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Talk About York gets a new home – please read!
2February 3, 2014 by talkaboutyork
Technology and I aren’t really happy bed fellows. Which is why I have dragged my blogging heels for over five …
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Clouds of sound
Leave a commentJanuary 30, 2014 by talkaboutyork
I decided, rather last minute, to take part in a Writing Prompts competition. You can write whatever you like using …
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Chores for children
6January 28, 2014 by talkaboutyork
Every morning at the school gate I see several harried parents, usually mothers, who look as though they can use …
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York Residents’ Festival 2014
Leave a commentJanuary 22, 2014 by talkaboutyork
Right you residents of York. We spend all year sidestepping tourists who stand in the middle of the pavement snapping …
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Do you have a snack?
3January 21, 2014 by talkaboutyork
‘Do you have a snack?’ These are the first words that greet me every day when I collect my children …
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A day out in Scarborough
3January 19, 2014 by talkaboutyork
I had a rainy Saturday with an eight year old to fill. (We have a new ‘Divide and Conquer’ parenting …
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Open your eyes
4January 12, 2014 by talkaboutyork
I spend most Sunday mornings standing on the side of a rugby or football field, rubbing warmth into my hands …
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Why I’m saying no to resolutions
9January 3, 2014 by talkaboutyork
I had the luxury of sitting in the hairdressers for about three hours this morning. I got to sip on …
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When last did you stay at a youth hostel?
1January 2, 2014 by talkaboutyork
To celebrate the end of 2013, we headed off to the North Yorkshire Moors and Yorkshire coast for a two …
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2013 – a year of two halves
5December 30, 2013 by talkaboutyork
I know that for many people, a new year is simply that. A new year. But I always like to …
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Talk About York
a southerner explores the north
Talk About York 