Top 10 Things to do Around John O’ Groats
Late this summer we fulfilled a lifelong ambition of ours. To visit John O’Groats in Scotland. Prior to our visit,…
View PostLate this summer we fulfilled a lifelong ambition of ours. To visit John O’Groats in Scotland. Prior to our visit,…
View PostIf you’ve never heard of the village of Portmeirion, you’re not alone. Until recently I’d never heard of this hidden…
The first week of August saw the first of our summer road trips. We embark on road trips in the…
As a historian, one of my areas of interest is the history witchcraft and the witchcraft trials of the past.…
So today I celebrate my 35th birthday! It feels somewhat of a milestone! Here are 35 things I’ve learnt in…
The second Brontë novel in my Reading the Classics series is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. A romance yet a…
I saw these sorts of quizzes doing the rounds around Mother’s Day. You ask your kids a bunch of fun…
Ever since childhood, I have been obsessed with the creature known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch. This is all part of…
1. The Longest Serving Prime Minister Widely acknowledged as the first British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole was indeed the longest…
Regular readers might notice this post is a little different to my usual historical insights and family adventures. Nevertheless, I…
My 5-year-old daughter, Aurelia has a favourite author, Julia Donaldson. (You can find out more about Julia Donaldson as well…
Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel And Then There Were None somewhat took over my life last week. The book arrived…
The book that has stuck with me the most throughout my Reading the Classics journey has undoubtedly been Jane Austen’s…
I have always been fascinated by the origins of everyday phrases. Here, I’ve decided to explore some of the origins…
My daughters and I are rather partial to afternoon tea! We’ve had so many wonderful afternoon teas at some fabulous…
After reading George Orwell’s Animal Farm, I decided to move away from 20th-century literature for a while. I loved Pride…
As its the half term holidays, I decided to challenge Aurelia to something a little different – crazy golf. Aurelia…
The older I get, the more difficult it seems to lose weight. In my early 20’s, I could go to…