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Now that I’m “an old, retired lady,” 🤣 I’ve started crafting! My crafting name is Wee Coo Crafts ! I create home décor items finished in a variety of beautiful decoupage designs. Most of my pieces are made from glass and wood, and I also handcraft clay items. I’ve already made a few pieces, which you can find in my Etsy shop:👉 https://www.etsy.com/shop/weecoocrafts I’m planning to add new items each week, so please follow my Wee Coo Crafts Facebook page 👉  Facebook  and

During our annual pilgrimage to Warwick this year, we decided to spend a few days over in the beautiful Cotswolds which is basically next door! Alan had been avidly watching Jeremy Clarkson's Farm on TV and it was non-negotiable that we made a visit the Diddly Squat Form Shop! We actually had a pleasant afternoon and spent far too much money in the shop!!

The mighty Core were back in town! theCore haven't played live since early 2024 and boy it was worth the wait - they were phenomenal! They played lots of new songs which went down a storm, some classics and a few covers, one of which was Slid Away by Oasis - which blew the roof off with everyone singing along! What a brilliant night - roll on the next one...

We have been listening to and watching Dusty Lee Stephensen (above) since the Covid lockdown. He is a very talented singer, musician, writer, and performer based in Adelaide, Australia. We first came across him on the YouTube channel of an Adelaide-based cover band, HSCC . Here is a link to a playlist of all the songs he took part in — really worth a watch! He also performs solo and is a main band member of Wanderers , all of which are fantastic to listen to. Australia has a

Alan and I on our Balcony Back in our "happy place"! We love Dubai and spent a fabulous 10 nights here in April. This time we flew out...

We love Phil! He is just the nicest, funniest man in showbiz. His Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil is just brilliant, it's a world tour via his love of food. If you haven't already watched it, I would highly recommend it! We seen Phil's show for this book tour a few years ago when he came to Glasgow and it was fab, so when we heard he was coming back, we booked right away. Like this last time, he was very funny, humble and entertaining.

Sunset from Mijas Pueblo Alan and I finally made it over to visit my brother Scott, sister-in-law Carolina, and our nephew Thomas at...

Alan won our tickets in an auction in aid of the British Heart Foundation . The tickets also included access to the Hydro Club which has...

Alan and I made this visit part of our annual trip to Warwick and London. We had a terrible time with traffic trying to get there, but it...

We have been F1 fans for a few years now and decided to go to Silverstone this year as it took place on my Birthday weekend and Kings of...

Photo Credit: Raph Pour-Hashemi I’m a big fan of F1 and in Nov 2023 they announced that for the Silverstone British GP, the opening...

Before we left the UK to head for our holiday in Dubai, we were keen to make a day trip over to Abu Dhabi to see the Sheikh Zayed Grand...

We booked this trip as soon as we got back from Dubai in Sept 2023 - we loved it that much! This time we stayed at the Crowne Plaza Hotel...

Alan and I have been waiting for years to see John Mayer and it was well worth the wait. This show was part of his Solo Tour, which meant...

Well, what can I say about Dubai… wellll, I can start by saying it’s probably the best place I have ever been to! Alan and I were...

This show was the first event I had been to since before COVID struck, so needless to say I was really looking forward to it. The night...

We decided to "staycation" for another year due the massive delays at just about every UK Airport. We ended up picking a cottage at the...

After hearing so many wonderful things about The Cotswolds we were finally going to see what all the fuss was about and boy did it live...

Still not wanting to travel outside the UK, we decided to go down to the The Cotswolds and while we were there, we took a day trip to the...