We have reached the final day of our tour to Hereford the weather has been cracking. In fact too hot for us on a couple of days but it is slightly cooler today making it …
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Fownhope, Capler Camp and Paget’s Wood

It appears that I am the flavour of the month for nasty bitey things. When we were away in Ripon a few weeks ago some horrible fly decided to take a bite of my arm, …
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We have been fortunate with the weather on this trip, it is another warm and sunny day. Too hot for a mammoth trek. We might be able to cope but Mr Dexter struggles in the …
Continue readingMordiford and Haugh Woods

For a long time I have been saying that I am going to reduce the amount of work I take on but Lyn keeps reminding me that I am not good at saying no. Especially …
Continue readingA Walk from Llanthony to Bal-Mawr and Capel-y-Ffin

Since arriving at Ashley Farm CL my morning walk has provided distant views of the Black Mountains, so far it has been too hot to contemplate walking up them but the forecast for today is …
Continue readingVisiting Rotherwas and Meeting Sir Edward Elgar

It is forecast to be another hot day, not as unbearably hot as yesterday but still towards 30 degrees. I take the dogs out in the cool of the early morning, repeating the route we …
Continue readingIt Ain’t Half Hot in Hereford

Before leaving home yesterday we checked the forecast for the week and it was for full sun  and hot. They predicted that today would be the hottest day of the week, and probably of the …
Continue readingArriving at Ashley Farm CL

After a busy two and half weeks at home we are back on the road. It took some adjusting to live back in our house following our recent seven and a half week trip away …
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