One of our favourite things to do when we're down in Devon is to pull some lawn chairs just round the gable wall of the house so that...

Yesterday whilst we were out on our travels we were delighted to come upon this field of straw stooks. Whilst I'm not much of an expert ...

One of our favourite days out in Devon in July is the annual Mid Devon Show. I'm a big fan of country shows that celebrate all the wonde...

It's been a good autumn for Fungi down here in the not-always-so-sunny South West of England. Yesterday morning I spent a happy hour o...

As Halloween draws nearer I've been enjoying some macabre tomb carvings. The carving below used to adorn a grave in St. Lawrence's C...

Isn't it wonderful when the sun finally appears after the rain? We've had a succession of  grey, wet days, down here in Devon. We...

There's a lot to be said for starting your day with a stroll before breakfast. Here in Devon the farmers are ploughing the fields to pla...

There are few things in life that can compare with an autumn stroll in the countryside in that magical hour just before sunset. Yesterday I ...

Now here's a random thought for you ... this date, the 12th day of October, the 285th day of the year - or 286th if we're having a l...

Happy Michaelmas Day!

Do you ever wish that summer would never end? I do.  One of the many things I love about this season is how it never gets totally...

The other day I popped by a wool spinning mill with more history than you could shake a stick at. The Coldharbour Mill in Uffculme, Devon (j...

... and there's nothing to beat a moonlit stroll through a waving field of barley on a mild night in July. Sweet dreams, Bonny ...

I've always found it much noisier down here living in the fields and rolling hills of Devon than in the suburbs of West London. Does tha...

Okehampton is the town just down the road that we pass through on our regular trips to Cornwall. It sits on the edge of Dartmoor, and perhap...

The other day we were keen to go exploring, but the weather didn't look great and, having got a good soaking on our supposedly rain-proo...

The apples aren't ready to harvest yet, but things are shaping up for a good crop when the autumn comes. As we were admiring them the ot...

One of the many things I love about being in Devon in July is our after late evening stroll. We've got a lovely barley field just outsid...

This 'ere be Cider Country ... and I be a Cider Drinker ... Yes, that's right, I'm channelling my inner Wurzel ! There ...

The other day, when Emi and I were on the cold trail of the long-gone Romans, we happened to pass by the Exeter Guildhall ... and the door w...