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There’s more to Spain than Beaches

Posted on March 6, 2022 by susanhockey

If you just want to see the pictures go here. We’ve been to Spain several times including twice driving across the middle from the Pyrenees to Portugal. Although there is plenty of plain for the occasional rain to mainly fall … Continue reading →

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Return to Florida Part 2

Posted on January 8, 2022 by susanhockey

This is the second of two posts on our visit to Florida in November – December 2021 written from a Brit’s perspective. It covers what we did while we were there and our return to the UK. The first post … Continue reading →

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Return to Florida Part 1

Posted on January 8, 2022 by susanhockey

This is the first of two blog posts on our stay in Florida in November-December 2021, written from a Brit’s perspective. It covers travel to Florida Breeze Villa and life there. The second post is here. A picture gallery for … Continue reading →

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A Short Trip to Galloway September 2021

Posted on September 30, 2021 by susanhockey

At last, a holiday even though it was very short. We had been thinking of going to Galloway for some time and finally towards the end of August took the plunge to try to book something for early September. This … Continue reading →

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Our Dales Way Walk

Posted on June 26, 2021 by susanhockey

During our first summer in Nidderdale (2012) we walked the Nidderdale Way, all 53 miles of it. Starting was easy as it goes past our house. It’s a nice walk with not a lot of steep uphill and we completed … Continue reading →

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A Very Peculiar Year: 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by susanhockey

From the outset we knew that 2020 was going to be a peculiar year for us. In November 2019 we decided that we wanted to stay in Nidderdale and that we should sell our house in Oxford. We moved into … Continue reading →

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Should You Believe What You Read on Social Media?

Posted on July 13, 2020 by susanhockey

I post I wrote on Facebook last week got 151 likes, far more than I have ever had before. These were from people I had never heard of. There were also 25 replies, mostly quite thoughtful. In my post I … Continue reading →

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Every Day it Gets Worse

Posted on May 25, 2020 by susanhockey

Every day you think it can’t get any worse – and it does. We now know that Dominic Cummings, the UK’s de facto prime minister, officially called the Prime Minister’s senior adviser, deliberately flouted the lockdown and drove 260 miles … Continue reading →

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Confusion and Incompetence Again

Posted on May 11, 2020 by susanhockey

I watched the Prime Minister’s address last night. My reactions were a combination of confusion, horror and then anger at the sheer incompetence of it. The first tweet I looked at afterwards had only two words: “herd immunity”. That was … Continue reading →

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Papayas, Azaleas, Manatees and a Rattlesnake February 2020

Posted on March 22, 2020 by susanhockey

A month in Florida in winter 2020 is always very welcome. As in November we had to spend some time sorting things out in the house, but have now found some wonderful new property managers who have fixed a host … Continue reading →

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