Author Archives: journojohnson

As a keen social historian, I love genealogy and researching family trees, although I have to confess that I have never found Ancestry easy to negiotiate! But loving finding out about family, my husband, Angus and myself booked for a … Continue reading →

On our recent trip to Northern Ireland and the Republic, my husband and myself stayed in a small town called Newtonstewart near Omagh. While there in this 120 year-old cottage, a book left for our perusal caught my attention. There … Continue reading →

In the 1990’s it was suggested that it would be a great idea to regenerate one of Scotland’s towns that had suffered an economic downturn. After some debate Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway was chosen. I had heard so much … Continue reading →

Please take a moment to have a listen to the latest video my fellow collaborator, Arthur Champion has produced. It gives a little background to the book we produced together and introduces this amazing woman, a real patron and defender … Continue reading →

This image is of my husband, Angus, near our house shortly before he started his big bike ride end-to-end France – Caen in the North to Nice in the South. This not only involved 870 miles of cycling day after … Continue reading →

My son, his wife and son are emigrating at the end of May. A sad time for us, of course, because we will miss them. But we know that we can fly out to see them in just 6-7 hours … Continue reading →

These images hardly do justice to the beauty of this rural Yorkshire retreat. To be honest, I went on this Christian Writers weekend in some fear and trepidation. I’m ashamed to say that now I’m getting older I like my … Continue reading →

Coleridge’s Cottage in Nether Stowey, Somerset, is one of my favourite National Trust places to visit. Why? Firstly, Coleridge is one of my favourite poets, and secondly, I always feel at home here. My husband and I last visited this … Continue reading →