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North Yorkshire in the snow

Tom — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:46:07 +0000

New year in Yorkshire, through the snowy hills to Leeming Bar

Autumn Yorkshire

Tom — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:51:51 +0000

Away from the city smoke and up into the Yorkshire Dales. Home to some very fine pubs, stunny landscapes and fine friends.

Woburn Abbey

Tom — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:22:55 +0000

The infamous English Bank Holiday Weekend. It started with a trip up to Woburn Abbey, just south of Milton Keynes. In true bank holiday fashion, the first hour of the journey was spent sitting statonary on the M25 after a serious accident five miles ahead.

Wobrun Abbey was hosting an arts craft and food fair with birds of prey on display and everything from glass blowing to archery. I’m told the cheese and cider were particularly good though I’m not a fan of either.

London Marathon 2009

Tom — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:42:02 +0000

As a London resident you should make the time to cheer on the marathon runners a they run, jog, walk and crawl the the 26 miles from Greenwich to the Mall. This year I was paying particular attention to BHF’s “Heart Runners” and cheering them on as well as tweeting and taking these pictures. The weather was great for spectactors, a little warm for the runners but all in all a great day out.

Summer arrives in Checkendon

Tom — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:43:22 +0000

Escaping London for another weekend catching up with friends. This time Reading was the destination and on the Sunday we decided to make the most of the unusually fine weather and find ourselves a good pub with nearby walking potential. The Four Horse Shoes was picked in Checkendon, a charming little village where very little has changed for very many years.

It’s all white up north

Tom — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:54:22 +0000

Thanks to a special offer from National Express trains I was able to visit some friends in North Yorkshire for £10. There was still a decent amount of snow on the fields and it made for some stunning views. We visited Richmond which is a very picturesque town set on a hill with a ruined castle and river running past, and Masham, home of the Black Sheep and Theakston breweries.

It’s a fine part of the country and well worth a visit.

The Raymond family comes to Walthamstow

Tom — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:52:48 +0000

The Raymond family make the trip over from Buckinghamshire to a Walthamstow which is brightly lit by the cold January sun. With two under five children a trip to the playground is the obvious choice to walk off dinner.

New year’s eve over London

Tom — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:27:58 +0000

New year 2008-2009 was spent in privaledged surroundings overlook the River Thames, St Pauls and the millenium Bridge. Although the London Eye was mostly hidden around the river’s curves the fireworks could be seen quite clearly and at time the whole of London seemed to light up in a bright white flash.

A walk to Elgar's house

Tom — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:15:46 +0000

Edward Elgar lived in a cottage called ‘Brinkwells’ near Fittleworth in West Sussex between 1917 and 1921. My fiancée’s family is from this area and over the Christmas break we took their two dogs for a long walk to counteract all the chocolate and turkey we’d been eating. It was a stunningly clear cold day where you could see for miles.

Jan and Jen's Birthday

Tom — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:08:53 +0000

It’s the end of November which means it’s the birthday of Jan and Jen. But somehow baby Xanthe steals the show as usual. Who can blame her.