Target Tuesday:Explore more of your city

Target Tuesday is for taking some time to focus on your goals. One goal I have is to explore more of my own local area, city and country. We enjoyed a lovely, long  weekend in London. We’ve stayed in London so many times,but there’s always something new to see and do. With 2012 fast approaching [...]

Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire

We went for a lovely walk today in Fotheringhay. It is 4 miles away from Oundle. We climbed up to the site of Fotheringhay Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was executed over 400 years ago. You can read more about the castle history here.
Here’s views from the top of the Castle site:

Some of the homes [...]

Dinner at the 3 Fishes

We enjoyed a delicious dinner at a country pub in Lancashire in the Ribble Valley, at the Three Fishes in Mitton, near Whalley.

I really like the Three Fishes because the food is sourced locally and there is information about all the farmers and growers involved:

There’s also a beer menu, as well as, a wine list.

Target Tuesday:Exploring Outdoors

I recently blogged about spending more time outdoors  and exploring more of my local area as one of my goals for Target Tuesday.
A recent tip of the day for Move-it Monday was to visit your local park. I ran 5k yesterday in my local park (Rushden Park in Northamptonshire) running around the perimeter. It was a [...]

Dinner at the Red Pump

I enjoyed a lovely meal with my Father at the Red Pump, at Bashall Eaves in Lancashire. The service, food and ambience were all excellent. Definitely another recommendation if ever you are in Lancashire.

The food is absolutely scrumptious and it is a really cosy, quaint pub.

Target Tuesday:Learning to Fly

Target Tuesday is for taking some time out to focus on our goals. Write a plan or a series of steps to move towards them. Reward yourself after each step on the way. If your goals seem unattainable, break it down further into smaller steps. You can read more about Target Tuesday here
Learning to fly is [...]

Move-It Monday: Visit Your Local Park

This Monday, get down to your local park and jump around and have some fun. Having a play around the park can be quite a workout!  Even walking around the park is a good form of exercise.
I used to live in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire for many years and lived right by Hanley Park. It [...]

Oundle

We enjoyed a lovely walk around the ancient market town of Oundle today and dined at the Talbot Hotel.

 It reminds me of a miniature Oxford because Oundle public school contributes many buildings of outstanding historical and architectural interest to the town. It is a really pretty place and sits on the River Nene and is surrounded [...]

Antiques Auctioneers

I love strolling around Antique sales and the auctioneers are places where you can pick up such fantastic bargains. Here’s one auctioneers, we visited recently.

I loved this hat stand:

I love clocks and barometers:
 

I really like hunting out old needleworks:

and I like looking at musical instruments:

The old furniture is such beautiful craftmanship. You just can’t find modern day [...]

A Visit to Dortmund

We’ve enjoyed a lovely, sunny mini break to Dortmund in Germany. Dormund is located in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of the country. Dortmund has some beautiful architecture, great cultural centres, museums and theatres and beautiful parks and green spaces.It is well known for its shopping, beer and football!
We stayed at the Hilton, which I recommend. [...]