I started blogging 18 months ago and it’s been a huge learning curve. Blogs I thought were great were hardly read and others I knocked up in half an hour went down a storm. If you’re thinking of trying out blogging there are a few things you might want to think about first so I’ve… Read More So you want to be a blogger? 10 lessons from my first year blogging
Chrissie Wellington A Life Without Limits The problem with achieving enormous feats, not just once but four times, like Chrissie Wellington is that it is easy for others to think being ironman world champion is all a bit of a breeze. But not so, her autobiography ‘A Life Without Limits’ is full to the brim… Read More Thinking of doing a triathlon? Three books to get you motivated
The Christmas frenzy is building and we are all hurtling towards December 25 looking forward to all the overindulgences it brings. For lots of people though this time of year can be hard as it has a nasty habit of shining a huge Christmas light on difficult issues. Grief, loss, troubled relationships and money issues… Read More The big Christmas lie
The problem with achieving enormous feats, not just once but four times, like Chrissie Wellington is that it is easy for others to think being ironman world champion is all a bit of a breeze. But not so, her autobiography ‘A Life Without Limits’ is full to the brim of her agonising battles to succeed… Read More Book review: Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington’s autobiography A Life Without Limits
Situated next to the picturesque Moors of West Yorkshire, Haworth is a small village with a big history. It most certainly would have been another forgotten Yorkshire village if an Irish vicar had not made his way there in 1820 with his children in tow. It just so happened that three of these children were… Read More Literary giants, breathtaking scenery and cafes galore – welcome to where I live
Every year it seems the fireworks start earlier and earlier and if you have a pet it is no fun. Our Basset Hounds are at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to coping with fireworks. One is totally terrified and the other sleeps through the whole thing. Darcey on the right is completely… Read More How to help your dog this bonfire night
Knowing the location of my first ever open water swim was going to be the highest beach in England and in late April, I had a bit of an inkling it wasn’t going to be warm. This been said, I was still excited when we trekked from the car park to Gaddings Dam in Lancashire… Read More Open water swimming – what it’s really like
Two years ago I bribed my son into going to Scouts – yes that’s right I paid him £2. I’d spent months badgering him to go and he flatly refused so my only option was cold hard cash. Predictably after just one session he loved it and within two weeks he was setting off on… Read More Why we need the Scouting movement now more than ever
It is a momentous weekend for us as we become the proud owner of a brand new teenager. Eye rolling and attitude aside, it is actually quite nice having a 13 year old around and, although I miss the years when he was a little boy, there’s much to celebrate in his coming of age.… Read More Six great things about your children turning into teens
In the dark depths of the Yorkshire winter while planning holidays I thought Loch Lomond would be a great place for a short summer break at the end of the school year. What I didn’t account for was that I’d chosen the only rainy weekend in a summer of seemingly endless scorching sunshine. But being… Read More Short break review – Loch Lomond our Scottish adventure
