2014 Week 1

So new year brings a new start to the blog. I have sort of agreed to do a 365 again and post on a flickr group page with some friends, so I thought my weekly update could also include these seven pics. When I attempted the 365 a few years ago, I was very strict […]

2013 week 52

The last week of 2013 began with Christmas Eve and after a visit to the church, we joined many other villagers in the annual torchlit procession and carol service. This year the procession could not be organised due to bridge closures elsewhere and so our road over the Thames had to be kept open. It […]

2013 week 51

The week before Christmas is obviously taken up with wrapping presents and writing cards. It is inevitable that there is a breakage along the way! Sorry Alexei’s godmother. Oops. Hope the others got to their destination safely! I also had an opportunity to take some photos of my husband posing for a book he has […]

2013 Week 50

Obviously this time of year is busy with Christmas activities for the children, and this week started with Alexei and his infant school mates performing their nativity show. Alexei had the role of a shepherd and got into character very well, walking on to the stage bent over and heavily leaning on his crook … […]

2013 Week 49

YEY, I am up to date, finally. Phew. As it is so close to Christmas, I have mainly been trying to organise myself for that this week, but when Alexei had the privilege of bringing home Leo The Lion for the weekend, I was under instruction to take pictures of them both over our BUSY […]

2013 Week 48

It’s my birthday. This week starts with my birthday and I found out that I had a surprise coming – when you have 4 young children, it is hard to arrange a surprise as there is lots of organising to do and so I thought I should probably tell Paul this. He told me that […]

2013 Week 47

There are lots of bugs going round our village and many people are feeling poorly. We are all tired, but no sickness as yet, though the kids are rather pleased at my almost loss of voice. Still upset at the loss of Charlie and feeling under the weather meant that I didn’t take any pictures, […]

2013 Week 44

I am still really behind with my diary, and I am concerned that I will be writing about halloween when everyone is thinking about Christmas, so I had better get a move on! We stayed in Scotland for a week in total and so the start of week 44 saw us happily being tourists! We […]

2013 Week 43

A lot has been happening these past few weeks, mostly good but mixed with some sadness, that has left me about a month behind in posting! So I will try to get back up to date as soon as I can. Meanwhile to week 43…. This week is mainly taken up with the marriage of […]