Diary
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Bank Holiday Monday
It was a beautiful day today, it was pretty hot, peaking at 30 this afternoon so K and I headed out on the bikes at 7 this morning for a cruise around the lanes. I love that time of day the air was cool, all the birds were singing and there was hardly anyone around.… Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Derek
It’s Derek’s Birthday today so yesterday we popped down to the Chequers at Goldhanger for a really nice lunch. The weather was fantastic so we stopped off at Abberton Reservoir on the way back. Continue reading
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Bike Packing in The Netherlands
Went with Ben to do a few days of bike packing in the Netherlands this week. We cycled up to Harwich, had dinner at the Alma pub (the speediest service in a pub ever) and got the night ferry across to the Hook of Holland. The weather, although windy, was bright and sunny and we… Continue reading
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London Bike Ride with Ben
Got up at 3am and Ben picked me up at 3.30 and we headed into London for an early morning bike ride. We parked at Stratford and set off onto the city. It was an amazing feeling going through Victoria Park and down along a deserted Brick Lane shortly after 5am. We ended up doing… Continue reading
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Caples Come to Stay
Caz and Alan came to stay this weekend. The girls had a special lined up as it’s Caz’s 50th later this month. the girls headed off to yoga in Rayners yurt, afternoon tea at Marks Hall and a night out watching Gladness, a Madness tribute band at the Empire. Meanwhile Al and I sat in… Continue reading
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Bluebells and Goats
Chris and Derek came for lunch yesterday and we headed upto Chalkney Wood to see the bluebells. The weather was lovely and we were able to sit in the garden for the afternoon. K cooked a lovely chicken dinner. For dessert we had a Viennetta which was one of my mums favourite desserts, I must… Continue reading
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Ride to Hadleigh
I cycled to Hadleigh today to see the pension man. Just a perfect day for cycling, the weather was beautiful. I was starving on the way back so I stopped at Sulu coffee in Boxford for a wee snack. I also bought some bread from a Norwegian bakery who had a stall outside the pub.… Continue reading
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Send Help & Twinless
We’ve watched two Dylan O’Brien films recently and both of them are really good. Send Help is a horror thriller, directed by Sam Raimi, and also stars Rachel McAdams. Really entertaining with some laugh out loud moments along the way. 9/10 Twinless written, directed and also starring James Sweeney. The death of Rocky has left… Continue reading
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Kind of Day off
A right busy day really, up early to get whacker to complete small garden path for bin storage and once the path was whacked, K and and I did a quick bike ride up to Greenstead Green via Marks Hall for lunch at the cafe. I had a very nice bacon and Brie sandwich and… Continue reading
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Happy New Year
A very chilly New Year’s Day walk along the river by Wivenhoe. It’s been a great Christmas all the best for 26! Continue reading
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Reytons – Wembley Arena
Emma and I went to see the Reytons at Wembley Area on Saturday night. It as such a good night they played all the bangers and the crowd were so up for it. Johnny Yerrell said that they had been told that they would never play Wembley Arena so I think this was a validation… Continue reading
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Radiohead at the O2
Went with Ben, Glynn and Abbey to see Radiohead at the O2 last night. What a show it was! The stage was right in the middle of the auditorium and it was encircled by a dozen screens which initially encircled the stage so the band were almost playing in a cage. Once the drums kicked… Continue reading
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Emma is 18
This Weekend Emma was 18, I say it like that because it seems quite amazing that she is 18 already, the time just seems to have gone SO quickly. For her birthday we hired the local cinema for the evening, it was such a cool evening, everyone arrived and had snacks and chatted while loads… Continue reading
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One Battle After Another
After the first half an hour you think, where is this going? And then it settles down to be tense, moving, funny and edge of your seat thrill ride. Watch it now! 9/10 Continue reading
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Sunday in Cambridge
I took Emma and Lara to Cambridge on Sunday to meet their friend Sam who recently started at Fitzwilliam. This meant I had a few hours on my own to wander the streets of Cambridge. It was really nice actually it’s very rare that I get the chance to just go to a city and… Continue reading
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Day Out In London
Went to London today to visit the London Archives who are holding “A London in the Second World War” exhibition. It included accounts from Londoners of what it was like to live through the blitz and how they took shelter in the underground. Also included was some pictures from the Cross and Tibbs collection. The… Continue reading
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Happy Birthday To Me
My birthday was on a Thursday this year so K and I took the day off and went to Woodbridge for the day. We parked at Kyan Hill just outside and walked into the town along the river. First port of call was a cafe for a muffin and a coffee and then we went… Continue reading
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Lost Lanes – Celtic Way
Cycled my first Lost lanes route, the Celtic Way from where we are staying down to St David’s and Salvo and back via Strumble Head where I spotted 2 seals! Continue reading
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Day in Fishguard
Popped into Fishguard for lunch at Mannings and a wander around the town. Continue reading
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Abermawr Beach
Had a fantastic evening on Abermawr beach last night. The sea wasn’t that warm but you got used to it. There was some pretty decent waves to jump through but the funniest part was Ks screams when she had seaweed brushing up against her! Continue reading
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Pembrokeshire Hols
We’ve come to Stay at Trehilyn near Fishguard in Pembrokeshire. We’ve wanted to come to this area for years to explore the coast and it’s definitely living up to all expectations! Yesterday day we did a walk from the house climbing Garn Fawr before heading up to a cove called Porthsychan, joining the Coastal path… Continue reading
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Visit To Durham University
We’ve started on the University research for Emma and our first call has been to Durham. We were really impressed with the city and the University. The uni has 14 colleges and we were able to see a few and the accommodation. The city is really nice and Emma was really impressed. Definitely one for… Continue reading
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Gravel Riding in The Cairngorms
Had an amazing week gravel riding with Ben up in the Cairngorms. The weather was absolutely perfect all week, in fact, the first rain we had was when we were waiting to get the train home! We went up on the sleeper on Sunday night and spent five days wild camping with a night at… Continue reading
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North Woods – Daniel Mason
I thought this was a fantastic book it traces the history of a Massachusetts house across centuries, following a Puritan couple, a soldier-turned-orchardist, twin sisters, a painter, a medium, and more. Blending human stories with nature, it explores love, madness, in an ever-changing landscape. 10/10 Continue reading
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Frosty walk
We set off early this morning as it was clear and frosty. We walked up the bench near Over Hall and stopped for tea and cake. This is the view from the bench looking across the valley back toward Earls Colne. We’ve made a pact to walk up the bench and take a picture of… Continue reading
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Er… We’ve Destroyed the Garden
Trashed our poor garden, it’s in dire need of a sort out so we’re starting by putting a path in down to the deck. Watch this space…. Continue reading
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Weekend off
I’ve got a long weekend off this weekend and although chilly, it was a lovely day today. I cycled down to Tollesbury to see the sea and treated my self to Bread and butter pudding at The Exchange cafe in Tiptree. Continue reading