On the Flying Scotsman and my love for trains
Recently, in quieter moments - and particularly since my children left home - I have begun to look back on my life and think wistfully about youthful adventures, past times and friends and family no longer here.
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30th May 2025
After the overwhelming response to my inaugural Joanne’s Journal - with many readers urging me to write more often about life behind-the-scenes at Grasmere Gingerbread® - the topic for the sequel flew off my fingertips.
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23rd May 2025
For years customers have urged me to write a behind-the-scenes ‘blog’ about Grasmere Gingerbread® and Grasmere itself - valley, village and lake - as it was the magical combination of all three geographical ...
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