Summer slips away
After the heat of the previous weeks the later half of August sees rain and strong winds. It can be so disappointing when we expect wall-to-wall sunshine and it doesn’t deliver…
The drought ends
During the very long months of lockdown we have had almost wall to wall hot, sunny weather. That the weeks of unseasonable heat have happened at a time when we’ve all been told to ‘stay in’ seem deeply ironic…
Summer holiday break
We always go away on my partners birthday in August and this year we booked a two night stay in Bradford upon Avon. We stayed at a very quirky B&B which backed onto the Kennet and Avon canal.
Rebellion on the Bridge
For five days in July activists from Extinction Rebellion occupied Bristol Bridge. I walked past, and through it, most days. What is usually a busy, traffic choked part of town had been transformed into a carnival over the river…
Malvern Spring Show
Another busy, long day at this years Malvern Spring show. The crowds were bigger and there was so much to see. Our first port of call is always the enormous Floral marquee as a lot of the best displays and stalls are here…
Welcoming Summer in…
It’s the first Saturday in May. It’s sunny but there’s a freezing cold wind blowing down the back of my neck. I’m waiting for ‘Jack in the Green’ to arrive after his marathon dance from the city centre. There are a lot of people waiting…
