Lake and Peak District 2016

Driving too and fro from Aberdeenshire to Kent is made all the more interesting by stopping off along the way and it removes the emphasis of getting there. Earlier in the year I was accompanied by Mary Cane as I persuaded her to come with me and visit Jenks garden near Dumfries. Open for one day a year only and I had already arranged to  pick up paintings just 20 miles away in Kircudbright. 
A Memorable trip indeed, though raining, that did not dampen our pleasure at seeing the monumental land works and plantings. The 'garden'  included railway carriage, river and stream crossings, stairways and pathways, walkways and spiralled ways up and down.

I have just returned to Kemnay having completed another trip with time spent in a hot tub near Cocketmouth with Jeni and James Watson and on the way back - a reunion near Buxton which apart from the great company, spacious farmhouse accommodation and a visit to Chatsworth house, I managed to swim in the refurbished leisure pool and dabbled a couple of sketches.

I have decided, no more dashing up and down. But more stops along the way to see places and people.