We were lucky to stumble across the unveiling of this statue to celebrate the 75th anniversary of D Day at our recent Mary Rose visit. Unconditional Surrender, or Embrace Peace as it’s otherwise known (by Seward Johnson) is of course based on the famous photograph taken in Times Square, but the striking statue wasn’t […]
The Ship Wreck Explorers – The Mary Rose
So much has changed in the four years since our last visit to the Mary Rose. The Three-Year-old wasn’t earthside for a start (so this technically wasn’t his first visit!), and I remember being very grateful for the cool and darkened corridors (plus the places to sit and rest!) as I waddled from one […]
Sunday Photo – Taking in the View – Wales
Taking in the view (and his wellies off!) at our Welsh holiday cottage… I am going to miss this!
On the Edge of Snowdonia..
Regular readers will notice a lack of current international travel from these quarters. It doesn’t mean there’s none in the near future by the way, it has just meant building projects, plus a husband working abroad a lot has gotten in the way, as has (in the nicest possible way) a need for our offspring […]
Sunday Photo – Country Mouse
a tiny country mouse we spotted at Alresford Watercress Festival last weekend. As intrigued by us as we were with him…





