Exploring Staithes
It was nice for our little family to go somewhere that was new to us all. Having the in-laws in Scarborough means that it’s easy to pop out for a day to the usual seaside spots, such as Whitby and Filey. We’d never made it […]
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The Midland Hotel, Morecambe
I live in Harrogate – pretty much a 1.5 drive either east or west to our nearest beach. I was watching the weather forecast on a dreary Bank Holiday, and my husband noticed a patch of clear sky over the far North West. Like the a bizarre reverse […]
A Year of Living Danishly – Helen Russell (and why I love Scandinavia a little bit more each year)
Over the last ten years or so, I’ve become a mild Scandophile. A chance meeting with a wonderfully upbeat and hilarious group of Danes at a music festival in Spain set me off on my northern trajectory, followed later on that year by a few […]
Walking at Thruscross Reservoir
It’s springtime at last, and so I decided that as it’s Mother’s Day and I can be really demanding and diva-ish… that we go for a long-ish walk and get some exercise. We love Fewston, which is not too far from our house. We have […]
The Harrogate Brasserie
You know that 4pm, Tuesday itch at work? You are tired (more so when with child). You would like to go home (sorry MD), but you have no food in. Cooking is way beyond anything you remotely want to do. The easiest thing to do […]
