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Beautiful Days, 2026
The day after we got home from Greece we were back on the the road, heading down to Devon for Beautiful Days, the festival founded by folk rock and anarcho-punk band, The Levellers in 2003.We arrived...
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Mani: Our Travels in the Southern Peloponnese
Yassas! After a cheeky post-birthday trip to Greece we got home last night. We've spent today frantically racing around doing the washing, food shopping, festival prepping & placating the cats. I...
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Jon's 60th Birthday Adventures
Thanks for the well-wishes, the old fella had a brilliant 60th. So what did we do to celebrate his big day? We travelled to Ancient Egypt!We caught the train to the NEC to visit Tutankhamum Birmingham:...
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Checking In!
I've become one of those annoying people who publishes posts without visiting other blogs. Life's pretty hectic at the moment so apologies to my blog-writing sisters, normal service should (hopefully)...
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Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Womad, 2026
Eight days ago we headed off to Womad, the festival of world music, arts and dance, founded by the musician Peter Gabriel forty-two years ago. Previously held in The Cotswolds, the festival took a...
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Kalinychta, Lesvos!
Three evenings a week hotel guests could get a free minibus ride into Plomari. As we liked to stay on the beach until late we only used the service once, opting instead for a 7€ taxi so we didn't have...
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A Postcard from Plomari
Plomari, southern Lesvos's only sizeable coastal settlement, is the world capital for ouzo production, it has a population of 4,000 and is situated 2km from Agios Isidoros. Every day except Sunday, at...
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Kalispera, Lesvos!
Yassas! Apologies for the radio silence, it's been full-on since we got home ten days ago but, more about that shortly. In the meantime let me tell you all about our latest Greek odyssey. Our...
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What A Carry On! Packing For A Fortnight In Greece
Kalispera!! We're off to Greece very soon and staying on an island we've not been to before (exciting!) Although we've got a whopping 22kg check-in luggage allowance included in our trip, we won't be...
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Eat, Sleep, Watch Football....Repeat!
The promised hot weather and sunshine wasn't forthcoming on Friday morning and it was cold enough for a jacket when we walked down to the baths. However, emerging from Spoons after breakfast, it was...
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Pox, Pistols & Powdered Wigs (What I've Been Up To This Week)
I signed off my last blog post by wishing you a good weekend and here we are, on the cusp of the next one. Thank you so much for those of you who left a comment especially with advice regarding my...
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Hip and Happening!
You can tell that the weather's taken a turn, I'm posting twice in a week!First things first, shortly after posting my last blog, I had a phone call from my GP as he'd finally got the results of my...
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Hotter Than July
What a week! I've spent most of it outside, hence my absence from Blogland. With temperatures in the low 30s, similar to those in Greece, it's been the perfect weather for road-testing my potential...
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Seven Days is Too Long
This week I'll be obsessively checking my NHS app for the results of last week's X-rays. I won't lie, with my limited mobility, life has been a bit of a challenge lately. Up until four months ago, I...
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Monkey Business
So much for a weekend of gardening, it rained for most of it! To walk down to the corner shop on Saturday morning I wore my Vinted Free people flares, a vintage Oasis Trading blouse (a £1.24 eBay find...
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Out & About In Walsall
Ow am ya, me babbies? On Tuesday I wore my vintage embroidered Indian maxi (the twin of my navy one) to meet up with my friend Annie at the railway station. Our destination was the New Art Gallery,...
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Horror Stories
There I was thinking that the last year of my 50s would be fabulous but not only I have I lost the ability to walk but we woke up on Saturday morning to discover that Walsall had binned our Tory-led...
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Buying, Wearing, Watching, Growing.....
After some unseasonably warm weather, May has reverted back to dismally average temperatures but I didn't bother with a jacket on Wednesday morning as I'm always glowing after our swim. These Indian...
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In The Garden
Remember my Mexican tomato dress? It's been a regular feature on my blog for ten years! It felt like the most appropriate choice for wearing to the garden centre on Saturday morning.It had been over...
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The Darling Buds of May
May already! Where on earth has this year gone? On Wednesday we skipped our post-swim Spoons breakfast as we'd arranged to meet Tony in there for lunch and much as I like Walsall Wetherspoons, visiting...
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