Bournemouth Gardens in the centre of the town.

I can’t believe I haven’t posted here for so long. My excuse is that I was still fed up with all the online politics but didn’t want to write about it anymore. On a happier note, I’ve also been away for a week staying with my best friend in Bournemouth, a popular seaside town on the south coast.

It was very cold there and it actually snowed one night and the snow hung around most of the following day. It is very unusual for Bournemouth to have snow because of the warming effect of the sea.

My friend lives in a house on the east side of the town about 10 minutes walk from the beach. Neither of us went down there, though, too wet, too cold and far too windy.

We did some shopping, more window shopping, saw friends and relatives and talked a lot.

Bournemouth Beach in August