Category Archives: travel

Tulips, skunk cabbage and the BFG meet in Yorkshire

Posted on April 19, 2018 by ASWilliams

On our second house-sit of the year looking after a cat and Koi fish in Yorkshire, the sun came out and because we probably won’t visit the Keukenhof this year (my husband isn’t a fan of the regimental neatness and … Continue reading →

Posted in travel | Tagged Betty's Tea Rooms, Big Friendly Giant, Harlow Carr Gardens, house-sitting, spring, travel, Visiting England, Yorkshire | 2 Comments

First House-sit of 2018!

Posted on March 13, 2018 by ASWilliams

Our first house-sit of the year looking after dogs; Lilly and Bertie; cats; Thomasina and Purdey, in Walmer, Kent. A few highlights; ‘Beast from the east’ weather meant hunkering down against the elements inside a very cosy house. Warming up … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, poetry, travel | Tagged Beast from the east, Deal, Dover, house-sitting, Kent, Sandwich, T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land, Turner Contemporary, Walmer, Walmer Castle | 2 Comments

Love-lock Bridges in Amsterdam

Posted on January 9, 2018 by ASWilliams

Amsterdam is a romantic city, full of canals and pretty bridges isn’t it? So you would expect to see many, many more of those love-lock bridges around town. But no, we have only two, de Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge) and … Continue reading →

Posted in travel | Tagged Amsterdam, Love Bridge, Love-lock Bridges, Magere Brug, Most Ljubavi, Romantic weekend, Staalmeestersbrug, travel | 7 Comments

Keukenhof: The Flower Paradise You Must Visit in 2025

Posted on May 11, 2015 by ASWilliams

plus 10 surprising facts about tulips. The tulip originated in Turkey and was named after the traditional tulip-shaped turban. Sixty percent of the world’s bulbs come from the Netherlands and three-quarters of all global trade in flower bulbs passes through … Continue reading →

Posted in lifestyle, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amsterdam, bulb industry the Netherlands, deborah moggach, honger winter, hunger winter in the Netherlands, The Keukenhof, Tulip fever, Tulip mania, Tulips | 6 Comments

Tiptoe Through the Tombstones

Posted on October 30, 2014 by ASWilliams

Pumpkins, spiders and zombies galore! Halloween is coming up. Did you know that the original Hallowmas, (the evening before the Christian festival of All Hallows) was a time to remember deceased loved ones or saints. It had nothing to do … Continue reading →