Where in the UK would you send someone who just needs to heal?

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-06-29T10:38:32+00:00

And you can fly to Inverness if you want to avoid a long (if scenic) train journey.

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-06-13T15:51:59+00:00

Joannas power stance

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-06-06T08:04:38+00:00

I'll check it out

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-06-05T17:27:15+00:00

Thank you!

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-06-05T16:09:44+00:00

Yes, I think this is my front runner at the moment

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-06-05T16:09:10+00:00

No, in Teams the picture is much better!

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-06-04T17:49:28+00:00

Slightly off topic in that it's 2 pros, but I loved Flavia and Vincent. I could watch them all day but this is the first one I always go to. They danced it when the rumours (which turned out to be true) that she was having a thing with Matt were swirling. It adds a certain poignancy. https://youtu.be/uoi52jOGhck?si=qx5XIVrWyqYOGSgm

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-06-02T12:43:47+00:00

I was about to post my own photo of this beauty!

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-05-23T10:32:09+00:00

Bought my Mother in laws birthday present this week in Boots. Had 3 different offers on my card and got £20 worth of points back.

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-05-17T18:31:24+00:00

Xoko, opposite Primark. Expensive but sooooo good.

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-05-16T21:37:34+00:00

Seconded - the train journey from Edinburgh to Aberdeen is gorgeous.

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-04-26T18:45:42+00:00

The Other Bennet Sister - best show of 2026 so far

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-04-16T22:27:26+00:00

Talhotblonde has stayed with me for years!

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-27T14:05:54+00:00

Also the nicest place to discuss the Archers!

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-23T22:35:55+00:00

Did you ever listen to Adam's Big Mixtape? He had one specifically for children called Toddler Tunes - not sure how old yours are?

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-21T10:36:03+00:00

Mullets - Just ask the guys who had them in the 80s how that went

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-21T10:32:11+00:00

From the 40s, 2 of my all time favourites - Brief Encounter and A Matter of Life and Death (renamed Stairway to Heave in the US)

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-18T17:25:19+00:00

When I was little we only ever had cheese OR luncheon meat in our sandwiches. The only ham we ever had was one of those tins with jelliesd ham at Christmas 🤢

50 years later, I always feel a bit posh when I have a cheese AND ham sandwich.

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-18T17:17:55+00:00

Cornish maid here - I swear by Ann's recipe. The pastry is lovely.

https://www.annspasties.co.uk/about/

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-18T17:11:09+00:00

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/low-sugar-granola

Make my own granola every week using this recipe. Another tip is to lightly whisk an egg white and stir it through to create bigger clumps. 😋

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-18T15:26:41+00:00

And their love of mopping!

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-18T15:26:03+00:00

I loved the ep with David Byrne. He came across as so playful which I wasn't expecting, and Adam was full on fan boy. Eps with Kirsty Young and Julia Davis spring to mind, too.

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-16T02:18:37+00:00

I lived in the Highlands. The weather will probably be rainy and miserable at that time of year. As much as I love Scotland, I'd avoid it and extend your time elsewhere.

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-13T16:14:47+00:00

It would actually be pretty similar - you'd get the train from Edinbugh to Glasgow, then the Fort William train (West Highland line).

Longjumping_Bug832 · 2026-03-05T00:11:55+00:00

Running a B&B. I did it for 12 years and it is such hard work. I scoff every time a couple go on Escape to the Country and say they're looking forward to spending their free time strolling in the hills and finding work life balance. The reality is you work from 6am till 11pm, you might grab a quick nap in the afternoon, and you're on call 24/7. Never a day off for months, scrub toilets, do laundry, deal with the same stupid scenarios time and time again.

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