8th August 2014 The sky might be holding off on the rain for now, but the crackle in the Test Match Special commentary is doing its best impression of distant thunder. Clearly, the forecasted storms are limbering up. It’s a Friday afternoon, and I’ve returned from the allotments with beetroot, carrots, fennel, and beans, a… Continue Reading

2nd August 2014 July had been nothing short of glorious. It was shorts and T-shirts every day, with the pool finally justifying its existence (about time too). After my last entry, I vowed not to let the family blog go more than a couple of weeks without an update, but keeping track of who did… Continue Reading

27th June 2014 To be honest, I’ve spent most of the year eagerly awaiting the soccer World Cup. Not because I was foolish enough to believe that ‘our boys’ would actually win it, mind you, but because apart from Manaus, on our Brazilian trip, Sue and I had already ticked off all the host cities… Continue Reading

9th June 2014 On 25th May, Nan, Sue and I set off for Wales. Nan had been invited to a family wedding (Nia and Graham’s), while Sue and I were using it as an excuse for a few days of walking and sightseeing. The adventure, however, got off to a wobbly start. When we arrived… Continue Reading

24th May 2014 It’s been a fair stretch since I last set my mind to this family blog (7th April, to be precise), but today’s rain hammering on the patio outside the dining room window has thwarted any hope of more productive pursuits. I did give it a try, though, I braved the chilly dampness… Continue Reading

7th April 2014 On the 7th of March, Sue and I ventured to Harborough Cinema Club to watch ‘Captain Phillips’. What a gripping story! Based on true events, and for once, the good guys actually came out on top! Later that week, Jamie returned home bronzed and miraculously still in one piece from his snowboarding… Continue Reading

6th March 2014 It has been a whole month since I last entered the family blog, but this isn’t the first time I’ve sat at my laptop tapping away at the keyboard. Sarah has been very busy with her essays, and it seems barely a few days go by without one landing in my inbox… Continue Reading

5th February 2014 Since my last blog, there’s been only the briefest of reprieves from what can only be described as meteorological misery. Gales, storms, and even a hurricane have been enthusiastically lashing the UK, flinging buckets of water at us with all the subtlety of a toddler with a Super Soaker. Somerset, in particular,… Continue Reading

22nd January 2014 Since our grand escapade to the USA, I’ve spent some quality time on my blogs, editing out the typos that snuck in while I was desperately trying to reach the land of nod. Writing each entry just before collapsing into bed might not have been my best idea, but then again, our… Continue Reading