Place Notes

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Transition Friday / 28th February 2020

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A Transition Day.  After another fantastic week in Pertisau, today was moving day. But we didn’t move very far.  In a  desperate attemp...

Travelling Friday / 21st February 2020

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A travelling Friday.  Several years ago we spent an idyllic May week on the edge of the Achensee in the Tirol. And, as so often, we sai...

Lazy Friday / 14th February 2020

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After an ‘active’ Friday ( Thames Path ) and a ‘retail’ Friday ( Cameras ), today was probably best catalogued as a ‘lazy’ Friday. As i...

All Change / 7th February 2020

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One of my weaknesses is a tendency to hang onto stuff, just in case it might come in useful. I've been particularly guilty of this wit...

Thames Path: Marlow to the Tideway

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Have covered the 'middle' 90 miles of the Thames Path a couple of years ago, I felt it was high time I topped and tailed it.  Having...

Do Photographers Dream of Electric Cars?

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Here's the thing.  I'd like to replace my diesel-powered, 4-wheel drive little SUV.  It's done over 100,000 miles since I bought...

Boots On / 31st January 2020

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Long ago I walked quite a lot of the Thames Path - from Lechlade down to Marlow.  I did that as series of day walks finding my back to Oxfor...

Cat Down

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One of the perils of adopting older cats is very real possibility that they won't be with you for very long.  So, you tell yourself not ...

To Do / 24th January 2020

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Sometimes you set out to write a Friday blog post - and you find you've just reproduced your 'to do' list. Track down stray pa...