At the beginning of May 2023, I took an unfortunate tumble right outside my front door. I slipped on the step, landed hard, and twisted my ankle so badly that the pain was excruciating. My foot flopped uselessly—it was possibly broken, but I just couldn’t face getting it checked. I somehow crawled back into the […]
After recovering from my back issues, I began to appreciate my garden and the surrounding area more than ever. Our home was quaint, with wooden beams in the lounge and a small, narrow garden at the back. Wild grapes thrived along the archway into the garden, and a goldfish pond provided interest for our cat. […]
After marrying, my husband, Gerard, our honeymoon began in the roundhouses of Hermanus in Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk—a cozy and picturesque retreat. Then, we went abroad for a week in Portugal, soaking in the beauty of a different landscape. It was during this time that I truly began to know Gerard, and he me. When we returned […]
At some point, all birds leave the nest, and I was no different. I scoured the newspaper for affordable accommodations and, in time, found a beautiful place to call my first home. Bressingham Hall, Diss was a small mansion owned by Alan Bloom, who was in his late 90s. His estate was quite extensive. There […]
The first job I got after leaving school was to work at the British Red Cross part time. At first, I was hesitant about the name—especially since Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus did not die on a cross and that the veneration of the cross has pagan origins, tracing back to ancient Egypt centuries before […]
For some reason, I feel at home on water – even amid turbulent swells. In my late teens and early twenties, this was my home, a place where I explored nature’s quiet bounty. There’s nothing as peaceful as punting along in a cruiser on the flat of the Norfolk Broads. It’s a relatively overlooked destination, […]