Category Archives: Friends

Slipping Down the Slopes #travel #skiing

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

Day One   Funny this skiing lark. You travel miles to obscure valleys and mountains that clever engineers have criss-crossed with wires and metal stanchions. You put on clothes in colours normally seen in Farrow and Ball paint charts (pistachio … Continue reading →

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Walking Purbeck

Posted on October 14, 2016 by

I love Dog. You do, if you own a dog. Get a dog and watch as your DNA mutates into a slobbering devoted mess. But there are things that make me question my general besottedness. Like his insistence on ignoring … Continue reading →

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Moi Aussi #walking #france

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

Ah La Belle France! I’ve had a few days, with three old friends, walking near Jarnac, which in turn is near Cognac (notice the …ac suffix, not sure what that means but there are a lot of acs in that … Continue reading →

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