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Eight years ago I was training for the very first Run For All Yorkshire Marathon. The training was going well and I was looking forward to it. But then I injured my knee on a long night run and that ended my chances of making it to the start line in York that year. I […]
A-list celebrities don’t come much bigger (if at all) than Tom Cruise. From Cocktail to Top Gun, Tropic Thunder to Magnolia I have seen so many of his movies. Undoubtably though, it will be the Mission: Impossible franchise for which many people know him these days. According to his Wikepedia filmography page he has been […]
Following my favourite landscapes photos from January 2021, I’m following it up with my favourite family photos from the same month. Follow my girls around with a camera is a habit of mine so I’m bound to have photos in plentiful supply. The headshots Delilah was auditioning for Stagebox in January and I thought Helen […]
One of the great things about your children starting at secondary school is that they are suddenly exposed to a whole new world of education. Gone are the primary school days where numeracy, literacy, and PE were all they could muster when asked about their day. Now they have days and weeks filled with individual […]
As businesses and visitor attractions slowly start up again following the coronavirus lockdown some places are finding times tough. Monk Park Farm near Thirsk has been hard hit – something many open farms like it have found nationwide. But, they are opening again by diversifying the attraction and allowed people to drive around the park […]
Some 19 days ago I decided on a whim to run 10k (6.2 miles) every day in May to raise money for Versus Arthritis. Now, as I approach the two-thirds point of the challenge I thought I’d drop a little update. Before I launch into the trials and tribulation of running 10k every day I […]
It is there in the corner of the room. Staring at you. It’s glare burning into the back of your head as you turn to avoid eye contact. There’s no escaping its presence any longer. You have to acknowledge it. The runner’s pile of shame! Though it pains me to admit it, this is something […]
If you happened to read my blog post from yesterday then you will have seen that I was feeling a little jaded. Work, life and trying to jump into a challenging marathon training plan was getting to me a bit. The issue I was having with the plan (apart from simply having to follow one) […]
I posted this photograph of a cross at sunset on the North York Moors recently on my Instagram and Facebook page. Usually, I would do a bit of research to provide some narrative around a subject such as this. However, and I blame the kids, I didn’t on this occasion. So, I’ve done a bit […]
For anyone with a large family like ours, finding low-cost and budget-friendly days out can be a struggle. Even a simple day at the beach can become expensive when you factor in car parking, donkey rides, fairground rides on the seafront, doughnuts and ice creams. All that stuff is great, but we prefer a more back […]
