Ravenscar, the Victorian seaside resort town that never was, sits high on the cliffs of the North Yorkshire coast about 8 miles south of Whitby. It’s a place that has always fascinated me since I learned of its history. But, my first visit was for a different reason. The seals. The rocky beach at the […]
In a couple of weeks, it will be September, the girls will be back at school during the day and dance classes in the evening. It will bring to an end the opportunity that the summer holidays bring to get out as a family for a walk in an evening after our tea. We recently […]
When 2019 rolled around I had no plans to run any races. I was happy just running with Duke rather than training for events. Then I ran the Thirsk 10 mile last week and I’m running the Wakefield Hospice 10K tomorrow. The bug has bitten again. Running with hoards of likeminded people, the sound of […]
I love where I live. Here, on the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park, I have access to some of the most beautiful landscapes in England, the UK, the world even. This is photo is of Farndale, taken from the northern end. Isn’t it just gorgeous? But, this view could have been […]
My Sunday photo this week was made as my youngest daughter sat staring out over the Rosedale valley in the North York Moors National Park. We’d just had a lovely walk along the old iron ore railway that heads around the north end of Farndale. This area offers some spectacular scenery and I had my […]
