Red Screes

We were in Ambleside for a few days. For February the weather looked good, unlike the previous February when we had torrential rain, so much that even the Windermere cruises were cancelled, and items were blown about in the streets. Day one of our short holiday we once again climbed Wansfell Pike but in much...

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Golden Marmalade!

As a keen and prolific maker of preserves, I was intrigued many years ago to hear about the World’s Original Marmalade Awards, devised and organized by Jane Hassell–McCosh at Dalemain Mansion in Cumbria.  This festival of homemade and artisan marmalade-making attracts entries from around the world and raises money for the hospice movement in the...

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Trains in the Garden Saturday 13th May 2023

This year the Trains in the Garden event in aid of Jig-Saw Kids Ministries was earlier than usual to coincide with Tim and Kate Lee’s visit. Unfortunately, it also coincided with two consecutive Monday Bank Holidays and so getting fliers out to groups like the Toddler Group was done only just in time. Offers of...

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Beyond my world

Magazine June 2023 Another disaster. Another appeal. Another set of pictures to pull at the heart strings. There is an ongoing need to help others in need. One statistic said that over 840 million people worldwide are chronically undernourished. Every day, 26,000 young children die due to poverty, hunger, and preventable diseases. With so many...

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