Corners of my Mind

I don't know why but a great wistfulness always overwhelmes me at the end of August; it seems like the end of something important, somet...

...or, the 'two-for-one' voucher strikes again. The answer to 'what do you want to do on your birthday?' was 'what, if...

On Saturday we went to visit friends in Nottingham. We followed our usual route along the A50 until we turned off on the road to Long Eaton....

How kind people are! Both the Dutchess and Gillian.l have been kind enough to give me this award. The Dutchess for my Family Matters bl...

Well, it's that day again, the day when Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Last year I wrote a commemorative post ...

I love fruit at this time of year. Soft, luscious plums straight from the tree in our garden and crisp, new English apples bought from the ...

I couldn't resist taking this picture of Chloe as she posed on the fence amongst the honeysuckle. She looks calm and collected here but...

Yesterday we thought that after a long week at work and all the hassle of the home computer breaking down, or 'frying' as Paul calls...

As so many of you were interested in the last post I've been trying to find out more about Dovleys Manor and especially about the people...

I've always been fascinated by this house. It is called Doveleys Manor and stands just off the main road from Rocester to Ashbourne. We ...