Except there is no such thing. But today was pleasantly boring and relaxed, with some enjoyable interludes. We started off with a quick burst of housework and a mammoth washing session (do love having kids old enough to deal with their own washing!) and then a firm return to music practise which has slumped a […]

Gosh i am feeling virtuous after all these days out AND all this blogging. Going to blog this one quickly though as i want to do something more important afterwards – plus, with September looming, i have an unaccountable urge to orgo-plan. Haven’t felt the need to do that for ages, but think it is […]

I love Rockingham Castle and the only reason we don’t go more is that, it being a private home, it is neither part of EH or the NT. Sure i saw a yearly membership thing a while back, i ought to investigate, because they do a lot of “event days” and they do seem to […]

I’ve been wanting to go here for ages and not got round to it; it was an excellent opportunity for an Eastern Clique meet up too 🙂 We ended up meeting with Em and her 3, Michelle and Chloe, Jax with Big and Small and WF H with her 2 girls. My lot had a […]

Well, if strictly accurate, before Upwood, Max and i had a few nights away in a hotel while the girls went to my parents house. They had a complete ball (and were shattered on their return)! Mum got them playing Ave Maria on a combination of cello, flute, glock and harmonica (!) and they’d had […]

I’ve heard about this for a few years and not got round to going. In general i am glad we did, though the entrance fee wasn’t on the website and was quite high, so i wish i had known and had gone for the whole day, not just the afternoon. Still it was hot, so […]

This was ages ago but i just realised that i didn’t blog it and as i’m trying to keep a better record of what we do, i thought i would quickly pop some pics and so on in. This was a Brownies trip and like last year, we all went for the day. Fran went […]

I would like to tell you, out loud and forever, how proud i have been of you this month. For a month you have had you arm in a hot, ticklish, sweaty cast after you broke your arm while being just a little too exuberant and excited. As a child who spends most of her […]

And with a lot of this Hoping it will make her remember to keep her legs straight if i blog this! Amelie and i spent a long drawn out afternoon in the Fracture CLinic, resulting in good news about mending and a purple cast. Fran decided to do a project on fashion while she was […]