Last Sunday, we went to Cresswell Crags, a limestone gorge in northeastern Derbyshire with a number of caves occupied by Ice Age people. We had to wear helmets with lights when we went on a tour of Robin Hood’s Cave. Apparently, there is no evidence that Robin Hood actually used this particular cave, but it [...]
We spent a beautiful weekend camping in the Peak District near Hartington. The weather was perfect and we enjoyed some fine company in gorgeous surroundings.
The kids were ready to go before we finished packing and spent some time on the swings waiting for us.
It isn’t particularly far to Hartington from Derby, but the [...]
Molly went to the first meeting of the South Derbyshire Knitting Group that she helped to organized through Ravelry. There were nine knitters there, including her and River, and apparently it went off well. They are planning to meet bi-monthly in the future. Sage was inspired to take up finger-knitting with a [...]
On Sunday, we went to Speedwell cave in Castleton. The entrance is through an old lead mine tunnel. After descending about a hundred stairs, we boarded a boat once used to float the ore out of the mine. Apparently, the miners found that the shaft naturally flooded whenever there was a [...]
