This Way and That

Kids Life

A Favorite Family Tradition

October 17, 2022 by Andrea Blakeston

It is funny when I reflect on my childhood, I always smile and think of how magical it all was. When I really stop to think why I feel this

Life Photography

It’s Not Far, Let’s Walk

October 17, 2022 by Andrea Blakeston

View towards York Minster from city walls

The Coronavirus had such a paralyzing effect on our lives in early 2021, never mind the disruption and emotional distress I grew to know and love in 2020. As Covid

Life Outdoors Photography Travel

Coming Back to Earth

July 4, 2021 by Andrea Blakeston

Back in March and April, I had experienced something that I have never known before. Everything felt wrong, walking on the street was nearly had me in inexplicable tears, exchanging

Kids Outdoors Photography

Family Morning at Brimham Rocks

April 12, 2021 by Andrea Blakeston

At 5 and a 1/2 years old, the monkey is at the perfect age to be unleashed on 320 million year old rocks. I think Brimham Rocks is perfect for

Outdoors Photography

Pretty Outings

April 8, 2021 by Andrea Blakeston

I am feeling very spoiled when it comes to the English countryside and other nature spots. Really though, how lovely is Elsham Gardens & Country Park? This gorgeous find was

Outdoors Photography

A Sneaky Walk On a Sunny Day

April 8, 2021 by Andrea Blakeston

I think the real reason Julian and I have kept our web design business going for these past fifteen years is because we love to play hooky. Not very noble,

Life Photography

Around the Hood

April 8, 2021 by Andrea Blakeston

I think I love our neighborhood. I have yet to see the area in its true bustling, virus-free form though. Maybe a American horror-style purge takes place on Tuesday nights,

Life

Waiting To Go Somewhere

April 8, 2021 by Andrea Blakeston

We’re all in the same boat, some in wildly different circumstances, but the limitations are real. We can’t go out, not really, not yet. Most of our pandemic year was

Outdoors

Exploring the Knavesmire Wood

March 4, 2021 by Andrea Blakeston

Our first weeks here in York have been dedicated to buying a house full of furniture and other basics online to keep up the semblance of a normal, healthy family

Life

Home Sweet Home

February 19, 2021 by Andrea Blakeston

Well, that title and this first photo are somewhat misleading, as neither of these Easter-coloured doors leads the way to the place we now call home here in England. But