Nestled away in the hills , in the hamlet of Onesacre , you will find Green Barn. Situated in a peaceful & quiet location slightly off the beaten track looking out towards the glorious countryside [ or as we like to call it around here - Gods country] but with the amenities of Oughtibridge village … Continue reading G R E E N B A R N • a night away
We woke up on the Friday of our stay and decided to venture to Macarena for the morning. Macarena is one of the 11 districts that makes up Seville, and it's the place where Spanish Parliament resides in the 16th century Hospital de Las Cinco Llagos. We were drawn by the promise of Baroque architecture, … Continue reading S E V I L L E • the wander to Macarena
O N E • of the best things about getting older [ I'm 51 if you are new around here ] is not giving a flying feck. I'm definitely embracing that and my Bag Lady Chic. When the BF tells me I look like I've got a bottle of vodka snook away in my hand … Continue reading M O N D A Y • musings
Y O U K N O W • when I hear "New Year, New You '' my eyes roll ; I don't know whether to gip up, or punch the perpetrator in the face. NOT that I would ever be that person - be that violent .The last person I punched was Darren Scrachard in … Continue reading L I F E • NYE musings
Like is like a box of chocolates - sometimes it's a chocolate truffle [yum] and other times a piece of liquorice [yuck] Saying goodbye to my mum was THE hardest thing I've EVER had to do. Leaving my husband after 7 years was the worst thing I've ever had to do to somebody else . … Continue reading M U S I N G S • Life is like a box of chocolates
I went walking around Damflask Reservoir yesterday its one of my favourite places for a wander. I haven't been for a while but decided to head there - I needed some beautiful views and quiet time. Its a good place for a think; to talk to myself and to Mollie. Yes I have one way conversations … Continue reading L I F E – be unapologetically your beautiful self …
Today went a bit like this. I arrived at the train station 45 minutes early. My anxiety around travel is real again . Dam you lockdown you've set me back ! My reasoning for setting off early - What if there was a big car crash, or a bomb, or the car conked out again. … Continue reading 3 Yorkshire Puddings & 2 Newcastle Brown Ales • day tripping to York
It was my Mum's birthday yesterday. She would have been a beautiful 76 year old.I don't know why I find birthdays so hard , I guess it's another year older … or in our case another year without her.Before I go any further these posts are never meant to be mordly or written for sympathy … Continue reading L I F E • yesterday my mum would have been 76
the naughty forty diaries 