I’ve noted all my numbers this month, more out of habit than anything else. I seem to have run out of enthusiasm for making a Project Life style scrapbook page, so I’m simply going to record them here. Let's see what the numbers made of November. 36 walks with Tilly 14 online Step classes via YouTube 30 … Continue reading Month in Numbers | November 2022
It was a week of mixed weather, for cracking on with Christmas planning and embracing the football. 🙂 I watched England v Iran - I had great fun telling "Goal!!!" six times, much to Tilly's bemusement (WFH is a definite perk when the match is played at 1pm) - respect to the Iranian team for … Continue reading Me on Monday | 28 November
It was a week where a lot of time was spent of looking at the different options for The Boy's next educational step. Asking questions, emailing and arranging telephone calls I managed a flying visit to Westfield in search of a birthday present I went for my Covid booster The Brainy One celebrated a birthday … Continue reading Me on Monday | 3 October
It was a week where our everyday life ran alongside historic times. Floral tributes to HM the Queen, Green Park We seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time watching the BBC The Brainy One took a car full of recycling to the recycling centre The Best Friend and I went into town to see … Continue reading Me on Tuesday | 20 September
I’ve noted all my numbers this month, more out of habit than anything else. I seem to have run out of enthusiasm for making a Project Life style scrapbook page, so I’m simply going to record them here. Was August awesome? Let’s see what the numbers made of it: 11 Step classes via YouTube 26 sessions of … Continue reading Month in Numbers | August 2022
The Menin Gate, Ypres The Menin Gate dominates Ypres and it is probably the one Great War memorial that most people have heard of. It is also probably the most visited Great War memorial on the Western Front (see my post here about the daily Last Post Ceremony). The Menin Gate was designed in classical … Continue reading Summer Road Trip 2022 | The Menin Gate | Ypres | Belgium
🙂 Ulverston feels like home. The Cross Hoad This year, we timed our visit to coincide with the two significant birthdays of the-friend-who-is-like-my-brother and his lovely wife (who needs her own Blog Handle). The birthday gatherings meant that we had to share them with other friends and family, so this visit was a little different … Continue reading Northern Road Trip 2022 | Ulverston
It was another extremely hot week in London. We arrived home from our Northern Road TripI came down with a nasty throat infection and spent a day lolling aboutTemperatures in London rose again to the mid-thirtiesThe Boy and I went to Apsley House - more on that soonI lost a contact lens in my eye, … Continue reading Me on Monday | 15 August
It was a week of sticky weather, a Slow Summer outing, hours on a motorway and being with people we love. The Boy and I went in search of London's most haunted house ... more on that soonThe Boy began work on his summer project - General Omar BradleyWe left London for our Northern Road … Continue reading Me on Monday | 8 August
A week of record temperatures and the start of the Summer holidays. 🙂 I purchased end of year gifts for staff at The Boy's schoolOur bit of West London hit 40C at 15.00 hours on Tuesday, 19 JulyI purchased new school uniform while it had 20% offThe Boy had his feet measured and new school … Continue reading Me on Monday | 25 July
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