Author Archives: Martin

Lucy has been joining me on runs with the Bristol Hash. She’s not keen on other dogs, preferring to chase sticks if anyone will throw them, but she is sort of making friends with a few regulars. Here we are … Continue reading →

Despite a cold night, frog spawn in our pond! Hurrah! Not long now. The little fellas stand a better chance this year as Lucy is doing a reasonably good job keeping the garden free of cats.

A cold day in deep mid-Winter. The Severn Railway Bridge used to cross the Sharpness canal then the River Severn, ending on the west bank at Lydney, before it was damaged by a shipping accident in 1960 and dismantled a … Continue reading →

A happy new year to all my readers! As this is a publically-accessible site, I have no idea how many or, more accurately I’m sure, how few you are. But, it’s not all about you! It’s about ME! Christmas passed … Continue reading →

A sad day. We have finally parted company with our faithful old camper van. We have had Freda for over eleven years, during which time she has carried us, uncomplainingly, to Spain twice (as far as Valencia and, later, Cadiz), … Continue reading →

Weston has lots of potential, and a huge amount has been spent in recent years on the general infrastructure. It’s very similar, architecturally, to northern French and Belgian seaside towns, but they just haven’t managed to get the catering right … Continue reading →

Looking down The Avon to the M5 bridge and Avonmouth.