The eve of spring brought mild weather, brilliant evening sun, blossoms, fragrance. Spring arrived with change: dolphins in the bay, storm clouds and rain. For the Daily Post photo challenge Change.
Chatsworth House in Derbyshire sits resplendently within its grounds of meadows and rolling dales, spanning almost half a millennium of history. Depicted by Jane Austen as Mr Darby’s abode, it is actually the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire (you might think they’d live nearer to their fiefdom, but a title is just
Imagine eating the most regional dish in its exact place of origin, overlooking the bay and the fields which yielded the produce. That’s my experience at the aptly named Cullen Bay Hotel in the North East of Scotland. This is the home of the famous Cullen skink, a kind of smoked fish chowder. Even better,
Dr D in Oz 