Maybe it's because Im a Londoner...a day out in our great city

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner, that I love London so.... (as the famous lyrics by Hubert Gregg go). The song was written in 1946 just after the second world war, which took its toll on London but never broke its spirit. I think of this song in light of the events of the past few days and today I decided to go out and about visiting some of my favourite places in this beautiful city.

First stop, which may not surprise anyone, was food related. I nipped in to Mungo and Maud's Elizabeth street branch for some of my favourite treats- peanut butter biscuits.

Then it was the human's turn to visit the very pretty Peggy Porchen's cake shop at the corner of Elizabeth street and Ebury Street.

You can tell, even before you enter the shop , that the cakes are going to be delicious; if they make such an effort with the décor, of course, they will do their best with everything. The human loved it but restraint was exercised and only one cupcake bought.

As the rain had subsided, it was then time we exercised ourselves, so it was off to Holland Park!

Those perceptive among you may recognise that the above is not my human companion but rather The Walking Man, sculpture by Sean Henry. You can see more of Sean's great work here

And I couldn't possible end my walk in Holland Park without a visit to Lord Holland.

A trip to Aysgarth Falls, Yorkshire

It was a lovely day when we left Bolton Abbey so the human and I decided to check out Aysgarth Falls, near Wensleydale via Ripon on the A61.   The drive, being May, was amazing as you pass by many fields full of rapeseed, which are in full bloom. I just had to get out and have some sniffs (woof!)

There are three parts to the falls, Upper, Middle and Lower Falls. Pictured below are the middle falls. We stopped at the first car park, which we thought was the official carpark It is spacious, has a pay and display machine, which is not very expensive. £2 for a two hour stay which is sufficient time to walk. However, there is a VERY steep hill leading to the falls from here. It is not a long walk by any means, but it is very steep so the human had to hold on to the rail on the way down. Then there is the very steep climb up, which older, or anyone with mobility issues or even a pushchair should be aware of. Whereas the official car park is only about a 100 metres down that steep hill and has its own teashop and toilet facilities and no steep hill to negotiate.

Aysgarth Falls

I know you cant take your eyes off me but if you look very closely you may see bluebells in the background.

If you can spare the time, it is worth a jaunt.