365 Project – Day 194

Yesterday way busy. Junior Sister-in-Law has just had hip surgery and so we collected her to spend a few days R&R with us. Did I mention that she’s a great cook? Awoke this morning to a fragrant cooking smell wafting up from the kitchen. The Sisters (there are three of them, like Scene 1 of…

24 Cloudy Cornwall, Damp Devon and Soggy Somerset

We’re home and it’s always great to be back home. As the title suggests the weather wasn’t great for the drive but it could have been worse, at least it wasn’t snowing! Mrs Sixwheeler very kindly offered to do some driving so got the first shift. We had arranged to visit old friends who have…

23 Still in Cornwall

This is the first time that we have taken Maude with us to stay in an hotel. We take her out with us as much as possible but there are times when she needs to stay in our room. These are the times that she appreciates the view as Border Terriers are possibly the noisiest…

22 More Cornwall

After an excellent night’s sleep we woke up to clear blue skies, sunshine and no wind; and no rain forecast until the afternoon. After last night’s storm this is a welcome change. Before breakfast we took Maude out and down to the quay where the MV Scillonian lll was being loaded for a trip to…

21 Cornwall

I love the drive to Cornwall and from Bath it’s even easier than before. A gentle cruise down the M5 is easy on a Sunday in November; through the Mendips, across the Somerset Levels and into Devon. Beyond Exeter the road is more challenging,more bends and a lot of up and down particularly as the…