My Year in Just More Than 12 Photos

These photos sum up my year. I intended to have 1 photo per month, but a couple extra crept in

January - filled with breath-takingly beautiful walks in the snow

February - lots of playing with my new camera, a Nikon D3200 (still so much to learn!)

March - the rains fell and the meadows were turned into an enchanting boggy place

April - Nicola came home to concentrate on some serious revision for her finals, and to enjoy her flowers

and I found a week to nip over to have a fab time with Emma in Prague

May - we had to say good bye to this beautiful boy, our border collie of 12 years

June - heart-breakingly we had to say good bye to our rescue dog Chester who lost the fight to live once Whisper was gone

so we took off across to the Brecon Beacons for some restorative calm 

July saw Emma back in the UK for a couple of weeks, so she was quickly put to work to help me at the Tatton Flower Show. Breakfasts were a very serious business

August - we welcomed Coota into our lives, from the Dog's Trust. Oh boy!!

September - work started in ernest preparing for the busy times ahead

October - the first major Christmas show. Country Living in London

November - the other major London show, the Spirit of Christmas at Olympia

December - the last of the shows, at Blackthorpe Barns in Suffolk. 

No family at home this year for the first time, so we are heading for the beach with a picnic on Christmas Day

Have a very Happy Christmas!

Farewell to Beautiful Prague

So this is my last ever blog post from Prague!  I’ll be back home in Norfolk for a few weeks before continuing my adventure elsewhere!

I thought I’d share with you a few of my favourite places from this beautiful city.

First up; Vysehrad, an old fort up on top of a hill by the river. There’s lots to look at here, a cemetery where many famous Czech people are buried, a basilica church, and of course, an amazing view over the river! 

The river itself is also a lot of fun, I often used to run alongside when I was training for the half marathon. 

Taking out a peddle boat is a perfect way to spend a sunny afternoon, and of course, there are plenty of beer gardens right by the bank in case you get thirsty!

Petrin Park is another place where it’s very easy to wile away the hours. Right at the top of this hill there is an observation tower, providing stunning views of the city! 

You can also wander around the rose gardens and the famous blossom trees.

There are so many more places and things to do that I could write about; the national museum, Riegrovy Sady, some amazing restaurants, and some super fun day trips in the Czech Republic, but I have a feeling that none of these places would have been half as much fun if it hadn’t been for the people that I was with!

I’ve had an incredible year here, made some amazing friends, and created some memories that will stay with me forever! 

I can’t wait to do the same again in a different country! 

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