One positive that has come from the coronavirus pandemic is getting more time to explore locally. Our local daily exercise is normally going for a walk in Colchester Castle Park. After nearly a year of these walks, they are starting to feel a little samey. Colchester Castle Park has created different walking trails for all […]
During 2020 we all had to learn to appreciate going for walks. It looks like 2021 will be full of local walks too! Our first walk of 2021 took place at Frinton-on-Sea. It’s our New Years Day tradition to visit Frinton-on-Sea to walk along the seafront. This year we left the house early for our
At the start of December, we got some snow. It was a surprise as there was no mention of snow in any of the weather reports. At 5.30 am Darren was declaring that it was snowing as he left for work. Our phone apps did show the snow but that it would turn to rain
As winter progressed I was unsure if our planned Christmas Days out would go ahead. I didn’t want the children to miss out on seeing Santa this year. So I looked for a local Santa’s Grotto. As you can imagine there were lots of cancellations for the usual grotto’s. Poplar Garden Centre wasn’t running their
We love to visit Frinton-on-sea on New Years Day. It has become one of our traditions. Unfortunately, due to Darren’s shift work, we have been unable to make this visit for the past few years. This year we were determined to visit again. After taking down our Christmas tree in the morning we headed to
