Where to begin? If walking for well-being is the order of the day, then in many ways there is no better place than home. Home is that safe place in terms of knowing where we are in the world. But the question to ask is, how well do you really know where you live? As …
Last weekend, I was treated to a reunion with some of my old University Comrades. A meet-up that was an imperceptible 28 years in the making. Of the six of us who gathered at a neutral location in Birmingham, only one of them has remained a consistently close friend over that period. So it was …
Read more “Croyde and Baggy Point. Letting the Sea offer some Perspective.”
Waking with a nagging head was the reward for enjoying England’s last-gasp win against France in the Six Nations the previous night. Fortunately, this was accompanied by bright winter sunshine beaming through the bedroom window. On further inspection, a scene of crisp frost and watery blue skies meant it would be foolish not to get …
Read more “Wandering Langport’s Inland Sea. Finding Serenity in a Flooded Landscape.”
It is fair to say that if I asked you to name a town in the UK beginning with ‘Y’, you’d say Yeovil. In fact, off the top of your head, can you name three others?….. It’s tricky. On a personal note, Yeovil has a special place in my heart as being the town that …
Read more “Hidden Yeovil. Jack the Treacle Eater and Nine Springs.”