Aug
30
Two dogs
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It’s the summer holidays and, for the last few days, the weather has been fine and Small has been playing outside with her friends. A couple of days ago, as Small was tearing up and down the pavement on her pink bike, I saw a pair of dogs. They approached, wagging their tails and I [...]
Jun
10
It’s now nearly two weeks since we removed the pedals and stabilisers from Hannah’s bike and encouraged her to start learning to balance and steer. A couple of days ago, Hannah completed her first few feet of unaccompanied cycling on a bike that was a little too big so today we went back to the [...]
Apr
1
The telly box
Category: Family, Technology |
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This weekend, on a whim, we bobbed into Martin Dawes, from whom we’ve been renting a telly and the like since January 1998. We wander in once a year or so to see whether they’ve any new offers for us or could reduce our payments for anything (the Sony video recorder which had an original [...]
Mar
17
Bond buffoonery
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Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. Many women find Daniel Craig rather tasty. Mothers tend to be female. So, Sony Pictures are releasing Casino Royale on Monday. Clever.
Feb
23
‘ere Bert, this is the place
Category: Camping, Family |
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3 socket mobile mains hook up 3 Socket mobile mains hook up • Bring mains electricity into your tent, trailer tent or camper. • RCD protection for valued peace of mind. • 20m lead with standard mains site plug. • Complete with carry case. • Clips to tent poles or hangs from clip. Price: £59.99 [...]
Feb
12
Southern softies
Category: Family, Lancashire |
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News reaches the temperate North of chaos in t’South caused by falling white stuff. Being based north of Thelwall, I am obliged to state that it’s only news because the weather has affected southerners. I’m also obliged to state that I’m jealous: the isosnow appears to have almost exactly followed the Lancashire border such that [...]
Feb
12
Site and ferry
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The ferry is booked with Norfolk Line and we’ve booked a campsite in southern Bavaria. The Käseseminare sound interesting or, at least, the end product does. Our current plan is to travel for a day and a bit from Dunkerque to Aitrang, probably spending a night somewhere around Luxemburg, to stay around Elbsee for a [...]
Feb
11
Having spent the best part of a month ignoring holiday adverts, we’ve finally decided we really ought to do something about planning for the summer. Currently, I’m thinking of somewhere in the warmer parts of France or Germany that offers bike hire (because it saves having to lug bicycles across Europe), its own swimming pool [...]

