Monthly Archives: February 2012

Never So Fair

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Come a Thursday night and thoughts turn to the possibilities for getting out and about over the forthcoming weekend. Forecasts are checked, maps mental and actual are perused, plans are hatched. Last week, the local forecast for Sunday looked particularly … Continue reading →

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Conwy

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

So – as advertised we’re exploring Britain a couple of days at a time. After our weekend at Elterwater we had a day at home, washed a load of clothes, re-packed the car and off we went again. This time … Continue reading →

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Elterwater Weekend

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Doctor R had a birthday and decided to book Elterwater youth hostel for a weekend to celebrate. A sleepover for families. Marvellous. The weekend was principally about celebrating then – catching-up with old friends, meeting new friends, eating fine food, … Continue reading →

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Only Weather

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

So, after some bright and spring-like weekends in January, February’s first weekend heralded a return to more wintery fare. On Saturday it snowed. I dropped A off for an overnight stay with friends who live in a cottage on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fog, Haweswater, Moon, Sledging, Snow, The Cove, Walking, Wildflowers | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Chucking Stones

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

We were out again on Sunday. It was overcast and gloomy. We were joined by some friends for a potter around to the Cove, where we bumped into some more friends. Rocks were scaled, the smelly cave was visited and … Continue reading →

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