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March 2012

Warkworth Castle and Hermitage.

    English Heritage owned so charges apply.   Staircase rating 2/5 Ice cream Average but very near Morwick ice cream parlour. Warkworth Castle is well worth a visit even when it is raining. This is a magnificent castle to explore and image what it must have been like when …

Manchild.

Not so very long ago, I was the parent of a lovely little boy. He was my youngest, my baby, with his silky fair hair, just perfect for ruffling and inhaling that clean, fruity fragrance of children’s shampoo. He had sturdy little limbs, that looked cute in shorts and T-shirts. …

Belsay Hall and Castle.

Belsay Hall and castle in Northumberland.                     English Heritage                                                                 …

We believe you.

  When I was 19, a stranger followed me as I walked home alone. It was around 10.30pm, when he grabbed me unexpectedly from behind and started dragging me towards the cycle path, not quite a dark alleyway, but close enough to fit the criteria I’m sure. This ticks all …

Pet cemetery.

Pet ownership can provide many benefits to family life, a chance to teach your offspring about responsibility towards others, an audience for their never ending chatter, a hairy companion who will sit and listen to their worries, never saying the wrong thing. As a parent, I greatly appreciate Watson the …

Days out.

I love a family day out. What else could be more fun, than getting soaked to the skin, as you walk around a mouldering old ruin in the pouring rain, with your nearest and dearest. The only excitement to look forward to, is eating a picnic in a steamed up …