Hurray, the washing machine is fixed, Sophie worked very hard and got all her spellings correct, the children tidied the kitchen whilst I was at a governors meeting and the evenings are currently still warm enough to…
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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- Hurray
- Winter residence
Snowy has been returned to his winter residence in the banqueting hall. We are all delighted to hear his squeaks and snuffles as he potters around in his cage. He gets so much more attention being inside and he is…
- Winter squash under attack
Annie-Mo is such a big fan of home grown fruit and vegetables that it's rare she will allow a strawberry to develop it's full luscious flavour and ruby red hue, preferring to nab each one at their small hard green stage…
Front page ElsieMatt sent me a picture of Elsie on the front page of the recent Holiday Cottage's brochure. The picture was taken when he used to work for them. Apparently Elsie had a wonderful day on the shoot and came home filled…
Cheeky MoLook who I found this morning wandering about with an empty packet of sugar from the paper recycling area and a tooth brush she had purloined from the bathroom. She was dipping the toothbrush into the sugar packet and…
- Back to school
The children started back to school today. Felix is in year eleven and will be sitting his gcse's this academic year. Jay is in year nine and will be choosing his gcse options this year, and Sophie is in year four. This…
- Saturday's adventures
When I switched my phone on this morning it had made this lovely montages from the pictures I took yesterday.…
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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
Cheeky MoHere is a picture of Annie-Mo caught in the act of stealing a teabag from my cup. She loves old teabags and likes nothing better then squeezing them between her little chubby hands until all the tea leaves squirt out,…