With strong winds and heavy showers forecast and still feeling a little disorientated, today was designated as an official Cottage Day. It was great. Morning brews in the chalet, catching up with friends by email and text was a much needed relaxing start to the day. After a midday brunch, we walked up the slates… Read more

The last few days have flown past in a blur. Thunderstorms, lightening and a 24 hour dash to London to be at Robin’s Funeral had left me in a bit of a haze. Only had the energy for a few strolls down to the river in the evenings between the downpours. On Saturday, things picked… Read more

Dark skies all day. Rumbles of thunder through the afternoon. Torrential downpours. Stayed Cottage bound… Read more

Classic British summertime weather today, with a forecast of a wet afternoon and thundershowers. Having been invited to a lunchtime BBQ, we decided to have an active start to our day and set out on a 5km jog. The temperatures were stifling and we arrived back completely overheating. After last night’s snorkeling adventure and having… Read more

For the first time in many months, there was a glimmer of normality in the air. It was a wonderfully warm day, so we decided to head over to the quarry for pretty much the first time this year. We are still feeling very lucky to have so much outdoor recreational space around us in… Read more

It’s been a bit cold, damp and gloomy compared to what we’ve been used to this week. Temperatures have even dropped briefly to single figures and the big jackets have had to come back out of the winter storage box! Even got the fire lit one evening! We’ve both had a very busy week of… Read more