Hello and welcome to my October 2024 Newsletter. Well, it was nice to have a few days of glorious sunshine in September, but I think the weather has broken up for now. Although I love spring, summer, and autumn with their longer days and warm weather, there is also...
The History of the Fair Barnstaple Fair is one of the oldest in the country and is believed to date back as far as 930 (at least according to the board displayed at the fair - see below). Originally, the fair was held for trading purposes and, in the eighteenth...
Hello, and welcome to my September Newsletter. I’m writing this on a pleasant afternoon in late August after spending an enjoyable morning with some friends. Although the sun is nice and warm today, I have to say there was an autumnal nip in the air when we...
Lundy Island is an isolated granite outcrop of rock that lies some twelve miles or so off the North Devon coast, with nothing between it and America. The island is three miles long and just over half a mile wide, and it welcomes over 20,000 tourists each year who sail...
As I’m writing this, the sun is shining, and it’s a lovely day – at long last! Let’s hope we get fine weather until well into the autumn. I’ve just come in from deadheading the flowers in my garden – a daily task at this time of year, but it’s all looking good, and...
Hello and welcome to my July 2024 Newsletter. I was looking back on my newsletter for July 2023, and I commented that now we are past the longest day, the nights are pulling in, and the weather seems more like October than July – and it seems this year is going much...
Hello, and welcome to my June Newsletter. I've recently returned from a lovely holiday in Kefalonia, and now I'm trying to catch up with everything. We had a great time, but it's always nice to come home and sleep in your own bed. We've been lucky...
We didn’t have many trips out when I was a child, as my dad was a farmer, and he had little time off. However, I particularly remember him taking me and my mum to Clovelly on my thirteenth birthday, and I immediately fell in love with this picturesque little village,...
Hello, and welcome to my May Newsletter. Well, after so much rain, I've finally been able to get out and weed my garden, and now it's looking nice and tidy. My potatoes, broad beans, and peas are all up, and the sweet peas are already climbing up...
In 2023, I was lucky enough to go on a trip to New York to celebrate a significant birthday. I was accompanied by my husband, Bryan, my eldest son, Stuart, and his wife, Laura, and my youngest son, David, and his wife, Jenny. We went for six days, and quite apart from...
Hello, and welcome to my April Newsletter. Thankfully, last weekend signalled the start of British Summer Time, but I just wish someone would tell the weather! I know the English like to moan about the rain, but we've had so much...
