September has been a strange month with a new prime minster and then the rather sudden decline of our Queen and then the 12 days of mourning, seeing the nation celebrate her life in various different ways. We also sadly…

August, a month of two halves, we have gone from a searing heat wave to grey and misty all in a few weeks. This month for me has been about  remembering my dear friend Dot Wood, many of you will…

Hello, its Donna here... preparing for my holidays which by the time you are reading this I will be on my way back from Scotland. Mary goes every year and its somewhere we have always wanted to go. My 10…

#rebellioushope Below is the message put out on social media on 28th June. I was lucky enough to meet Deborah in 2018 and 2019 at Trewfields Festival and she was inspirational in her passion for raising awareness . We are all…

Hello, It's Donna here, wishing you all a fabulous extended bank holiday and Queens Platinum Jubilee celebrations. I hope whatever you do that you enjoy some time off and relaxation if at all possible.  I wanted to give you an…

I would like to start by sharing some good news! While on holiday in Scotland I received a phone call from the radiology department at Dorchester with the news that my 5 year mammogram was all clear. How wonderful for…

For the month of March you get a picture of me - Donna looking rather hot and sweaty after taking up Couch to 5K this is so I am accountable and actually continue with it so then I can send a…

February has seen some huge changes for many, the best of these have been seeing Spring arriving! The snow moon was spectacular this month and everywhere we look we can see dots of white snowdrops and yellow daffodils popping up.…

Hi Donna here! Well its January 2022 - it doesn't seem much different to January 2021 but it does feel bizarre to me that it was two years ago this month I was at Butlins 90s weekend in Minehead having…

This morning I was greeted by this amazing sunrise to swim towards, it was glorious and so very quiet in Lyme. Yesterday was Winter Solstice and the beach was really busy with a yoga class, runners and more than 20…