Elsie’s second birthday today – yes – it has flown by a bit hasn’t it. It generally does really, but newborn-to-two seems especially fast in children. Katie and I decided that a Very Hungry Caterpillar theme was appropriate given the fave-book status and Elsie’s hobby; … Read More →
Category Archives: Family Photos
Jane and Dips’ house: Oxford’s alternative May Day weekend
Oxford’s tradition of May Day (or rather May Morning) is a bit much sometimes with young children (when, generally, an early morning is not something you do by choice) and when we went to stay with old mates Dips and Jane in their Oxford home, … Read More →
Catching up with Jenny
Jenny “First Cousin Once Removed” Holmes is visiting the UK and Europe at the moment and we had a great chance to catch up with her for a day last Sunday when she came to stay with Phil & family in Arkholme. Jenny was plucked … Read More →
Forty
XXXX … today. I’ve reached middle age, and am having a lovely time. Quiet day planned with close family and no doubt a few drinks (helped now because tomorrow’s national cyclocross championships have been postponed). I hear a lot of people saying that they don’t … Read More →
Dips & Jane & Libby & Flo popped in
Good old friends are always the best – and it was so ace to see Dips & Jane and their girls today on their way back home to Oxford after a Christmas stay in Dentdale. We had about five hours together all in all, but … Read More →
Christmas Day & Boxing Day 2009- photos and videos
Christmas Day A day at home with Bill, Jean, Sally, Simon, Olly and Hugh Pics here or slideshow below Video: Boxing Day Pics here or slideshow below Video:
Lily’s third fell race: The Austwick Amble
Lily did us proud yet again yesterday with what was a great run in the Austwick Amble junior race. We’d had a lovely night camping in Malham and turned up for the Austwick street fair with semi-plans to run (we’d packed the trainers etc!).