Is This Mutton?

  Dear friends. The good weather persisted in September, particularly for us in the last week when we enjoyed temperatures of 30 (80 Fahrenh...

  Dear friends. We've just finished the last cycling adventure of the summer, cycling in Provence,  France. It culminated in an ascent o...

And Tuesday Twirl  Dear friends. Today I'm sharing our big garden makeover. We were keen to make the back garden more child friendly,  a...

And TuesdayTwirl Dear friends. August turned out to be another scorcher, and a busy month.  There were 2 art exhibitions, a David Bowie extr...

 And TuesdayTwirl Dear friends. Altnaharra, in the northern corner of Scotland, is a tiny hamlet we passed through on our 3 week cycling adv...

 And TuesdayTwirl  Dear friends.  For the last 3 weeks I've been cycling 1000 miles (1,609km) from Land's End in Cornwall to John O...

  Dear friends. There's a new narrative around retirement. It's no longer about putting your feet up and going on cruises, with a li...

And #TuesdayTwirl  Dear friends.  Another busy month which included art exhibitions, our holiday in Greece, the start of my Medieval Exeter ...

 And #TuesdayTwirl  Dear friends. We've just returned from another wonderful holiday on the Greek island of Skiathos. I'm sharing so...

 And TuesdayTwirl  Dear friends. Today I'm taking you to a fascinating exhibition in London: "Queen Elizabeth: Her Life in Style....

 April in Review {2026} Dear friends. Spring is getting into its stride as you can see from my joyful pictures of bluebells, tulips and blue...

 #WBOYC Dear friends. March saw me going to two art exhibitions, one in Plymouth;  the start of our big garden renovation, numerous walks an...

 And #TuesdayTwirl Dear friends.  For the second part of my favourite paintings series I've chosen an unexpected van Gogh. The choice of...

  Dear friends. February always feels like a busy and bustling month, thanks to its brevity. The weather was pretty abysmal most of the time...

  Dear friends.  It has an unfair reputation as the worst month of the year. True, the weather is not great, and there are no public holiday...

  Dear friends. Here's how I spent December. It was quite lively. 

 And ##TuesdayTwirl  Dear friends. Have you ever remarked how days seem to race by? That when we were young, summer seemed to go on forever?...

 #WBOYC Dear friends.  November is my birthday month. Quite a lot was occurring, including a nasty old virus. We scattered my mum's ashe...

 #WBOYC #WhatsBeenOnYourCalendar  Dear friends. A busy month to share. October included a big birthday for Mr Mutton, a school reunion in Pl...

 And #TuesdayTwirl  Dear friends. We've been to the Lake District in the north of England for a few days. We enjoyed beautiful autumn we...