At the beginning of 2020 I booked front row tickets to see the Yorkshire shepherdess at my local theatre. Then Covid happened and the May date was put back to November 2021. I originally thought the farmer would come with me but he said he didn’t fancy it and would stay home so we didn’t … [Read more…]
Finding activities for your children during the school holidays is never easy. For some reason, bowling has never really entered my mind. I suppose I thought they were a bit young. When Tenpin got in touch to attend the launch of their new bowling alley in Warrington though, I thought why not. It is not … [Read more…]
It seems to have become an annual occurrence on the blog. I visit my local garden centre at Christmas and write about it. You can read about my 2013 visit here and my 2014 visit here. This year has been no different. I am a little later at publishing but, being a lady of leisure … [Read more…]
Today was one of those mornings when I could have just stuck Peppa Pig on the TV and snoozed. I’d been up with Beb in the night, Boo was up early and we’re lambing. I looked at Boo’s little face though and, after the terrible weather we’ve had, I knew I had to take … [Read more…]
We are very lucky to live where we do. There are so many child friendly places to visit that are right on our doorstep. This week we visited one of our forgotten favourites-Walton Gardens in Warrington. Once part of a larger estate belonging to the famous brewing family, Greenalls, Walton Hall and it’s gardens are … [Read more…]
I think we’ve all become numb to the news of various high street retailers going bust. I suppose Woolworths was one of the first big names in the British retail industry to go and a large number of others have followed. These big high street names just can’t compete with online shopping and, the ever-encroaching … [Read more…]
Every year, the village of Culcheth near Warrington holds a Victorian Day at the end of November. It happened today and it is a lovely day for all of the family. Local business owners and their staff dress up in Victorian attire and it ends with a Santa procession, carol singing and the switch-on of … [Read more…]
