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Soggy Sussex

Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on February 16th 2024. We have spent the last week house-sitting in Sussex, looking after two rather adorable rescue dogs, one from Cyprus and the other from Romania. We had hoped to spend some time walking along the River Arun and the SouthContinue reading “Soggy Sussex”

An unexpected trip to Bath

Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on February 2nd 2024. We recently found ourselves in Bath, although it was never our intention to be there. We had arranged a three week house-sit in Wales but unfortunately the home-owners suffered a medical emergency and had to cancel at the lastContinue reading “An unexpected trip to Bath”

Back to the UK and rollercoaster weather

Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on January 26th 2024. When we decided that we would come back to the UK over January/February this year many of our friends queried the timing of our journey. After all, this is the time that many people flee the country in desperateContinue reading “Back to the UK and rollercoaster weather”

The Moon of the Long Night

Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on 18th January 2024. It’s time for the monthly ‘question and answer’ blog, although I am stretching the rules a little as this question came to me during December of last year. Rules were ever meant to be broken,  so join me as we goContinue reading “The Moon of the Long Night”

Who needs four legs anyway?

Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on November 30th 2023. This week finds us on our first house-sit of the autumn, in the Gers region, just an hour and a half drive from Le Shack. Although we could in theory have cycled here it wasn’t a particularly appealing propositionContinue reading “Who needs four legs anyway?”

Beating the winter blues

Hello and welcome to the latest blog from The Olivia Rose Diaries on November 18th 2023. We’re just over a month away from the shortest day. For those admirable people who resolutely manage to see the light at the end of every tunnel, this can be seen as a positive date for the diary. AfterContinue reading “Beating the winter blues”