Spring Fling Open Studios Event

‘Spring Fling’ is the title of an Open Studio and Arts festival event in Kirkcudbright, in Dumfries and Galloway in the South-West of Scotland. We first visited this area 20 years ago and have returned many times since, to enjoy the lovely countryside and beautiful coastline. I blogged about a summer stay here. It hasContinueContinue reading “Spring Fling Open Studios Event”

Bluebells

Bluebell wood, photo by Amanda Jane Ogden We made the decision to get married whilst walking in a bluebell wood, many moons ago, so the wild bluebell has fond associations for me. I grew up in Buckinghamshire, a county of England that was once nicknamed ‘Beechy Bucks’ because of its extensive beech woods. There wasContinueContinue reading “Bluebells”