We had to go to a ‘Do’. My schoolfriend’s mum – my “Other Mother” – Mrs H – had invited me to celebrate her 80th Birthday. It threw me into apoplexy. My entire wardrobe reflected a lifestyle which, for the last two years, had consisted of living in a catering-size Corned Beef tin with theContinue reading “A Brief Bark Around Britain – The Thames Path, The National Watersports Festival & ‘A Bit of a ‘Do”!”
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We Pack Up Our Troubles & Climb Back Into The Bubble!
“Oh to be in England /Now that April’s there…” wrote Robert Browning in his poem ‘Home Thoughts From Abroad‘. Like us, he happened to be in Northern Italy at the time. However, on April Fools Day, after two years on the road, we arrived back in the UK. Never mind the chaffinch singing on theContinue reading “We Pack Up Our Troubles & Climb Back Into The Bubble!”
Back in Britain; a Fidose of Reality – Part 2
If you have been walking with us for some time, you will know that our returns to the UK are never straightforward – and this one had reached an unprecedented zenith of complexity. We had only arrived on British soil in November; however, by Christmas we had fitted in an assault, a boundary dispute, wildContinue reading “Back in Britain; a Fidose of Reality – Part 2”
Back in Britain; a Fidose of Reality – Part 1
Dorset. A county boasting one of the lowest crime rates in the UK. A quiet country walk with the dogs ended with a statement given to the police.
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