25th April 2011 Monday began with a bleary-eyed 4 am run to East Midlands Airport to drop Jamie and Harley at Departures. I returned to Willow Bank for some desperately needed sleep, only to be woken later by Jamie’s call announcing they’d arrived safely. Miraculously, Ryanair had overlooked Harley’s 7 kg of excess baggage, possibly… Continue Reading

17th April 2011 It’s one of life’s ironies that when the warm weather finally arrives, bringing our gardens and allotments into glorious bloom, it also summons clouds of small, irritating insects determined to ruin our rare British summery moments. This year, however, the pests have been rather larger and far more unpleasant. On Wednesday, Charlotte… Continue Reading

10th April 2011 Monday kicked off with a trip to Glenfield Hospital for a barium scan, essentially an opportunity for medical machinery to have a good nose around my insides and check that nothing untoward was happening. The original appointment had clashed with Sarah’s interview in Sheffield, so I’d rescheduled. On arrival, I fed £3… Continue Reading

2nd April 2011 Friday Family Curry Night usually sees the whole clan gathered round the table, though ever since his move, Jamie’s appearances have been rarer than a polite driver on the M25. He’s never been a fan of curries, so he tends to pop in for a quick hello before heading off to eat… Continue Reading