Hubby and I have been living in the Lakes now for close on 20 years. Our guest house is in Bowness-on-Windermere, a pretty Lakeland village and one of the main entry points into the Lakes as it is only 20 minutes’ … Read More
Happy New Year 2022!
Happy New Year 2022 from Blenheim Lodge! New Year 2022 seemed so far away from 2021, but it’s 3rd January 2022 now and we are already three days into the New Year! This year, despite the continuing run of Omicron, … Read More
Pandemic Verses
Today, I’d like to share a couple of pandemic verses written by Cathy Blake. Cathy was meant to visit last year, but of course Covid-19 came along and that put paid to that. In-between her original arrival date and now, … Read More
Lifting lockdown! Welcome back!
17th May: Lifting Lockdown! Blenheim Lodge, our Bed and Breakfast in the Lake District National Park, is re-opening on 17th May 2021! Blenheim Lodge is peacefully set upon a quiet fell-top in Bowness on Windermere. Look out of our room … Read More
We’re re-opening on 17th May 2021
Hello! I wanted to say, quite simply, “How are you?” I MEAN, “HOW ARE YOU?” It’s been rather a bruising year thus far for those who’ve lost loved ones, lost their jobs, lost their mojo, lost the will to keep going. BUT, … Read More
Dear Diary: 8th March 2021 – Walking at Greenside Mine
Today, we decided to take Horatio someplace different for a walk. We were going to hike around an old mine: Greenside Mine to be precise. I had been watching a documentary on BBC, where I’d found out about this place, … Read More
To my Valentine
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and what a different kind of day it will be for so many couples during this period of the coronavirus pandemic! At Blenheim Lodge, we would normally be busy welcoming Valentine couples instead of closing our … Read More
Lockdown . . . and looking forward
LOCKDOWN! England is in lockdown again. It is our third lockdown since the outbreak of Covid-19 here in 2020. Some people and business owners are dismayed, or perhaps even angry. Personally, I believe it is a necessity, and indeed should … Read More
That PERFECT Christmas gift!
Christmas is coming! Everyone knows that, but amid the mayhem of pain and loss that so many of us have experienced in this year of 2020, it’s difficult to imagine how one can get away from it all in hopes … Read More
Autumn breaks in the Lake District National Park
This Autumn is turning out as beautiful as ever in the Lake District National Park. It does seem to be drier too so far, with less rain even though we get the usual forecasts. As I write, the sky is … Read More
A personal letter to you all – keeping safe!
Hi Everyone! I hope this little note finds you all doing well. It’s been tough for many people over the past months, but many countries are now coming out of lockdown to that light beyond the tunnel. In England, the … Read More
Dear Diary: 13th June 2020
Let’s indulge in a little whimsy when you read this today! Do you know these lyrics? If you go down in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise If you go down in the woods today, you’d better … Read More