lincoln is an attractive Cathedral city in the eastern midlands of England. We found ourselves over there at the weekend on our drive back up north. Always wanting to visit new places, this turned...
A Campervan Friendly Welsh Cream Tea
I’ve blogged Welsh Cakes before but I’m including them again as I made these to serve as a Welsh cream tea. Proving that all you need is a frying pan to make that quintessentially...
Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, Heavenly Wales
So I’ll pick up from where I left off in the last post, from Tywyn we headed south, towards Aberystwyth. We crossed the Dyfi Estuary and spent the day at Ynys Hir an RSPB...
In the Shadow of Mountains, Snowdonia
A gap in our house-sitting bookings gave us some summery freedom to roam Wales. I haven’t even crossed the Welsh border since the late 90′s, before that we used to holiday here throughout my...
A Pictorial Potter Around Historic York
So we went to York for the day, last week it was! The primary reason was to visit the Mallard 75 train exhibition at the National Railway Museum however the sun was shining and...
A Great Gathering of Steam
The blue engine in the photo above is the Mallard, 75 years ago this month that sleek machine broke the world speed record for a steam engine, reaching 126 miles per hour. It has...
A Capital Visit
We head down to London once or twice a year to visit friends who live in the capital. It always make a fantastic contrast to the mostly rural life we lead, none of the...
A thrifty wander through London’s Parks
London can be an expensive destination, there are so many brilliant things to spend your hard-earned cash on, not to mention the cost of accommodation. When the sun comes out however, London can become...
