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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Coronavirus Lockdown: Day Two
It’s 26th March 2020 and today is the third day of the UK Coronavirus lockdown. Because I’m not working in practice, I have time to write a short daily blog…
Mother’s Day 2020
I don’t quite know where to start on this blog. It’s been a Mother’s Day like no other and the first one on which I haven’t seen my mum. Like…
If You Go Down To The Woods Today…
Whenever we can, Ian and I try to get out for a walk. Right now, time is a precious commodity. Among home improvements, birthday parties, Easter and more, we haven’t…
Heaven On A Plate: Le Caveau Skipton’s Taster Menu.
If you’re unfamiliar with Skipton, it’s a little market town at the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. I’ve lived here for thirteen years and I’m very proud of my adopted…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dreamy Midsummer Nights I will never, ever tire of evenings like this. Dreamy midsummer evenings when the sun keeps shining, the working week is over and the promise of an…
Good Friday Walk in Malham, North Yorkshire.
I took a few extra days off after the Easter weekend and loved every moment of it. But it’s back to work now, at least, in theory. It’s the school…
Lobster and Languedoc: A Love-In At Le Caveau
Date Night There are a lot of excellent restaurants in Skipton and the surrounding areas. On this occasion, it was date night and I asked my partner Ian where he’d…
Le Grand Depart, Skipton: Tour de France 2014
Yesterday, the sun shone and the whole of Skipton was filled with spectators as the Tour de France came through our little town. The atmosphere was amazing and I felt…