The "Green"?

This was the view of the "green" out of the lounge window yesterday afternoon. We don't get much snow in Hoylake, but we have had a sprinkling this weekend. Wirral's Year of Food is coming to an end with a Christmas Food Fayre next weekend in Port Sunlight. Claire Lara, this year's winner of Masterchef - The Professionals, is one of several local chefs demonstrating on the Christmas Hamper Stage. We still have availability if you fancy making a weekend of it.

Winter Sunrise

One of the nice things about getting up early to cook breakfasts is that I see things that those still with their curtains (or even eyes) closed may miss. We get the most amazing winter sunrises over the golf course and on this occasion I had my camera handy. The view is always different, whether it is the light, the golfers or the wildlife and our guests seem to love it.

Bonfire night

I love living in Hoylake. There always seems to be something going on. This weekend we've had the bonfire and fireworks on the beach, followed by "Sparks in the Park" on Sunday. Market Street now has fabulous banners hanging from the lampposts with some great photos of the events and attractions of the area. And yesterday morning I saw something I though was wonderful....a group of 30 or so cycling along the promenade at 8am. Not the local cycling club this time, but a group of Mums, Dads and kids cycling to school in convoy. What a cool way to get to school!