Diary

  • Day out in Cambridge

    Had a great day in Cambridge on Wednesday, K spent some of her birthday money and I spent money I shouldn’t be spending… Emma wasn’t too keen on shopping, she caused quite a stir in Next so we decided go and sit in the park and munch which was much more fun! more pics  Continue reading

  • Picnic at Mersea

    On Tuesday we went to Mersea for a picnic. The weather was gorgeous and it was lovely to sit on the beach, munch loads of grub and have a paddle. Emma was in her element, she was already into the picnic basket before we even sat down! Don’t you just love Emma’s trousers!! more piccies Continue reading

  • Plotting and Planning adventures

    Had a fairly busy weekend. The Caples came over for a lightning visit and Al and I have sort of arranged a bike ride for next weekend. We are going to go from Swindon to Barnstaple in Devon in three days. not sure of the mileage but its between 150 and 200. It’ll be great… Continue reading

  • Pripyat, Ukraine

    The Ukrainian city of Pripyat has been a ghost town since 1986, it was home to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant workers. Its entire population was evacuated in a span of 24 hours–50,000 people, one suitcase each. Everything else remained as it was left, and it is fascinating to see how quickly nature has started… Continue reading

  • Before The Devil Knows Your Dead

    Two cash strapped brothers organise the robbery of their parents jewellery store and it all goes horribly wrong. The film goes back and forth in time many times, often showing scenes repeatedly and from various points of view. Told this way, I find, really engages you in the story and you find yourself thinking what… Continue reading

  • Out to lunch

    Went out to lunch at the super Five bells today to celebrate Liane’s birthday. We had an ace time and the kids were really good, Livvy was full of it and Emma snoozed! Happy Birthday Liane! Continue reading

  • Train Ride to Sudbury

    Kept saying that we must get the little train to Sudbury before the Corkys’ move to Colchester, so yesterday Emma and I went. It only takes 13 mins, but really nice scenery on the way. Emma had a nice morning playing with Livvy and we went to feed the ducks. Kx Continue reading

  • Tour de France

    Check out the Big Pictures photographs of the Tour de France. Fantastic, particularly the shots in the rain. Continue reading

  • Emmas Evening Strolls

    It’s been really nice in the evenings, after Emmas’ tea,  to get out for a little stroll around the village, over the golf course or in the meadows behind the school. As soon as she sees her carrier she gets all excited. Last night we saw some cows with very big horns, some stripey caterpillars… Continue reading

  • Barbie on the Lottie

    After the success of the bonfire party, we decided to have a summer BBQ over on the allotment. Everyone bought some food and drink and a lovely afternoon was had by all. Kx Continue reading

  • Land of the Free

    Great set of photos of fans dressed up as their favourite characters in their own home. My favourite is Chewbacca in the kitchen. Cup of tea anyone? Continue reading

  • I’ll be so glad

    to see Bush go. “The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.” He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on… Continue reading

  • Unbelievable

    This is how they ride their motorbikes in Delhi. Continue reading

  • The Dark Knight

    Is opening soon and I hope we can get to see it. These posters for the film are fantastic. Continue reading

  • No Country for Old Men

    Having read the book a couple of years ago I was really looking forward to seeing this film. This is a story about Sheriff Ed tom bell (Tommy lee jones) who is near retirement and is on the trail of Lleweln Moss who is on the run with $2 million dollars he found from a… Continue reading

  • It rained and rained

    Yesterday it rained non stop the whole day. I don’t think its rained like this since …..last summer! Continue reading

  • Toad in the Hole

    K did Liz’s Toad in the hole tonight and it was yummy! I had 5!!! Have a browse through Lizs’ cooking site, she has got some great recipes on there. Continue reading

  • Hippy Commune anyone?

    I Had a nightmare last night in which the world was ending and society was collapsing. I woke up, and lay there for ages thinking, could it happen? It is something that I think more and more about now that we have Emma. Every day we are reading stories about the damage we are doing… Continue reading

  • Poorly Shaun

    Off sick today, got home yesterday and felt really light headed, headachy and generally crap. In the evening I had a temperature and I had a rubbish nights sleep, kept feeling hot and cold and a huge headache. I’m feeling better today just a bit fragile, think I’ll hang it out until Thursday though.. Continue reading

  • Dossy Weekend

    Had a nice weekend dossing, Barbie at Chris and Dereks on Saturday and on Sunday the Corkys came for lunch and we just hung out for the afternoon playing with the girls. Not one bit of DIY, lurvely! Continue reading

  • Roaring Choo Choo

    Thanks to Pat and Dennis for Emma’s super train, she loves it! [flv:http://www.wherewasshaun.com/video/trainride.flv 400 300] Some new photos  Continue reading

  • Gone Baby Gone

    This is the best film I have seen this year. Based on the book by Dennis lehane who wrote the excellent Mystic river. It is the story of two private investigators who are hunting a four year old girl who has been abducted. I am not going to write any more about the the story… Continue reading

  • The Kite Runner

    In Kabul before the soviet invasion two boys Amir and his servant hassan are best friends. Amir is bullied and hassan protects him but when the bullies take revenge on Hassan, Amir hides and doesn’t go the aid of his friend. Amir feeling guilty, shuns Hassan and even accuses him of stealing so Hassan has… Continue reading

  • Dear Blog

    When did you last sleep until after 6.30am? Continue reading

  • Five Bells

    We walked across the golf course to go for a pint at the Five Bells on Sunday and it was bloomin gorgeous. Continue reading

  • Quantum of Solace

    New trailer for the new James Bond Film the Quantum of Solace. Looks brill. Continue reading

  • Girls are home

    K and Emma got home on Saturday. It was great to see them, it had felt really weird being home alone all week. They had had a super week off on all sorts of adventures which included a trip in the camper to Weston-super-mare. More photos Continue reading

  • Glastonbury

    Fantastic coverage of Glastonbury on the BBC website. No wonder the website costs £110m a year to run (although I would pay the licence fee just for the website). The website lists all the bands playing and there’s loads of video. The Editors were brilliant. Continue reading

  • For you Liz!

    Further to your post with a link to photos of becks in his pants, here’s a picture of a man with a very big cock. Continue reading

  • Is there anybody out there?

    Police in Cardiff chased an unidentified flying object that almost hit their helicopter. Continue reading