We had a great weekend, the weather was gorgeous. First, it was the flower festival at the church and they had the tower open, so we popped up to see the views. Looking up the High Street. You can just see our house with the scaffold around it. Our neighbour, Graham, is repairing our chimney. Continue reading

Took Emma Shopping and got her some kit ready for Austria – Just over a week to go! Continue reading

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Tickets for Pearl Jam at the Milton Keynes Bowl in July – whoop whoop! Continue reading

It was a lovely day on Bank Holiday Monday so we took the kids to Chalkney Woods to do some den building. We took a gas stove and cooked some beans and sausages for lunch. The kids really enjoyed it. We also put a swing up which I think was the best fun! The Bluebells Continue reading

Its Dereks 70th in a couple of weeks but due to one thing and another we wont all be together so this weekend we had an early birthday Sunday Lunch at the Castle and very nice it was too! Big cake! Happy Birthday Derek! Continue reading

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Happy birthday Lewis and thanks to the Caples for a very nice Barbie last weekend – The Cake was amazin! Continue reading

One of the views on my bike ride home. Nice innit? Continue reading

Took Chris to Beth Chattos for a day out on Sunday. Lovely gardens and very nice cake in the tea shop! N.B I’ve only just noticed Emma is going cross eyed in this piccie – Daft Apeth! Continue reading

Bit of Northern Soul for you. Emma loves to have a boogie to this! Continue reading

They’re back. I’m liking this, maybe not as much as some of the tracks off the last album. But, still pretty darned good. Continue reading

Pheebs passed away on Sunday. She had reached the ripe old age of 19 and she was getting very slow but she had still been getting out in the garden and enjoying the spring. Which is how she passed away, lying in the garden in the sun. Not a bad way to go. Continue reading

What a beautiful day it has been. First, K made this amazing brekkie! Then we went and cheered Hatty on as she did the Colchester half Marathon in 2hrs 9 minutes. Well done Love! My apologies to Abbey for chopping her off the pic. I had snap this really quickly – they were going so Continue reading

Thomas Heatherwick is the designer of the Olympic Cauldron, the new “Boris buses” the Rolling bridge at Paddington Basin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cThlVT62_E and he is now working on a Garden Bridge for pedestrians crossing the Thames near Waterloo. “With a structure that widens and narrows across its span, the elevated garden will not only be a safe Continue reading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYyYvjghmvs Fargo – the TV Series is starting on FX in April and Channel 4 will be broadcasting after. Looks good! Continue reading

Really sweet film shot by Tatia Pillieva, of twenty strangers kissing for the first time. Continue reading

K & I finished the first season of House of Cards last night. We both really enjoyed it, its a bit of a slow burner but once it gets going it really good. Kevin Spacey is fantastic as the devious, manipulative congressman Frank Underwood and Robyn wright is fantastic as his cold, Conflicted wife. Well Continue reading

Look at Emma’s frisbee throwing face! The weather has been lovely this weekend. Sun was out and the temperature rose to a balmy 15°. We went for a little poodle on the bikes (knee was ok!) and had a game of frisbee. Spring is here!! Continue reading

I have seen the Consultant today, the fracture is healed and apart from some physio I am now discharged! In further Knee News I had a letter from the solicitor this week which enclosed a copy of a letter from the insurers whose client is the lady who hit me. In which she had stated Continue reading

Booked tickets with the Stobbarts to see Jimi Goodwin playing the Arts Centre in Colchester on May 22nd whoop whoop! Album is out March 24th – double whoop whoop! Continue reading

Brian Egan Fantastic shot of last nights Aurora Borealis at Cley windmill in Norfolk where we stayed last year. The solar storm which was apparently the most spectacular display for 20 years, reached as far south as Essex (so wish I’d seen it!). Continue reading

I was hoping to go to back to work next week as my knee, although still stiff and a bit sore, feels much improved. However, I had an appointment with the Orthopedic Consultant this week to see the results of the CT scan I had a couple of weeks ago. Firstly, he asked where my Continue reading

Had a great weekend in London with the Corkys. First, we went to the Thames Barrier Park. Where the Girls had a runaround and a play in the park. Emma took this pic of Liane and Livvy in the cafe. Next we went to West India Quay to the Museum of London Which I can Continue reading

Fascinating Animation of the storms coming across the Atlantic Ocean and hitting the UK, Spain, France and Portugal. Continue reading

Came across this link from Kottke pointing to a collection of photos showing how the previous Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg and his team changed some of the streets in the City. As Kottke quite rightly says “Constructing our cities around cars is one of the biggest mistakes of the 20th century and we’re Continue reading

Came across this link from Kottke pointing to a collection of photos showing how the previous Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg and his team changed some of the streets in the City. As Kottke quite rightly says “Constructing our cities around cars is one of the biggest mistakes of the 20th century and we’re Continue reading

K Put unleaded in our diesel car yesterday.I phoned The AA and they quoted me £224 to drain the tank and change the filter! I phoned our usual mechanic and he said he could do it for less than half that. So we opted for a tow. 3½ hours later they turned up I was Continue reading

K & I have been “The Following” obsessed. We are currently working our way through Season 1 box set and season 2 has just started on Fox. The story centres on Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) and his attempts to recapture serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) following the his escape from prison. Hardy discovers that Continue reading