A little over 10 miles from Duxford, you'll find the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. Once America entered the Second World War in December 1941, air, ground and naval forces began streaming into the United Kingdom. The US commitment to freedom and democracy brought more than 3 million Americans to our shores during the Second … Continue reading Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Our first outing of the Summer holidays was a return to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, where we found much better weather than last year.I actively didn't take that many photos, just enough for a scrapbook page and I enjoyed not looking at things through a viewfinder.As I said last year, the museum has … Continue reading A Return to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford
The Summer art installation at the Serpentine gallery in London's Hyde Park is firmly in place. Which is no mean feat when you consider that The Mastaba (basically a pyramid without a peak) is actually floating on the Serpentine.Designed by internationally acclaimed artist Christo, it is his first major public, outdoor work in the UK. … Continue reading Summer Art Installation | Serpentine Gallery
Did July turn out to be jubilantly joyful? Let's see what the numbers say: 270 lengths of the pool at the gym. My highest daily step count was 24,898. Just 10 scrapbook pages made (and no TN spreads) this month. 34ºC: our highest temperature this month. It's been incredible; surely on of the hottest Julys … Continue reading Month in Numbers | July 2018
Everything I read this month was on the Kindle, which was a little disappointing. I don't ever want to prefer reading via a Kindle over a 'proper' book. My problem is that our bookshelves are jammed pack, full almost to the point of overflowing, so there's a no-book-buying embargo just now. And our library has … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading July 2018
When I was a kid, the Summer holidays always included at least one trip to the cinema … Flash Gordon and The Rescuers …. It's a tradition that I've continued with The Boy Child; top of his must-see list this summer is Incredibles 2. Which films are your Summer favourites? Here's five I return to … Continue reading Five Favourite Summer Movies
Mary Lou of Patio Postcards is again hosting the Photography Scavenger Hunt this year and today is the second official link-up. You can find this summer’s list here. I've been a little on the slow side with spotting what's required, but I have managed to tick off a few more: 6) Glorious Green: spotted at … Continue reading Photography Scavenger Hunt | Link-up #2
World Book Day was back in March but, thanks to the Beast from the East, The Boy Child's school was closed and their event was cancelled. It wasn't until the last week of the Summer term that space could be found in the school's calendar. Like last year, The Boy Child chose to dress up … Continue reading World Book Day (Belatedly)
The RAF Museum, Hendon recently underwent a refurbishment and reopened fully to the public at the end of June. It's been The Boy Child's favourite museum for a long time and we were all keen to see what changes had been made.In short, we felt the museum was a little like the Curate's Egg, good … Continue reading RAF Museum, Hendon
The beautiful Cotswold village of Broadway is less than 90 miles from our part of West London. We returned there recently with The Boy Child, with the sole purpose of walking him up to Broadway Tower. We took the route that avoids contact with the local shoot and those almost-but-not-quite-dead pheasants; the only obstacles this … Continue reading Day Trip to Broadway
