A Little Kentish Magic

Seeking out little moments of magic amidst the humdrum of every day life.

  • Out and About in June

    My two coastal walks pretty much zapped my energy for the whole of June, and having had to take a couple of days of sick leave, I really needed to make sure that I kept to my more usual routine of shorter morning walks and afternoon naps. Two successive walks in Faversham involved cow encounters!… Read more

  • Two long bus journeys and I was back in Dungeness, ready to begin part 2 of my Kent Coast Walk. My expectations hadn’t been particularly high, as the route mostly just followed the coast road that I had been along many times before, and so I knew pretty much what to expect, but in fact… Read more

  • I have been wanting to walk the Kent Coast for a few years now but my daughter, who is my usual walking companion, couldn’t see the point because we have done so much of it in assorted directions already.  However, I really want to do it in order, from start to finish and, as I… Read more

  • The Merry Month of May

    May seems a good starting place for this blog. One of my favourite months; the weather is warming up, the days are getting longer and the great outdoors is calling. I celebrated May Day with a blossom and bluebell walk along part of the North Downs Way which seemed appropriately Spring like, although having overheard… Read more

  • Hello!

    I have kept a daily diary since I was 7 years old, and have every volume boxed up in the bottom of my wardrobe. This is my first tentative foray into the world of blogging, and I am hoping that it will be an extension of my diary writing – a way to round up… Read more