Siobhan Daniels is back! She first came to our attention with her book Retirement Rebel, which saw her retiring, buying a motorhome, Dora the Explora, and touring the UK and Europe solo.
For Siobhan it was a way of conquering fear and anxiety after several years feeling undervalued at work. She is also keen to prove that retirement can offer a whole new second act to women.
Dear friends. It's still hot here in London with nary a sprinkling of any rain. I get a bit bored with wearing summer clothes so today I'm sharing a new arrival.
It's the new colourblock jumper from Kettlewell in salmon pink/red coral.
Dear friends. After the excitement of June and July's reading, which was mostly done months ago thanks to advance digital copies, I've been in a bit of a books funk.
NetGalley hasn't been enticing me with much, and what I have requested has often turned into a "Did Not Finish." I'm several books behind my reading goal on Goodreads.
Dear friends. We've all been living in shorts and vests/tanks this abnormally summer. That was the conclusion from a weekend meetup with stylish pals.
The simplicity of this style of dressing appeals to me on a hot day when I'm not doing very much, but it's annoying when I'm going to an event or other activity and yearn for at least one layer. A jacket! A cardigan. But no, the only solution is to add some jewellery and maybe a pair of fancier sandals.
Dear friends. Today I'm reviewing a memoir from fellow blogger Nicole Mölders. I've long been in awe of the multi-talented Nicole. She is an Emerita Professor of Atmospheric Science, an author, lifestyle blogger at High Latitude Style, and an artist.
In this autobiography Nicole shares how she and her husband left Leipzig in Germany to live in Alaska, US.
The story is quite surprising: the move was sudden. After interviews over 3 days Nicole was offered a job she had seen advertised in a scientific journal.
Her husband, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kramm, readily agreed to the move, even though he had never been there and the couple knew little about the place, except that it was cold.
Soon they, their cat and worldly possessions were on their way to Fairbanks.
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Dear friends. Altnaharra, in the northern corner of Scotland, is a tiny hamlet we passed through on our 3 week cycling adventure from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats. The region is simply breath-taking and I definitely plan to go back!
This is part 2 of my journal on our trip. Read the first part.
I'm picking up the story deep in the north of England. For me, the last few days in England and the week in Scotland were the most spectacular cycling in the holiday. The highly populated cities and towns give way to hundreds of miles of unspoilt countryside.
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Dear friends. For the last 3 weeks I've been cycling 1000 miles (1,609km) from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in Scotland (known as LEJOG).
Some of you may remember we did this before, in 2024. I wrote a post about the experience, From Novice to LEJOG by eBike. I talk there about how the holiday is run and give various tips on training, packing, riding an ebike and more.
This time, I'm approaching it in a different way. I'm sharing my daily journal. You'll find all the highs plus, in the interests of authenticity, the lows: nausea, sore nethers, bike troubles....
