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From the Lakes we drove up to Peebles for Griff & Clare’s 10th Wedding Anniversary. On the Friday Amy had her fifth birthday party at Traquair Village Hall. More photos on Facebook.
Saturday night saw the grown-ups’ party at the same venue, with a meal and a brilliant ceilidh. Congratulations Griff & [...]
We’re using up the last 10 days of the school holidays in a Grand Tour of Britain.
Leg one – the Lakes Leg two – the Scottish Borders, for Amy’s birthday party and Griff & Clare’s 10th anniversary ceilidh Leg three – Whitby Leg four – Felixstowe for my sister’s new puppy, and my Dad’s [...]
The final camping trip of the summer was to the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 12-15 August. We camped with the Griffiths/Prentons and the Peppes and Kitty (Scotland) and the Hendriks (Amsterdam), so it seemed fairly central. The campsite (Mason’s at Appletreewick) was brilliant – on the river, just a couple of minutes from two pubs, and [...]
We spent the last weekend of July camping in Norfolk. We stayed in the back garden of the Duke pub in Bacton. Nick, Nadege and Noe camped with us, and my Mum & Dad (in their motorhome) and sister (in our tent) stayed on the Saturday night.
Pip, Liz, the girls and I went [...]
Our second annual Highlands trip was at the end of April 2010, to Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest, near Ullapool in Wester Ross, the Scottish Highlands.
Gin, Ol, Kitty, Griff and I (Pip was in a play in London so had to stay behind with the Grandparents for support) planned three nights of [...]
This weekend we went to the Bargehouse behind the Oxo Tower to see the lasers at Speed of Light. Laurie loved it, and got “My favourite Princess is Cinderella” woven into the soundscape. It was very hard to photograph, but recommended as a visit although you’ve only got until 19th April.
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I’m back on my feet and at work now. This weekend Liz came to stay, and went out for lunch on Saturday and to the London Aquarium on Sunday.
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Indigo was christened on December 6th, and we had a little reception afterwards. Andrew the vicar scurrilously tricked me into participating in the service. Photos here or watch the slideshow…
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Pip’s just turned 36 and we had lunch at Belgo’s, dinner at the [...]
We nipped over to Amsterdam to visit Fi, Wim and Stephanie. We drove over, via Dover, and got upgraded to Le Tunnel Sous La Manche on the way back, due to the storms. So now Indie’s three months old, and has been to Italy, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. France and Belgium twice.
It rained [...]
We spent this weekend in Kent at Pip’s parents’ house, celebrating their Ruby Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations, Sally & David!
The house was full, there were motorhomes in the paddocks, campers in the garden, and a jazz band in the bolt-hole. Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah were the guests of honour, and in the [...]
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