Category Archives: North Queensferry 2017

It’s just a day. I’ve been thinking about that expression a lot lately. Monday morning for us folk who are retired is just another day, a day to wash the sheets, maybe give the place a hoover. But a few … Continue reading →

We are so lucky not to have to go and harvest the rice or bash our clothes on a rock in the river. We get up and plan our day, quietly ignoring the finger-marks that need wiping from the kitchen … Continue reading →

Italy Part 2 – Sicily Monday morning and off to the station. We joined the throng of commuters as we rushed to catch our train heading to the Ionian Coast. This is Sicily’s most popular tourist destination. We had no … Continue reading →

Italy Part 1 – Naples and the Amalfi Coast I have just given up salt & vinegar crisps, American giant marshmallows and all other sweet things, and stepped on the scales this morning and NO CHANGE. What is the point? … Continue reading →

Good grief! September is nearly over already. I have just hung out the washing and was distracted by so many spiders’ webs. There are sticky cotton messes in window niches, long ambitious threads across the roses, daring works of art … Continue reading →

What a week! We set off for a ten-day holiday to Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm last Monday as a treat for John’s birthday. We had the guide books, the hotels, ferry and planes were booked, and all I can think … Continue reading →

I have been feeling a little like an Edwardian Gentlewoman these last few weeks. My friend Marion recommended me to buy The Landscape magazine. It is issued just four times a year, and in it you can learn about walks, … Continue reading →

My toe hurts Betty, My toe hurts Betty, My toe hurts Betty, My … is the song of the wood pigeon. I learnt this from a fellow walker, Peter Kenny, a Shakespearean actor, singer and voice-over for audio books, who … Continue reading →