We spent a lovely day at the Savill Gardens near Virginia Water at the weekend. The magnolias were at their best and quite a few of the rhododendrons and azaleas were beginning to bloom. Since its creation in the 1930’s in the grounds of Windsor Great Park it’s become a truly Royal haven of beautifully […]
I know, I know, it’s been nearly five weeks since I wrote my last blog. Sorry RG9 – I’m still here. However I’ve been so absorbed in writing my new book that it’s sort of taken over. If I work hard enough and dedicate the many hundreds of hours I’ll need to not only write […]
Today we visited Bletchley Park – home of the World War Two codebreakers and where the world’s first electronic computers were installed and operated. Many historians estimate that the codebreakers efforts helped to shorten the war by up to two years, thus saving countless lives. At its peak around ten thousand people worked at Bletchley […]
If you don’t like spiders look away now! I’ve taken the sounds of the angry spiders away so you won’t have nightmares! On Saturday we went to the Warner Studios to see the Harry Potter Experience. It was one of my Christmas presents from my young friend, as she knew how much I enjoyed it […]
It started with fireworks, and I expect the Brexit fiasco will bring many more during the year. Although we weren’t in London to see them I always enjoy watching them from my comfortable armchair. Christmas Day was spent with Val and my niece Louisa and her family in her home in Marlow. Lovely day and […]
So much to do, I’ve been very remiss about my blog. Hope by the start of next year I’ll become more regular. Anyway all my presents are wrapped and some delivered. Yesterday we went to Lady McAlpine’s Christmas party. Sad not to see Bill there as he died earlier this year. He would have loved […]
We’re now back home after a long flight. However Eva Air did us proud – a six course dinner served immaculately by an ever attentive bevy of Chinese air-hostesses. Thirteen hours in the same seat was helped a lot as it, at a touch of a button, magically transformed itself into a fully flat bed. […]
