We’ve stayed at the beautiful Swan Hotel in the Lake District a few times over the years, and often stopped by for lunch. At the bottom of Lake Windermere, close to the central Lakeland fells, it’s an amazing location and has become one of the Lakes’ top hotels. To me...
Without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable parts of my job is the travel; the work trips! I get to spend 4 or 5 days at a time in my favourite places – seeking out new subjects or sometimes revisiting old ones in a different season. It’s a lovely thing to do and...
I’ve had several new websites over the years and each time I forget what a tremendous amount of work is involved. The initial intention is to essentially keep the same content, but improve the design and usability. Basically, to ‘re-vamp’ it. Gradually however, it...
It’s a few years now since I lost Harris, my Flat Coated Retriever and best bud. While life’s been busy recently, I have missed having a dog with me, especially when out working and walking. So here’s Jess, my new Springer pup. I’m sure...
While I was under no illusions about the work involved in creating a new website, it’s taken far longer than I ever anticipated! I know a website’s important and that nowadays it’s the face of the business, but there ALWAYS seems to be other things that need doing...
We moved house last month and now that we’ve finally got plenty space, I finally got my chickens! Meet Penny and her brood of 11 chicks. OK she’s not the prettiest hen you’ve ever seen (truth be told, I can’t remember ever seeing a scraggier one), but then she has...
