Chirk Castle and Offa’s Dyke
On Sunday, small daughter and I bundled ourselves up in our warm clothes and headed to Wrexham in Wales to visit Chirk Castle with small daughter’s friend and her family. Small daughter’s friend’s Mum...
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She flies through the air …
We had a family outing with a difference today when we headed for the National Cycling Centre (also known as Manchester Velodrome) for big daughter’s World Challenge sponsored abseil. As part of her fundraising...
Half term part two
The rest of this week seems to have been a bit of a busy blur. We have continued the painting theme, and big daughter’s bedroom is now this rather lovely shade of purple. It’s...
Half term part one
Half term. It’s such a relief not to have to get up early to get ready for school and college, and the daily commute is now down to the kitchen for breakfast rather than...
Modern words from the past
I read recently that no one wants to read a blog post over 500 words. Oops. I hope you’ll indulge me in this one! When our church newsletter landed on the doormat the other...
Magic at bedtime
For some time now, small daughter and I have been reading the Harry Potter books at bedtime. We’re gradually working our way through the whole series, although it’s taking some time as the later...
