Snowpea surprise trip to somewhere
Hey everyone, it's your girl Snowpea here! It's been a long time since LUT has taken me on a trip, she said she has a surprise for me and it's somewhere icy cold. Yeah!! I love…
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Trying not to be a spoilt bitch
Writing this post has made me realise two things. One, I'm so spoilt from my trip to the Antarctica last year that it doesn't matter what view is thrown at me now, nothing is…
LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #7
I'm going to start this month's garden journal with my sunflowers. They've really bloomed in the month and have many heads per plant. And now they're growing inwards towards my…
Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2026
The other week, I attended the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in England. It's the largest hot air balloon event in Europe and the second largest in the world after Albuquerque in…
Train travel in Lithuania
During my travels, I find trains in most European countries very affordable compared to the UK, the exception being Sweden. Lithuania is also very affordable; and that was great…
Queen Victoria and Osbourne House
Britain's most glorious period is probably the Victorian era when Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 till her death in 1901. Engineering developments propelled the British Empire…
LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #6
It's been a little over 3 weeks since my last LUT Garden Journal, and there's been quite a lot of growth in my garden, but sadly not much harvest. French beans The other morning…
Benches from around the world
It's surprising how many random photos I've taken since I started blogging. You never know when they may come in handy. Like all these benches from around the world, I never…
The old and new of Kaunus, Lithuania
A few years ago I went to Latvia and Estonia, but didn't make it to Lithuania to complete the three Baltic countries. Lithuania has been pretty high on my to go list since then…
LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #5
My garden is starting to look quite productive now. The recent hot weather and my auto water irrigation system has probably helped a lot. Courgette There's been a few…