As a couple, we were very lucky to tick off pretty much everything on our “bucket list” together and for the few that we missed, I’m still planning to do them. It won’t be the same of course, can never, ever be the same, but I can still see the sheer joy on Martin’s face […]
Those of you have read some of my previous posts may be aware of my fear of open water… I still maintain I watched the film Jaws too early in my childhood. But I made a rational decision that there may not be too many great white sharks hell bent on vengeance in the North […]
When it comes to coffee shops in Newcastle you really are spoiled for choice. There’s so many of them scattered around, many in the town centre within easy reach of the train station. I have the luxury of living here, so I can venture a little further (still walking distance – for me at least) […]
With so much selection out there these days, it can be a minefield to get it right when thinking of buying chocolates for yourself and loved ones. So if you are looking for dairy free options and want it to be luxuriously indulgent and bring a huge smile to the person you’ve gifted it to, […]
If you had sat me down this time last year and told me that I would be taking part in the Great North Run 2022 I’d have scoffed at you. Never in a million years would I have believed that I would successfully finish a half marathon. I’ve always been a bit of a gym […]
I have lost count of the number of times I have sat down to write this. I first wanted to post around June 2021, I couldn’t, then at the beginning of 2022 and again, I just couldn’t. But I think I have to. I suppose I don’t think it’s fair to post for so many […]