We went west of London today to see old friends.Unfortunately one of them had been called in to work.But he had a surprise for us.Pretty cool job, wouldn't you say?It was awesome!But not everyone thought so.The noise of four aircraft engines (Allison T56 TurboProps, if you want the technicalities) at only a few hundred feet … Continue reading A Most Excellent Day
The end is in sight for the Florida album.There are a fair few gaps in both the 2013 album and The Boy Child's album.Two layouts, same photo. One for each of the above-mentioned albums. One about the birth of the latest Royal baby. I think the event deserves a place in our Florida album, as … Continue reading Scrapbook Saturday
Every time I read that Ali is all systems go for a Week in the Life project, I think to myself, "no, not this time." And then I find myself making plans.What's on the calendar for that week?Is it the same old routine?Is there enough not-so-run-of-the-mill stuff happening to make things more interesting? Will I make … Continue reading Things I Do: Week in the Life
It's over.We survived eight weeks of the Summer holidays.Back to school today.New Headteacher.New teacher.New classroom; top of the school, a gazillion stairs.Old friends.New friends.Days filled with discovering new things.Days filled with honing those fine motor skills.Free reader status coming ever closer. He could be there by half-term.French.LAMDA classes.Auditioning for choir, hopefully.It's going to be amazing.Bring … Continue reading Back to School:Year Two
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Day 2 in York meant the National Railway Museum and we were there for opening. Which given our early morning alarm call was a feat in itself.We headed straight to the Main Hall to see Mallard. She was the reason we were there. We wanted to see her side-by-side with Dominion of Canada and Dwight … Continue reading York: Part Two
Hello to the end of the Summer holidays. Hello to all holiday homework having been completed. Hooray! ~ back to school haircut ~ Hello to the new school year beginning on Wednesday. Hello to a new mattress for our bed and hoping The Brainy One will sleep better. Hello to going back to the gym. … Continue reading Hello Monday
Welcome to the eighth blog hop of 2013 for One Little Word. One Little Word is the brainchild of Ali Edwards and you can find out more here. The hop is organised by Lee of The Linar Studio blog fame. You'll find a full list of participants at the end of this post ~ do try and get around as … Continue reading One Little Word Blog Hop: August
This West London Life 