Tuesday 6th found us once more packing a house, and preparing for our next house. The contrast between our Forest Row depolyment and Woking could not be more stark. Forest row was a 1930’s managerial house built on the side of a hill. It’s long corridor and stately style rooms fun and intriguing. Woking, the…

Been rather quite on the blog front for January – our adventures continue, but we were returning to familiar locations. For the first part of January we were in Dunbar, Annabel looking after her sister’s shop, and me, well I looked after the lovely labarador Lottie. Lottie and I had some great walks on the…

I don’t deal with them very well, – waking today with all the signs of a cold. Annabel took Lottie for a walk, and we then agreed for an easy day in the house – we both have busy weeks ahead. Day spent catching up on work, and trying to fight of this bug.

We have moved to Dunbar and Annabel’s sister’s house, where we are looking after Lottie the lab. Having shared a few drinks the night before, no one was in a real rush to move, however, while Annabel’s sister and family packed for their holiday, Annabel and I got on with a few bits of work,…

We have spend a couple of days catching up with Annabel’s mum, dad, sisters and puppy. A very peaceful couple of days, before we start our new dog sit with Lottie, a lovely black lab, belonging to Annabel’s sister.

Tuesday 2nd found us packed and leaving Forest Row – a place we had enjoyed, and thankfully have been invited back to look after the dogs next door. This meant an easier loading of the car than normal and a slow journey up north – another storm making the journey one of rain, spray and…

New Year Eve found us cleaning the house we were staying at – the owner due back on NYD, and we set to leave for Scotland on the 2nd. We duly did our chores, walked the dogs and relaxed,….some more easily than others!

F.I.P or ‘Fallen In Pond’, was just one of the things I learnt as we explored the National Trust’s Bateman’s House. A 16th Cetury manor home bought by Rudyard Kipling, the property has been kept as he would have used it during his writing career. The house has been well laid out, with fascinating artifacts,…

I have heard the whistles in the distance throughout our stay, reminding me of the nearby Bluebell Steam Railway and the call to explore the line further after my brief visit before Christmas, which can be read here. Catching the first train out of East Grinstead, I had intended to just enjoy the journey, but…

27th and the 28th December found us working for the majority of the days, fitting in dog walks around the weather and our commitments. On the 28th we found by chance a memorial to a Wellington Bomber crew who had sadly crashed into a hill on Ashdown forest. The crew are buried nearby, but the…