Fred Whitton Challenge 2013
Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge 12 May 2013 Lake District, Cumbria, England. The Fred Whitton Challenge is a tough 112 mile sportive challenge ride for charity held in memory of Fred Whitton. The route starts and finishes in Coniston and includes the gruelling climbs of Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott & Wrynose. It is an epic ride … Read more
Anything but Gardening
Tulips in the Garden I’ll admit it, I’m not a fan of gardening. I like having a garden but I’m just not keen on spending lots of time out there carefully cultivating, weeding, mowing and pruning. So, a few times a year I attack whatever is growing, hacking and hacking away until it looks relatively neat, nice … Read more
John Duffin – Artist
John Duffin – Artist Northern Lights An exhibition of paintings and drawings by John Duffin at The Dock Museum 29 March – 27 June 2013. My boyfriend Mark was born in the town of Barrow in Furness. His father Ernie had a barbers shop in the town. It was called Ernie’s. Sadly both Ernie and … Read more
Don’t Be Blasé
When you see something regularly it is very easy to become blasé about it. You don’t see the sweeping panorama’s or admire the finer details. What you once wondered at, simply becomes commonplace. Photography makes me stop and really see things, I take in the whole scene and its parts. We should never become blasé … Read more
