We’ve been enjoying time with family this week, having spent a few days staying with my twin sister. I always try to fit in a few days visit back home during the summer holidays. The girls always loved spending time with their cousins. It is lovely to watch Sophie and Thomas enjoying time with my… Read More
Trips to the beach are a rare treat for us as we live so far inland. My sister lives much nearer to the beach though. A summer stay at her house is a good opportunity for a day out at West Wittering. The last time we went was two years ago with all four of… Read More
Welcome to Country Kids. Country Kids, originally hosted by Fiona at Coombe Mill, is all about sharing outdoor family fun. It was one of the first linkies I joined in when I started my blog four years ago and helped inspire me to enjoy so many outdoor adventures with my girls and create happy memories.… Read More
This week has been a bit of a mixed one – there have been happy moments but also moments of feeling overwhelmed, stressed, tired and fed up with everything. Such is the nature of living with grief. Highs followed by crashing lows; joy interspersed with sorrow; emotions that are rarely uncomplicated. Some days I navigate… Read More
Our JoGLE for Jessica was almost complete – just one more bus ride to go to reach Land’s End. Sophie was very excited to see it was an open-top double-decker. Naturally we had to sit on the top deck! There were a couple of people sitting across from us, one of whom was… Read More
After a day off in Glasgow exploring the city and looking for the Oor Wullie sculptures, it was time to get back on the train and head south. We’d booked tickets for four trains to take us to Penzance, hoping to arrive around 7.30pm. We’d been lucky so far with trains running on time and… Read More
1.35pm on Thursday – arrival at John O’Groats and the start of our JoGLE for Jessica. First things first – the obligatory photo by the signpost and another by the End to Enders sign. Last time we stood in those spots we had Jessica with us. The four of us posed by the… Read More