Sharing YorkshireWhat a strange walk today! In between the snow showers, I set off to look for early bluebells – and lo and behold, there were quite a lot in Middleton Woods. I always feel so optimistic when I see them, true heralds of better weather. But this really does seem early for them: the recent […]
You can read more about this historic area of Ilkley in the appropriate Page but I thought I would share the photos on here too as I had a lovely walk round there today. Above is the medieval Manor House and below, a section of the Roman fort wall.
Yesterday I had the amazing experience of laser eye surgery. Having been short sighted since the age of 13, like many others I have just had to get used to using glasses/contact lenses for distance and more recently, also close vision. I always wanted to get laser surgery done, but it’s only now thanks to […]
Meet Alfie, the cutest Yorkshire terrier I know, who belongs to my friend Mandy. He came to the river with us after our wild swim and decided when we had a drink at the Riverside Pub that he was my new bessie mate! Aged 14, he is an amazing little man who still enjoys the […]
It was lovely to get up into the Dales at the weekend, meeting friends for a catch-up at Country Harvest, near Ingleton. (This makes a great stop-off on the way to the Lakes or the west coast). I always enjoy the views of Ingleborough from this area. At 723m it may be only the second […]
Having visited the Parsonage, we called into the church as well. Although only the tower remains from the one the Brontë family knew, there are memories from the Brontës both inside the church and in the surrounding graveyard. Below is the Brontë chapel within the church, paid for by an American admirer and dedicated in […]
My long-suffering husband John was kind enough to take me to Haworth today (hard to drive with a sprained ankle!) I have loved this place since my dear friend Claire got me into the Brontës when we were 8 years old! There is something special about visiting the home of someone famous. Walking the floors […]
The sprained ankle led me to a physiotherapy appointment today and en route I couldn’t resist a photo of the impressive entrance to the former International Wool Secretariat building in Ilkley. Created in 1968, this grade 2 listed public art scuplture graced the building for around 40 years. Called “The Story of Wool”, it depicts […]