Ready or not, here comes 2020

It’s already 2020 back home. The new year has started while we wait for it to begin here. I was going to head to a museum to distract myself from the absence of good friends, but our boy absolutely refused. “No. No. Nope. Not another museum,” he muttered. So we went shopping the post Christmas […]

Dear 2019…

Dear wonderful, sad, crazy, surprising 2019, You started like any other normal new year. I was sitting at our kitchen table, unable to sleep. I was writing about last year and how I wished this year would be a kinder one for us all. I was listening to the tick tick ticking of our clock […]

The very old abbey in Sherborne

For Debbie’s six word Saturday

Urban

Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #78: Urban

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas!

The 2020 project

I wonder if I will be able to do it. In 2015 blogger Erica Varlese of Erica.Blog made the decision to snap one photo a day for an entire year. She then posted a round up of the week’s photos once a week. Her work was highlighted on the Daily Post a few years back, […]

Things you see as Christmas nears

We chanced upon an army of Santas while we were on the way to the tube 🚇! For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Merge

Merging with the trees and traffic, I saw a protest march past. Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #77: Merge

An afternoon walk around London

Our family walked around London last weekend. There was no particular reason for the walk. Just a desire to explore this massive, ancient city. It is difficult to believe this incredible place has now become our stomping ground for a while. A simple train ride takes us into the heart of a vibrant, modern city […]

Morning walk exploring our local park

For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

The day of the UK general election

It was a cold and wet day today. The sky was grey as the rain drizzled down. We woke in near dark and helped our son get ready for school in the dim light. I got his breakfast and lunch ready. A job that his father does most days. We are settling into a routine […]

Wrong

You know there is something wrong when the streets are full of smoke and you can almost taste the smell of burning trees. The sun is covered in a thick haze. It’s a hot summer. And that often means bush fire season in Australia. Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #76: Wrong