Tilting at windmills
Our annual holiday this year was a journey of discovery on the Dutch waterways. We had been invited by a group of friends who have known each other for many years and who share a passion for music, of the predominantly folk variety but with a generous helping of...
Organising an award-winning rally
One of my excuses for not blogging much for Just Jane in 2017 was the amount of time I devoted to organising the Figaro Owners Club annual rally. Having been on previous year’s jaunts to Holland, Scotland and Belgium, I was desperate to show off the Yorkshire...
21 years of motherhood (condensed obviously)
A tribute to Dan and his mentors On the eve of Daniel’s 21st birthday I have been picking out some of my favourite photos to share in celebration of the day. A milestone for me as a mother as well as for him, I have been reflecting on his birth, childhood, teenage...
Players tuning up for killer production
Grassington Players will be performing The Ladykillers later this month, a stage adaptation of the classic Ealing cinema comedy of 1955 with a gang of oddball master criminals masquerading as a string quintet whilst plotting a dastardly crime in the home of their...