Whole New World

I will admit blogging is very new to me. I am a visual person, I like to create physical, visual things. I love reading other peoples words…..but writing is a whole new ball game….or  a better phrase would be a ‘whole new world!’ Isn’t the world a fabulous place? I live on the edge of the Peak District, and I try to step into it at least once a day. If you have the right clothes it doesn’t matter what the weather is like. In fact if it’s a bit wet you get more of the place to yourself. The NE of the Peak District is quite quiet as far as visitors go. I am constantly pouring the map searching out new paths, new worlds I haven’t visited before.

Tilly

We climbed Maol Chean-dearg our first Munro in August this year. It was a relatively easy climb to about 500 meters, then became a rock climbing exercise.

Tilly on Maol Chean-dearg

In the beginning!

I love maps, I love being out in the countryside with my dog Tilly, and I’m a metalsmith……..so the Wapenmap happened quite naturally.