Going Off Piste at Alexander’s in Skipton.
Alexander’s is a fabulous and very stylish bar restaurant here in Skipton. For the last few festive seasons, they have had a seriously cool Alpine-lodge style restaurant pop-up called Off…
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A Week in Calpe in October
Calpe in October This is the second consecutive year we have spent a week in Calpe in October. On both occasions, we’ve been away for my birthday. This time was…
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A Life-Changing Decision: We’re Moving…
Ian and I are moving. When you meet later in life as we did, it’s likely that there are two homes and two lots of children. We fall into that…
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First Wedding Anniversary Celebrations #2
Ian and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary on Sunday. I truly can’t believe how quickly the year has passed. My work friends gave us a voucher for Grassington House as…
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First Wedding Anniversary Celebrations #1
Our fabulous Skipton friends gave Ian and I a voucher for Crab Manor Hotel as a wedding gift. 51 weeks after we got married, we finally booked an overnight stay,…
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Our Seville Highlights and Recommendations
If you haven’t been to Seville, you really must go. At the end of each of the three days Ian and I spent there, I said that if the holiday…
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My Holiday Essentials For UK and Abroad
Leather travel wallet To paraphrase: one woman’s essentials are another woman’s folly. And while my holiday essentials aren’t literally essential, they are little luxuries and practical pieces that make…
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How We Spent The Platinum Jubilee Weekend
A picnic on Tynemouth Longsands beach. Well that went very quickly! It’s Sunday evening and it only feels like a few hours since I finished work on Wednesday and drove…
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Lockdown, Sleep and Memory with Tempur
As a part-time member of the insomnia club, I’m on a constant quest to to get a better night’s sleep, something I’ve written about on several occasions. The immediate impact…
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