I'm thrilled that it's almost the middle of February as my life has been on hold waiting for an operation since the beginning of the year. Of course, winter hit  a Siberian-vengance this week, with the snow overnight coating even the sea. The Girls were in snow-angel heaven. I was snuggling in front of a warm fire and DH was doing all the cooking to keep us warm. Nevertheless we weren't snowed in, so were able, as is our regular wont, to see … [Read more...]

            Crikey it's been cold this week. And yet Sunday was wet, wet, wet. We opted to stay inside until there was a break in the clouds: I'm looking forward to both The Girls having scooters because they do nothing but fight over LBG's one. Monday dawned bright, clear and cold. There was a hint of snow in the air, so it was a good thing that the builders are off on Jury … [Read more...]

On Sunday we had a lovely day with family: the cousins are at the age where they are finally starting to play as a group, meaning less input from parents. And therefore more chance of us having a complete conversation. We had a great time making marble runs with pipe lagging (an idea I got from pinterest) and playing in the park. On Monday we spent time with Granny M, and made splatter paint Haggises, then on Tuesday the builders arrived with the … [Read more...]

                Sunday, as ever, was a day of beach walks and packing up to come back to London. This weekend ended slightly earlier as LG had yet another birthday party to attend. On Monday night we had dinner with old friends/employers in Wimbledon and didn't get home until 1am, which meant that I have been struggling to keep up ever since. Then Tuesday … [Read more...]