When I switched my phone on this morning it had made this lovely montages from the pictures I took yesterday.…
August 2014
25 posts
- Saturday's adventures
- Party Organising
It's nearly Fi's birthday so there is a party to organise, wine to drink a and pizza to eat. Oh it's a hard life.
The Stray FairEvery August bank holiday a funfair sets up camp on the Stray. On Thursday the rides cost £1 so with pocket money tightly gripped sweaty hands the children and I headed down to try out the attractions. Annie and I had a…
- Knaresborough
Today the children, some of our friends and I took advantage of the late August sunshine to visit Knaresborough. The children had a great time playing in the river, catching fish and making dams. The Mama's enjoyed 20…
Spicy lamb pastiesIngredients Lamb mince Cooked Rice Curry paste Onion Carrots Peas Stock Puff pastry Sweat onions and carrots till soft. Add meat and brown. Add stock, curry paste and reduce. Add cold cooked rice and frozen peas. Roll…
- Elsie
After looking in depth into having puppies I have decided to not go ahead. I have heard so many horror stories and collected gasps of dismay about the work involved and decided that I wouldn't be able to keep up with…
Heiniken maneuverToday we visited Roundhay Park. We walked around the lake on a very buggy and dog friendly route. At the top of the lake was a little playground which although there wasn't much equipment the children all had lots of…
The ParkI won a meal at local pub 'The Park', so after a hard day of relaxing we decided to make use of it and go out for dinner.
- Comedy Warehouse
Jay is sat downstairs watching the Comedy Warehouse on tv. I catch snippets of jokes as I am pottering around the kitchen. After hearing some of the language I investigated the rating of the program feeling sure it must…
- Glow by Ned Beauman
I recently finished Glow by Ned Beauman. From the onset you are transported to London 2010 where you meet the main protagonists at a rave in a laundrette. Like in his previous novel 'Boxer beetle', Beauman enjoys…
- Elsie
We decided when we first bought Elsie that we would like to have one litter of puppies. Apparently the optimum age for a bitch to breed is three years old after two or three heats. The time has passed so quickly and all…
- Henry and Ele's wedding
Saturday dawned sunny and warm, just the perfect weather for a wedding. Matt aka best man exited the tent at eight o'clock to join the groom and the rest of the grooms men at a local hotel's spa so they could spruce…
- Happy campers
Friends are starting to arrive for Henry and Ele's Wedding. The camping field is filling up with lots of lovely people all here to celebrate and have fun. Tonight we are having a bbq. Matt has been into town to collect…
- Some things I love about camping
Toasting marshmallows The sound of rain beating on the waterproof tent roof Camp Fires Being outside Time becomes less relevant Meeting lovely new people Visiting new places Waking up to sunshine and a view of the beach
- Farmers market
Today we visited the farmers market at St Dogmaels. After tasting and testing many different varieties of pasta we settled on buying the beetroot and garlic with smoked ham filling and spinach with goats cheese filling…