We had such a lovely first week in Somerset that it was almost a shame to leave, particularly as Emma had made friends with some really nice girls on the campsite. However we really loved Devon, what a lovely place, the coast was gorgeous and Emma loved the rock pools. The barn we stayed in… Continue reading

Having a splendid week in just about sunny Somerset. The weather was gorgeous when we went to Wookey Hole on Tuesday we even had a picnic in the sunshine! Its been a bit cloudy since but warm enough. Tomorrows meant to be hot hot hot so we’re off to the beach. Today we went to… Continue reading

Whoop whoop! A lovely three week holiday stretching ahead…bliss! We have come camping at the Cheddar Mendip Heights in Sunny Somerset. Thankfully the weather has turned out lovely, pretty cold at night but today’s gorgeous. The Caples have joined us for a night and today we’re off to Wookey Hole. Helping to put the tent… Continue reading

A brilliant confession “Always check your mirrors” from Simon Mayo’s show. [audio:http://www.wherewasshaun.com/audio/confession.mp3] Continue reading

An interesting thought for the day by the Muslim cleric Abdal Hakim Murad. He is talks about parenting and the impact of TV on toddlers and young children. Apparently, an extra hour of TV a week can bring a 6% decline in a child’s later achievement at school. [audio:http://www.wherewasshaun.com/audio/thoughtoftheday.mp3] Continue reading

Emma was at Chris and Dereks yesterday so we were able to spend the day sorting stuff out and doing domestic stuff. Today we went for a lovely walk at Hillhouse wood, its always gorgeous this time of year as all the bluebells are out and this afternoon we’ve been around to the Corky’s and… Continue reading

Earls Colne has got another allotment site so K and her friend Tracey have signed up for one of the smaller plots. K still has her own plot near our house but its on private land and its not certain how long they can continue to use it. as you can see there’s lots to… Continue reading

Check out the sparkly new car! Continue reading

The Big Picture has got some fantastic photos of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano. Here and here. Continue reading

This weekend we went over to Swindon to celebrate Lewis’s 3rd birthday. We went over on the train for a change and it was so nice to just cruise over with no traffic stress. Emma enjoyed it, although she decided to fall asleep just as we were about to get the tube across the city!… Continue reading

Off to drive a 3 year old golf today. It’s a nice car, quite a bit of money but it’s very sparkly. It’s the most I have ever spent on a car. I am getting on a bit now, perhaps it’s time I had a decent car…. Continue reading

 I was off work for most of last week. I just felt really battered and bruised and as you can imagine we had loads of stuff to sort out. The Caples came to stay for Easter weekend which was nice as it cheered us up and it took of minds of car stuff. This week,… Continue reading

Only an old banger, but we paid £500 for it 5  years ago and the last 3 mots have only cost £50 a time. Bye bye golf 🙁 Continue reading

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Thanks for all your messages guys. We finally got home late last night. Poor K was exhausted and aching after having to drive all the way home. However she soon perked up after a chow mein and a couple of glasses of wine. Spent today sorting everything out (what a bore) We have been having… Continue reading

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So after leaving the hospital and getting all our stuff from our poor written off car we booked into a holiday inn. We can’t get a train as we’ve got too much luggage too carry, all the car rental places seem to be closed for the weekend so we maybe here another night.  Any suggestions… Continue reading

Driving along the a65 at Kirkby yesterdaya freelander pulled out in front of us and we went straight into the side it. Fortunatelywe are ok, k who was in the back with Emma has severe bruising from the seatbelt, Emma is fine and I have a sore chest.At the hospital emma was chatting to the… Continue reading

Corky and I had a fantastic hike up over helvellyn yesterday. It was very cloudy as we headed up but as we got up towards the peak it cleared and we could see right across to the Scottish coast and even the penines. It was pretty cold with a strong wind and there is still… Continue reading

Finally got power back on at 4pm so at last our cottage is nice and cosy whoop whoop! Continue reading

Come up to the lakes for a weeks holiday. We arrived late tonight to discover the cottage has no power! So we’ve been supplied with candles, a cooking stove and assurances the problem will be rectified tommorrow. Hhmm what can you do when there’s no power and you need to keep warm… Continue reading

The big Picture has an excellent set of photos from this years Winter Paralympics. Humbling and inspiring. Continue reading

Like the look of this new british film starring Thomas Turgoose (This is England).“Turgoose plays David, a taciturn teen whose life in a drab Norfolk caravan park is brightened by his friendship with mouthy, independent scrapper Emily . When her parents threaten to split them up, Emilytakes drastic action and fakes her disappearance, hiding out… Continue reading

Booked up a campsite to stay at on the way down to Devon in May. Its in the Mendips, a bit south of Bath and Bristol. Its a lovely area, I’ve been meaning to go back since  Al and I cycled through there a couple of years ago. We’re going to stay there for 5… Continue reading

“The Places Between” is the name of Doves “Best of” album coming out in April. To promote the album they have released a rather splendid new single “Andalucia” [audio:http://www.wherewasshaun.com/audio/andalucia.mp3] Continue reading

Had a lovely weekend, tea at spuds on Saturday (cheers mate) today we went off to Clare to look at Lindsays new house that she is in the process of buying, its a lovely place smack bang in the middle of the village and she’s got a really good local pub, which we just had… Continue reading

Lurvely! Thanks Chris and Derek! Continue reading

At last! an actual sunny day!! Emma and I headed over to Colne Engaine to play on the swings and slide, we had a little walk and then we popped in the pub for a call of nature and a quick drink. It was dead nice, just the two of us, hanging out. Continue reading

To Chris and Derek. It was their Ruby anniversary and we all went to The Anchor to celebrate, the food was gorgeous, particularly the Maple and walnut cheesecake! Thanks Chris & Derek! Continue reading