Lockdown week 32 – no rest for these tired eyes

Lockdown week 32 – no rest for these tired eyes
How funny was it back in March when we naively thought this would all be over in six weeks? I look back at those times when Dave and I were working from the dining room… View Post

The Joiners Arms – Newton by the Sea

The Joiners Arms – Newton by the Sea
‘When you get into a hotel room, you lock the door, and you know there is a secrecy, there is a luxury, there is fantasy. There is comfort. There is reassurance’ – Diane von Furstenberg… View Post

Hadrian’s Wall & the search for Robin Hood’s Tree

Hadrian’s Wall & the search for Robin Hood’s Tree
‘Once again a geography question rears it’s ugly head and stumps the American’ – Keith Murray My name’s Helen and I’m a Robin Hood nut. Sadly I’d love to pretend that my interest peaked when… View Post

A weekend in Beadnell

A weekend in Beadnell
‘Celebrate what you want to see more of’ – Tom Peters Christmas 2014 crept up on us as it invariably does and I was lucky enough this year to have some time off work between… View Post