31st December 2008 And just like that, another Christmas has come and gone in a flurry of wrapping paper, roast potatoes, and highly competitive ten-pin bowling. Here’s how the festive period unfolded at Willow Bank… Christmas Eve Charlotte and Lucas rolled up mid-afternoon in their new black Freelander, adding a certain 4×4 swagger to proceedings.… Continue Reading

21st December 2008 With Christmas fast approaching, it’s been another eventful week of last-minute wrapping, minor disasters, and the occasional starry-eyed gesture gone slightly awry… After a slow and slightly wheezy recovery from a bout of pleurisy, Sue is at last almost back to her usual self. She even managed a solo expedition to Worcester… Continue Reading

10th December 2008  The past three weeks have whizzed by in a blur of colds, cadets, carpentry and chaos. Here’s how it all unfolded, or at least, how I remember it… Sarah Sarah has been keeping herself heroically busy at school and in the skies. Much to our envy, she had a flight in a… Continue Reading