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Posted on April 25, 2017January 12, 2019

Planning for the Big Lap

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Since meeting in early 1999 Catherine and Mark have progressively been exploring the world via land and water, maximising weekends and holidays to get off the beaten track. Over the years they have progressed from hike tent to camper trailer to caravan and motorhome, and Tassie the Burmese cat joins them on the adventure.

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A spectacular evening for dinner with friends @kar

A spectacular evening for dinner with friends @karencloute and @dancloute to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. We had booked this back in February, and had no idea it would be one of the warmest evenings of the year so far - perfect for a boat trip on the Exe estuary and delicious seafood dinner on board the River Exe Cafe. A evening none of us will forget 🌞🥂😎

A brief snapshot of our two nights in Copenhagen -

A brief snapshot of our two nights in Copenhagen - boat trip, walking tour, superb food, many bicycles, happy people, sunshine and a Swedish lady with my name!

Happy International #AirwayStenosis Day - May the

Happy International #AirwayStenosis Day - May the 4th be with you!

This date was chosen because of its link to Darth Vader, whose distinctive breathing sound is strikingly similar to what many people with airway stenosis experience when their airway is narrowing.

Airway stenosis is caused by scar tissue that forms in the breathing tube (airway), restricting airflow to the lungs. It can develop due to autoimmune disease, damage from intubation or a tracheostomy, or sometimes for no known reason.

I have idiopathic SubGlottic Stenosis (iSGS) - which means the cause is unknown.

If you know someone who sounds a bit like Darth Vader when they breathe and is being treated for asthma without success, it may be worth encouraging them to seek a second opinion from an ENT doctor with expertise in laryngology. It could be airway stenosis.

Awareness matters - please help spread the word.

If this is you and you would like answers, please join our friendly and supportive community on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/airwaystenosis

#iSGS #airwaystenosis #subglotticstenosis

Beautiful spring in the garden with Trinity and Ar

Beautiful spring in the garden with Trinity and Aria loving the long grass.

A lovely walk with friends on this first day of Ma

A lovely walk with friends on this first day of May - the countryside has burst into life the past couple of weeks with all the warmth and sunshine and is full of blossoms.

#spring #somerset #blackdownhills

Springtime keeps us guessing! A hot afternoon drin

Springtime keeps us guessing! A hot afternoon drinking wine in the sunshine followed by the year’s first BBQ, then bobble hats and magnificent bluebells on Cottlestone Hill in the #Quantocks. Fabulous!

27 years since this pair of youngsters had their f

27 years since this pair of youngsters had their first date! Now living in a different hemisphere and will be celebrating 24 years of marriage in August!

A fabulous Friday night out at The Ivy and The Dev

A fabulous Friday night out at The Ivy and The Devil Wears Prada - a celebration of my birthday, @smiles_optional_era ‘s birthday, Mother’s Day @snappyjenny and family - followed by a Saturday morning of the Post Office Building rooftop terrace, the British Museum and lunch in Soho. Wonderful! @karen.dyse with a bonus hello from @aliceclements2014 and @willjewell #devilwearsprada #london #family

Meanwhile Betty-Blue has made a start on her nest

Meanwhile Betty-Blue has made a start on her nest and Bruce is coming along to check it out - two nests in progress this spring! Exciting! #somerset #spring #greenfeatherscamera #bluetit

Barbie-Blue (not to be confused with Betty-Blue) i

Barbie-Blue (not to be confused with Betty-Blue) is really getting along with her nest building, so we can expect eggs in our not too distant future. Watch this space! #bluetit #spring #somerset

Recognising the difference between a wheeze and a

Recognising the difference between a wheeze and a stridor can mean avoiding many years of misdiagnosis and unnecessary medication which does not work. It could even save a life.

#airwaystenosis #rarediseasemonth #isitreallyasthma #breath #isgs

Yes it was a rather moist morning, but that did no

Yes it was a rather moist morning, but that did not stop us from doing a fabulous hike in the Blackdown Hills, with a sausage bap and a cup of tea at Angersleigh Village Hall at their monthly morning tea. The streams ran like rivers and the paths ran like streams, but wellies were worn and did their job! Brilliant!

#raining #winter #february #somerset #hiking

On Saturday we caught up again with Alex for a cir

On Saturday we caught up again with Alex for a circuit walk from #EastQuantoxhead and around to Kilve beach and back. Just a short 6km but lovely to have another catch up and some fresh air. Spotted one kestrel but little else around bird-wise.

#winterwalks #somerset #fossiltrail

A lovely morning out with @mrandoman and my brothe

A lovely morning out with @mrandoman and my brother, Alex, here for a few days holiday in Somerset. Managed a whole dry morning in Lyme Regis after walking in from Uplyme, the rain not starting until we had hugged our farewells and were back in the car. #january #dorset #winterwalks #fossiltrail

We finished off our time with a visit to the glori

We finished off our time with a visit to the glorious Sanna Beach and Portuairk where we spotted our second seal of the trip (spot its head in one of the pics!), concluding with more bird spotting on our local beach, with Pied Oystercatchers napping on the rocks, and Rock Pitpits rummaging through the sea weed for morsels. Finished with another fine sunset to end our week.

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