Tag Archives: travel

A Walk With Swans

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Somewhere along the Jurassic Coastline of Dorset lies a shallow, salty body of water called Fleet Lagoon. Sheltered by Lyme Bay at Chesil Beach, it provides an ideal nesting ground for the world’s only managed colony of Mute Swans. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds of a Feather, Nature & Wildlife, Travel, Weekly Pet Challenge | Tagged Abbotsbury Swannery, birds, Conservation, Dorset, England, Hardy Monument, Jurassic Coastline, Nature & Wildlife, Swans, travel, Weekly Pet Challenge | 120 Comments

Cats of Croatia

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

When I look back over photographs of places I’ve visited, I can’t help but notice all the cat photos amongst them. Maybe it’s because I miss my two when we’re away, or maybe it’s because I just love cats. … Continue reading →

Posted in CATalogue, Travel, Weekly Pet Challenge | Tagged cats, Croatia, Dubrovnik, kittens, Photos of Cats, Photos of Kittens, travel, Weekly Pet Challenge | 85 Comments

Crazy Alien: Bite-Size Memoir

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Whenever I think of anything to do with immigration, I get a shiver of crazy. My first brush with American immigration happened when I turned up alone at Dulles International Airport newly arrived from London. It was 1980, my boyfriend … Continue reading →

Posted in Bite Size Memoir, Memoir, Travel | Tagged Alien, America, Bite Size Memoir, Cinema, Citizenship, Emigration, Immigration, Ipswich, Memoir, Movies, travel | 92 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

There is a certain curve of a well-traveled road that even now occasionally fills my dreams. Years go by and I forget all about it, but then it appears again, and always strangely comforting. Four years ago while driving through … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged California, Creative writing, daily post, Dreams, Photos of English Countryside, postaday, Suffolk, travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 84 Comments

Lost in France

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Bonjour me amis! Two weeks since I last blogged and I think I still remember how to do it, which is a relief! I hope this finds you all well and enjoying your summer? Judging by the 1,000 plus emails … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Photos, Travel | Tagged Blogging, Channel Tunnel, Dordogne, France, Holiday, Photos of France, travel, Travel Writing, Vacation | 111 Comments

The Island of Spinalonga

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

On this blisteringly hot summer’s day here in the British Isles, I think of another island, far away but even hotter than this: I think of the Greek island of Crete, an island surrounded by the Mediterranean and Aegean diamond-studded … Continue reading →

Posted in HIstory, Photos, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Crete, Greece, HIstory, Island, Mediterranean Sea, postaday, Relics, Spinalonga, travel, Travel Writing, Weekly Photo Challenge | 74 Comments

In Which Fast Cars, Steve McQueen and Champagne Bring Out My Inner Diva

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Thanks to freebie tickets, Hubby and I took off yesterday to spend the day at Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is not what we usually do on a Thursday but it was a lovely distraction. The festival we attended is … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Family Life, Travel | Tagged Airstream, Cars, Champagne, Classic Cars, Diva, Family Life, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Racing Cars, Sports Cars, Steve McQueen, travel | 66 Comments

WPC: Between The Trees On A Croatian Island

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

This week, the Daily Post features Danielle Hark for the Weekly Photo Challenge. Danielle is a photographer, writer, life coach and founder of her blog Broken Light Collective which empowers people affected by mental illness using photography. She was kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Broken Light Collective, Croatia, Lokrum Island, Peacocks, Photos of trees, postaday, travel, Travel Writing, Weekly Photo Challenge | 69 Comments

June in England: Glastonbury, Stonehenge And A Country Garden

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

There is something in the air at this time of year, and I’m not talking about the pollen. For one thing, I am reminded by strategically placed, temporary road signs that once again, our home turf is about to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, My California, Travel | Tagged England, Family Life, Glastonbury, My California, Peter Rabbit, Photos of English Gardens, School, Somerset, Stonehenge, Summer Vacation, travel | 98 Comments

Friends, Phones and Phubbing: Do We Have A Failure To Communicate?

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Ever been out with a friend and halfway through your cosy little chat they stop to check their texts and emails? Well, you might be surprised to know that if so, you have just been ‘phubbed’. What does this mean? … Continue reading →