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Elizabethan Shower

We have stayed at various hotels of all shapes and sizes over the years. One that stays in mind was a hotel in Kent on one of our rare holid...

We had decided to spend a couple of weeks on the farm in Wales. As the distance is about 1000 km we usually take a two day break in the trip...

We were on our second visit to K’s farm and there was the need for a house for K’s ducks, hence the Duck House in the title of this...

We were on the way to the farm in Wales and for a break in the journey stayed two days in Hever Castle (see Hever Castle - Aug 2012) . There...

Since June H is in early retirement, 32 years was a long enough stint, we have now the opportunity to take breaks outside the school holiday...

Let’s talk about mice. We have mice. Well we don’t exactly have mice – we have enough hobbies - it’ just that the house has acquired the m...

Egmond aan Zee is the nearest coast to home, about a 300km drive. The strand is wide enough so I can fly my kites without people having to d...

When my mother died I inherited her collection of puzzles. The problem was I had no way of knowing if they were complete or not! I had no in...