Sally in Norfolk

Well my bathroom has finally been finished.
The man came to lay the Lino this morning, its looking clean and fresh .
BUT and there is always a BUT they have to come back and sort my bath taps as they swivel about, shame as it means breaking the bath panel seal to get too taps.
Also [...]

On Saturday I was lucky enough to go to the last match of the season. Even luckier because while Geoff and Philip sat downstairs with the commoners for lunch, I was upstairs with the elite.Which included Lord Archer.
Lunch was…
 Smoked Mackerel with pickled cucumber & horseradish Creme Fraiche.
 Pan-fried chicken supreme with an Aramagnac & [...]

It has been suggested that I get some Trekking poles for when I do the GR20.
I tried some out many years ago but only for a short time as I just did not like them.
Its a mental thing with me as I like to have my hands free to keep my balance when needed.
I tried clip [...]

Most families go out to the cinema or out for dinner, but not us.
I decided to go out for a jog and was joined by both my boys.
Now there is no way I can keep up with either of them these days.
My eldest son has been at college for 2 years doing the [...]

My Dad is a keen gardener and has a beautiful Flagpole Cherry Tree in his garden.
Also known as a Prunus Amanogowa
It’s been there for about 10 years and is beautiful at this time of year.
Perfect for small gardens as they grow up but not out.

In August last year I got one [...]

Would you buy a house on E-bay ?????
Geoff’s son is trying to sell their house in Peterborough and they have decided to try their luck on E-bay.
I have been to this house and its very nice with a lovely secluded garden, which is easy maintenance too.
Will be interesting to see what happens .

After my 3 fantastic days in Les Gets, it was up and out on the 7am train from Cambridge.
Thanks to my friend Andrew for picking me up at the train station and getting me to work on time…also for looking after my car and best of all WASHING it too.
I finally got home to find my [...]

Woke nice and early for today’s walk as we wanted to fit in a good walk before catching our flight home.
I had aching legs from yesterdays walk but that was not going to put me off.
We drove down to Samoens, where we followed the GR5 as far as Maison Neuve. This gave me the chance [...]

Well if yesterday was to break me in gentle, today was to test me !
Woke to another beautiful sunny day and got out earlier than yesterday.
We drove a short distance down to a village called Essert la Pierre, which is just out side Morzine.
Our aim was to walk up to Pointe de nantaux..

The ascent was [...]

 We woke late today to brilliant sunshine, so could not wait to get our boots on and get out walking.
The plan was to break me in gentle too some real mountain walking.
We set off to walk up to the top of Mont Chery.
Long mileage was not the aim of the day just a good ascent [...]