Just a little belated update on our beautiful Red Kite (the experts think she might be a girl after all by the way so she is legitimately Kitty to us!)… After two weeks of care, rest and recuperation with the experts at the Hawk Conservancy, we received a call to say that it was time […]
Sunday Photo – Saturday Shopping
A Hankering for Herbstfest – Missing Oktoberfest, and a sneaky trip Home
Facebook memories. As a currently repatriated ex-expat, these kind of things can be both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that they remind you of the sweet times you had during your time abroad – growing babies, the children in their first regional wear and the like, but they also double as a […]
Sunday Photo – Granny’s House
Granny’s house. This garden has it’s own micro climate I am sure of it…
Lunch in the Clouds
I don’t like to rely solely on the main travel/eatery recommendation sites out there when exploring, I much prefer to opt for local (often more reliable, and often more interesting) recommendations instead. The bigger sites can after all often be unfairly manipulated by businesses, and it’s good to remember that what is seen as the […]
Sunday Photo – Mighty Oak
We spent the weekend at my sister’s new house in Sussex. This beautiful mighty oak lies in the grounds and took six of us to give it a hug around it’s circumference (two of those huggers were aged 2, but it’s still a big tree!)… I wonder what stories it could tell if it could […]
The Sweet Chestnut Collector
Deep in the heart of ancient English woodland was where you could find us last weekend – where you might have also spotted this sweet chestnut collector of mine, gathering a mighty haul in his “bastik”. As my child, he is of course stubborn as heck. He refused any and all offers of help to […]
Sunday Photo – IntoThe Light
Into the light at Castle Wolfsthurn
Exploring Castle Wolfsthurn – Italy
Oft described as the most beautiful castle in South Tyrol, Schloss (Castle) Wolfsthurn was high on our list during our recent South Tyrol trip, given that it was a mere stones throw from our base in Vipiteno. It’s also home to the South Tyrolean Museum of Hunting & Fishing, which forms part of a trio […]
Sunday Photo – Follow Your Own Path
Bending the rules slightly with the Sunday Photo time limitations – this photo was taken a little over a week ago now, but when editing a load of Mountain Pics for a new post, I found this one and it made me laugh so much. I believe I had said something along the lines of […]