And breathe… We have been back at school for just over a week now (a very last year for the oldest, a very first year for the youngest!) and finally, I feel like I can catch up with things that I have been meaning to do forever, like work for example, and being able to […]
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Inspecting Lyme Hall
A forty-five minute drive from our base near Curbar Edge, lies Lyme Hall. This vast (once sporting) Estate on the very edge of the Peaks was once home to the Legh Family, and is well looked after by the National Trust today. Used as a film/TV setting on many an occasion, it is probably most […]
Christmas at Dines Barn…
Christmas can be a strange time of year for Expats. Many find themselves torn between having a quiet but convenient festive period in their host country – tempted by the promise of endless lie-ins, not having to worry about smuggling presents anywhere from Father Christmas (and managing to keep them out of sight), and […]