
A Short Day …
Or a long night. Today is Winter Solstice. The shortest day or the longest night.

Or a long night. Today is Winter Solstice. The shortest day or the longest night.

Little Tyke and I sat up on a tree branch – I wanted to see the world from a squirrel’s perspective …

Well, even though we stay in a nice hotel does not mean Mummy is relieved of her duties. 🙂

Miss Austen, thank you for for my name! And for Mister Darcy!

Mummy’s been here once before so she showed us around with the help of a map. We started off at the Abbey and walked along

After a harried start at the train station – Mummy had to sort out Call Centre inefficiencies and then having to deal with cab drivers

Today we embarked on a train journey to Bath – Mummy, me, Little Tyke, Mini Tyke and the Tyke’s Mummy.



Yesterday we all set off on a long car journey – come to think of it, this might have been my first long car journey.


Mummy and I have never heard of Barbara Hepworth but she is the reason why Aunty Meg wanted to come to St. Ives.

It came highly recommended by the lady we met in the train – Porthminster Cafe.

What a lovely, lovely place and the sun was shining – might be the last summer day in Cornwall! We walked into town and saw

The rain finally stopped and my new BFF, Melissa took me for a walk on the beach. We ran and chased each other. At day’s

And we’re off again! Into a taxi we go – which station this time? Ahhh, it’s Paddington Station. We’re about half an hour early, so
So excited. Even though it’s another long train ride ahead of us – five hours. But no worries – we’re seasoned travellers.


My own train ticket to south of France This morning we leave home at 7am for St. Pancras International. Take the 07.42 train to Folkestone.

Since I have been on the road, I thought about a trip I took last year when my little tyke friend, Sasha was in London.

We began our journey from Kinloch Lodge at 16.30. The very nice taxi driver gave us a little detour so we could see more of

It’s been lovely here. We’ve enjoyed it. Till the next time … Guid cheerio the nou, Skye! Tonight we make our long journey home to London

Hamburgers? Not quite. I think Mummy is eating her way through Skye.

Kinloch Lodge is the highland home of Claire and Godfrey Macdonalds. The staff were so welcoming and they told us about the walks we can take

Sadly we arrived at Duisdale House and everything just wasn’t working out. We knew we had to be in the Garden Suite

It was drizzling this morning when we went for our morning walk but it’s raining now as we get ready to leave for Skye. This

After we finally found a taxi to take us, we arrived at Culloden House – a beautiful Georgian house in the Scottish Highlands. What a

Last evening we got on the Caledonian Sleeper – the 21.15 overnight train to go to Scotland.

At the end of our walk on the beaches of St. Andrews, we came across a bus load of Chinese tourists.

Tomorrow night we will be travelling on the Caledonian Sleeper to Inverness, Scotland – all the way up north.
My father’s a miniature poodle called Ginger and my mother an English Cocker Spaniel called Beth. That’s what makes me a cockapoo.
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