Since 2002 I've blogged on average over 10 times a month, however, apart from one quick post about Felix's re visit to Paris I haven't blogged a jot. This doesn't equate to the lack of stuff I've done or we've done as a…
Family
Matt, the main blogger round these parts is patriarch and assistant manager to a rather special family. Other members are: Eirene, patient and beautiful wife and mother to their 4 mini them. Introducing the DragonDroplets: Felix (born 1998), Jaygo (2001) Sophie (2006) and Annie Mo (2013). Augmented with a Labradinger dog (half English Springer, half Chocolate Lab).
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Summer 2017
Felix up the Eiffel Tower then and now.In 2003 Felix went on a school trip and went up the Eiffel tower. He had a word famous DragonDrop Adventure Club T Shirt on. Earlier this month, he went off on his own (well, with 3 friends) and re created the shot. He…
Marske-by-the-SeaWhat a great spot Marsk-by-the-Sea beach is. It's an overlooked stretch of beach - the maddening crowds head for the Rock Stars of that area - Whitby, Scarborough and the like (which I'm not knocking, very nice.. but)…
- Matt and Annie funny
After dropping Sophie off to code club Matt asked Annie what she would like to do. Later when I phoned, I discovered them to to be in the pub. Matt was most pleased. He explained to me later. "I asked her what she would…
Jessica... Jess for short. Postman Pat has a red van. His cat's called Jess. Obviously. We got her last weekend from Corby, just around the corner from the Wheetabix factory. She's a beauty. A 1993 Renault Trafic Romance…
A bunch of photosFilm is ace. You drop it off, you wait a bit and then the joy of opening the results for the first time are way better than seeing the results instantly on a digital back. Mostly. As well as that, the results are often…
Annie-Mo is 4The littlest of the little people in or house is 4. So that's 4 years to the day since I delivered her in our hallway and hit the local headlines as a result. A wonderful 4 years. She's such a precious wee thing. Here…
Surprise weekend, near Surprise ViewI'm going away with a friend for the weekend (she told me). I'll need a lift up to Otley Chevin Country Hotel & Spa (she asked.). Imagine this cold weather, and I'll be sitting in an outdoor hot-tub, drinking champagne…
- Reflections
A busy year. I've done more miles in the sky than any other year of my life. This year has had it's ups and downs but on the whole, it's been a heck of an adventure. We've lost some people (Eddie being the hardest blow…
- Felix is 18
The above is a picture of Felix on the morning of his 18th. That’s this morning. I know! Who’d have thunk I’d have created such an amazing creature (with a bit of help from Eirene obvs.). We’re so proud of him. When he…
- Brass tastic
M'colleague's husband plays bass trombone in the Hade Edge Brass Band . They were playing today in the Band Stand, Wetherby. We wandered along on the wind of wondering if the 'come along' suggestion would come good. It…
Elsie is 5It’s hard to believe that this girl is 5 today. The years are flying by. Felix is nearly 18, Jaygo is 15 Sophie is 10, Annie is exactly 3 and a half today. We had a great adventure this morning. The Chevin – the ridge…
- Family Fortunes (not recovered)
At the time of writing these words (2026), the original copy for this page, along with a handful of others (less than 30 from a total of 2,438 posts) for some inexplicable reason, has been lost to the mists of time.…
RIP. John Edmund PowerI'll never forget the first night I met Eddy. I'd been dating Eirene (his daughter, now my wife and mother of my 4) for a few months when she took me over to Ireland to meet her dad. He sat me down (with the bottle of…
- Olé Olidays
We're just back from 11 days in Lanzarote. We stayed at Olé Olivina in the town of Puerto Del Carmel. Super nice time was had by all. Here's our rooms - furthest right ground floor and second in from the right ground…