2020 squelched off to a boggy start when my family and I met in Mote Park for our first welly walk of the year, on a rather gloomy New Ye...

Happy Easter Everyone! After being unwell for a few days last week (the perils of looking after small children) it was lovely to t...

First day back with our dog training group this year and already it's been eventful! Polly worked hard in class this morning, doing a ...

I don't mind admitting, that the prospect of a wet muddy dog walk on a dark December afternoon, doesn't exactly overwhelm me with ...

A lovely way to pass May Bank Holiday Monday, a walk in Mote Park with the girls ... With Spring leaves and blossom everywhere, th...

I'm sure I've mentioned this many times, but I love walking in Mote Park , a place I have visited regularly over the past forty ye...

Met with my nieces from Portchester yesterday afternoon. They drove from Hampshire to Kent for a Christmas catch up with family and arrang...

Depressingly, our local council is currently on a mission to build houses and shops on any what seems like any available green space aro...

I have several new bears in the proverbial pipeline, but as we didn't find time for a holiday this Summer, I decided to put work on th...

When I first read about the 'conservation and renovation upgrades' planned for our lovely local park, I confess I shuddered.  As th...

Up, up and away?  Well maybe if my vertigo would permit me the freedom to cut loose and soar, but given that I'm the kind of girl who f...

I've lost count of the number of times I have walked around Mote Park  over the years.  The first time must have been at least thirty fi...

After all the festive plans and preparations, I thought you might enjoy a peek into my 2008 Christmas family album ... Firstly, a photo...