I have a friend who will talk about ‘PollyAnna-ing’ a day, seeing the bright side in a day that didn’t go to plan. Sunflower. That was our day at Buckland Abbey this year. We love it there, it is a beautiful National Trust property which we always go to with lovely gardens, activities and walks […]
Home from home.
We’ve become so incredibly fond of this farm; it has seeped into my bones in a way that I haven’t ever felt before. Everything about it feels perfect, from the view and the atmosphere to the location and the sense of memory and continuity. Max’s gran once owned it, the view opposite has the farm […]
Kestor.
Another gorgeous walk in our home from home. Kestor is the first tor Max ever brought me to, the one that is centre if this beautiful place for me. It’s here I can look back on 20 years of loving and being loved and bringing our children to this gorgeous place. This year in enjoying […]
Walking in the rain.
It doesn’t have to be sunny. I’m not saying we would object to sun… But colours comes in many guises. Even in a toy salamander carried carefully up a big hill by a boy who rides on shoulders for 6 whole miles. I think his daddy would do anything for him. From Hookner to Grimspound […]
Everyone.
You wouldn’t know it, but this photo has all my children in it. When we first came here, all that time ago, 6 weeks after Freddie, I hunted for him. I found him here, by the stepping stones at this river. It’s the only place I’ve ever really felt him, in the swish of the […]
Soothing Stitches: The Dartmoor Crochet Blanket.
I spent a significant portion of last year and the early part of this year putting together a blanket for my bedroom, a promise against the day when my bed will belong to me and Max again and my floor has less to do with a washing sorting area and more to do with the […]
Dartmeet & Haytor Quarry… we heart Devon.
Determined not to let a broken foot cramp our style, we’ve been going about normal Dartmoor business, albeit with a few extra stops and picking our walks more carefully. Amelie’s foot is actually suddenly a lot better (we dunked it in the healing waters of Exmouth, renown Raymond medicine for feet…) and she has managed […]
Bene had a holiday.
We finally got away for a holiday. We went back, again, to the farm we love so much, deep in the Dartmoor hills that have our heart. It is the most amazing place. You should go. Really. Just not all of you or we won’t be able to book our weeks 😉 When we went […]
Two Glorious Weeks.
Two much needed weeks away. Back to our Dartmoor haunts of rock and stream and moor and tors that tower and beckon and peep through mist or gleam in watered sunlight. I want to live somewhere that has this within walking distance. It has been such a happy two weeks. Not easy to leave behind. […]
Back where we belong.
Not the most auspicious of starts to a holiday 😆 The way down to Devon was dogged by bad traffic and the journey took much longer than normal. Fortunately, *she says, getting the plug in early* Three had lent us a Mifi Mobile Broadband doodah which meant iPhone and iPods could have a decent connection […]
