Heading for Wales

Heading for Wales

This year is the first time that my husband and I will not be joined by our two teenage sons on holiday – our eldest will be with his girlfriend’s family in Majorca and our youngest prefers to work hard at his summer job to save for a car having just...

Allan Brigham’s tour of Chesterton

Last night I joined Cambridge’s popular historian and the city’s best known road sweeper, Allan Brigham,  for a guided tour of Chesterton – old and new. He’s a bit like the Pied Piper and attracts hordes of enthusiastic followers who lap up...
Susi and her clever “canine partner”

Susi and her clever “canine partner”

My mother has a disabled badge and it is always a scramble to find a blue badge parking spot when I take her to Asda in Wisbech. However, I was reminded how easy it is to jump to conclusions when seeing a young and fit looking driver behind the wheel and parked in a...

The story of vanishing Dunwich

My walking buddy Heather and I found ourselves making a return visit to Dunwich Museum at the weekend, captivated by the story of how this once thriving town, or even a city, had vanished into the sea, helpless against the force of the crushing waves against its...

Our sinking Suffolk coastline

One of the walks my friend Heather and I had planned to do from a guide book was unexpectedly abandoned – because the footpaths had been swamped by the eroding coastline. We improvised, thanks to Heather’s brilliant map reading, and had a very pleasant...