I cannot believe that the time comes around so quickly, and one of the reasons that I have not been blogging for a while is that I had under estimated the time I would need for training to stand a chance to get to the base of the highest place on earth which is 8850m. … Continue reading »
When picking up the girls from the school bus on weekdays at 4.00 pm this collie can always be seen in the back of this truck parked outside The Spar shop in St Merryn, Padstow as the dog’s owners also have children to collect. Apparently it likes to travel in this fashion and I love … Continue reading »
Happy New Year, from all of us at The Padstow Mussel Co! No traditional Turkey indoors for us this year, we barbecued mussels and prawns on the beach, although it was over cast it didn’t rain and we were sheltered on Mother Ivey’s beach from the persistent south westerly wind. It was huge fun and … Continue reading »
Our Christmas cake is slightly more sea based this year, mostly made by Lucy with two additions from Ashleigh and Dom who happened to drop in during the decorative period, not hard to guess which bits they did! The mulled wine I made has gone down so well, literally, that I am having to buy … Continue reading »
And now for something completely different! My way to keep fit and weight down is hula hooping, its fantastic fun and you can do it anywhere, the beach when its quiet, ( mainly because I am not as graceful as I would like to be ! ) is perfect and once you have mastered a … Continue reading »
Buffy and I have just come back from beach, chilly wind, but felt the sun on my face as we set off from Treyarnon over to Constantine beach which was pretty empty. Just Buffy and me! Its days like this that I feel so lucky to live in Cornwall. Just caught this surfer taking a … Continue reading »
While facetiming with Ollie, Ashleigh (http://www.oneillsurfacademy.co.uk) and Dom (http://www.exploretheshore.co.uk/Explore_The_Shore/Welcome.html) it did help seeing the rain splashing down outside Starbucks while on their surf trip in California! They did seem in good sprits as they were going to get yet more new surfboards! Virgin seems to cater for unlimited amounts to bring back on flight. The … Continue reading »
It was a dreary Sunday afternoon and after reluctantly dragging out my two girls for a walk (as long as they could bring 3 friends!) we set off from Treyarnon car park. We took our usual route from there over towards Constantine towards Booby’s Bay and Trevose Head. Despite strong winds there were quite a … Continue reading »
