A Dull Woman's Van Life

A slow beginning to the year — dark mornings, fleeting snow, wild encounters, and the comfort of warmth, watching, and being still.

A lingering supermoon, a golden sunrise over Musbury Tor, winter wildlife, and the quiet ache of the last Sunday before work begins — finding comfort in cold air and the pull of home.

A long-overdue reunion, winter walks above Ullswater, champagne at midnight, and a gentle reminder that van life answers to the weather — a New Year opened with friends, cold air, and good spirits.

Birthday walks, wind-blown hilltops, unexpected friendships, and a garden alive with winter visitors — a gentle pause before Christmas as the year begins to draw to a close.

Dusk walks, damp mornings, old stories stirred by winter plants, and a house scrubbed ready for Christmas — a weekend framed by reservoirs, wildlife, and the quiet turning of the year.

A week of dim mornings, bright afternoons, unruly weather and unexpected visitors — from tabby cats to reed buntings — as Pepper and I muddle through the last stretch before the Solstice.

A week without a clear thread — just sunrise fire, wild rain, good friends, and small moments that linger. Musings from dark mornings, bright laughter, and the quiet search for inspiration