Diary

  • It Was A Happy Birthday

    I’m 53 this weekend ! We’ve come down to Whitstable in Kent for a couple of nights. It’s a really nice town with some really quaint back streets and lots of individual shops which managed to liberate me of quite a bit of my birthday money. The beach is ok, very stony with lots of… Continue reading

  • Movie Night

    Emma had some friends over this afternoon, first they went to Halstead to do a bit of shopping and then they came back here for pizza and a movie night. they watched “A Quiet Place” and had a great night! Continue reading

  • Barbie at Alex & Jason’s

    Great night at Alex & Jason’s last night. Seems crazy it’s been nearly a year since we had seen them. Kids and Dog seem to have doubled in size! As you can see, it did get a bit chilly.. Continue reading

  • Another Round

    Four middle aged teachers whose lives have become boring and stale and lack motivation decide to conduct an experiment by maintaining a blood alcohol level of 0.05% believing that it will make their lives more exciting, creative and relaxed. This is a fabulous film and will definitely be in my top 5 of the year.… Continue reading

  • Walk to Abingdon

    On Wednesday we walked along the Thames Path from Sandford on Thames to Abingdon. It was a lovely walk of about 6 miles or so. We did almost get caught out by a storm but we sheltered under a bridge and it soon blew over. Continue reading

  • Visit To Oxford

    Emma and In have come to Oxford for a few days and on Tuesday we went to visit Christchurch College. After the College we also visited the Bodleian Library which was just amazing. Unfortunately we weren’t allowed to take any photos but both the College and the library are fantastic places to visit, to experience… Continue reading

  • Hughenden

    While K is away on her tour Emma and I are heading off to Oxford for a few days. On the way down we stopped at a National Trust property called Hughenden which was Benjamin Disraeli’s House. It’s a beautiful property with a fascinating wartime history. In 2004 a volunteer overheard a visitor explaining to… Continue reading

  • Birthday Girl

    It was K’s birthday this weekend. The Caple’s and k’s folks came over and they had lunch and cake and then in the evening we went to The Thatchers at Mount Bures for a meal. We haven’t been there for ages, we had a lovely meal and sat in the garden looking at the view… Continue reading

  • A Quiet Place: Part 2

    The Abbott family leave their destroyed home to look for fellow survivors but who can they trust? On Saturday We had our first night out at the Cinema since we went to see “Tenet” in August last year. It was great to go back to the Abbeygate, a nice meal first and then the film… Continue reading

  • First Holiday Post Lockdown

    We finally had a week away during the May half term. It was so nice to get away at last. I have to be honest the last 15 months have been tolerable for us and we have been far more fortunate than many people. However, it really did enrich the soul to get away and… Continue reading

  • Experimenting With Colour

    Emma has created this really cool image of a Stag Beetle as part of her “Experimenting With Colour” project. Continue reading

  • Recent Films

    I’ve got a bit behind with any film reviews lately so here’s a brief summary of what we’ve watched lately. Amelie. Rewatched this with Emma. Such a great film, one of my all time favourites. The Dig Really good film about the discovery of Sutton Hoo. Greenland. A Disaster movie which stars Gerard Butler and… Continue reading

  • Jon Richardson & The Futurenauts

    If you haven’t already listened to this podcast, you must! In each episode comedian Jon Richardson, Futurist and author Mark Stevenson and sustainability expert Ed Gillespie discuss, how fucked are we? Why are we so fucked? And, how do we unfuck ourselves? Each episode covers the future of Food, Work, Energy, Education, Travel, Climate Change,… Continue reading

  • Bedroom Progress

    We have had a bit of a delay as our plasterer let us down. However, we found another one and he and his mate got it done yesterday. We’re going to leave this wall bare brick . I’ve nearly finished cleaning the old plaster off this wall, its a tedious job but I’m nearly there..… Continue reading

  • Bedroom Progress

    We have had a bit of a delay as our plasterer let us down. However, we found another one and he and his mate got it done yesterday. We’re going to leave this wall bare brick . I’ve nearly finished cleaning the old plaster off this wall, its a tedious job but I’m nearly there..… Continue reading