A very belated Happy New Year, let’s see what it brings, hopefully, more of the good, and less of the bad (obviously!)… Picture taken at Netley Beach recently, the closest beach to Winchester…
Paying Respects
The youngest member of our family wanted to “write in the book” for the Queen before the long weekend – and light a candle (although I think that was more about the novelty of lighting it by himself more than anything else), so we went to the Cathedral after school on Friday to pay our […]
Traditions
A couple of pictures that illustrate English traditions to me in different ways… The first is of the recent bluebells up the road at Crab Wood – 200 acres of ancient English woodland. There are plenty of myths and legends about this place and it’s really special – as were the bluebells this year! Just […]
The Pigsty at Pitt
As the pandemic has receded enough to reveal a new kind of normal, life (for us at least) has returned to the hecticness of what it was before. Add to that the reinstatement of international business travel for Mr Bavarian Sojourn and it’s not surprising that I found myself wishing for a bit of peace […]
The Country Brocante – The Grange
Thanks to my sister Victoria (owner of Cherry Vintage Home), I have been to a couple of Country Brocante events, more often than not in her end of the woods in Sussex where they originated. The stalls are typically piled high with all sorts of vintage treasures as well as local produce, flowers, […]