A very Devon Christmas
A very Devon Christmas Normally the Christmas period for me involves staying close to home and generally having some time to rest and relax at the end of another year of life, this year however was different. My sister and her partner were good enough to invite me with them (and the dog) down to […]
RHS Bridgewater Glow 2024
RHS Bridgewater Glow 2024 The Christmas traditions continue on with another annual jaunt to RHS Brigewater to see the Christmas Light-trail known as RHS Glow. Unlike previous visits (this was my third year seeing this), the weather was a lot warmer than in previous years and was above freezing, but this this positive came a […]
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2024
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2024 Another year passes by and we are once again into the Christmas season and the first of my annual traditions, which is over to Derbyshire to see Chatsworth House dressed up for the Christmas season. This year was my fourth year visiting and I have to say it’s been a […]
Christmas 2023 – A Retrospective
Christmas 2023 – A Retrospective During my time off during the Christmas period, I managed to visit a number of places to check out the Christmas setup and vibes in the run up to the big day (and also the day after). Normally I end up visiting these places, taking photos then letting far too […]
RHS Bridgewater Glow 2023
RHS Bridgewater Glow 2023 Each year, I seem to have been slowly collecting “Christmas traditions” as I try to make more of my life, normally I try to stick to these traditions only starting after the 1st December when Christmas is not logically too far away, however this year, the first tradition of the Festive […]
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2022
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2022 These past few years I have been all about creating new traditions at Christmas, and this place is somewhere that I visited first last year and was so impressed with it, as soon as tickets became available, I had to buy one for this year before they sold out. Fast […]
RHS Bridgewater – Glow Event
RHS Bridgewater – Glow Event I went to RHS Bridgewater a couple of times last year, however I missed the notification about this annual even at the time. This year, I became a member of the RHS and as a result got early notification about the event, so booked my tickets. On a cold (-4) […]
Arley Hall at Christmas
Arley Hall at Christmas I had never been to Arley hall before and on my continuing quest to get into the spirit of Christmas I decided this was a good place to start as the downstairs section of the property was decorated (briefly) for the season. Shortly prior to this visit I had been to […]
