Bored of blogging?

I have to confess I have been rather bored with blogging recently – hence my lack of activity here. I watch blogs to see what others say about the world, locally I like http://curlewsinthegoyt.blogspot.com/ always good pictures and a quirky look at the life in and around Buxton. An unnamed relative runs http://brinkleyroad.blogspot.com/ a south London blog – mad as bag of frogs but with some interesting issues to comment on. I’m in need of inspiration – all ideas welcome! The state of the retail arena in Buxton vexes me – far too many empty shops and more to come, where will the town centre end up? On this I will comment further. But now a family lunch calls. Beef or Salmon I wonder?

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you dear reader, Buxton remains cold in 2009 but not quite as cold as the last day of 2008. This morning was a surprisingly early start for Porthole Towers as we had agreed to meet friends in Eyam for a brisk and very refreshing walk.

So off we trod and heading up past Mompesson Well we made our way towards Eyam Moor. The visibility and light, while not as clear and bright as yesterday was ok and the hoar frost was a wonder to behold. We walked for 61/2 miles moving from the colder Eyam side of the moor to the considerably milder Hathersage side and then back to the cooler climbs and the sound of the traditional New Years Day bell ringing from St Lawrence Church, Eyam.