It’s weird watching the kids experience hotel life brewing up at 10 pm eating the complimentary biscuits showering before bed using the complimentary soap just cramming all they can into this new experience. We spent the day at Warwick Castle with Uncle Ian & Auntie Patty always a really great experience being in their company. […]
I find it so difficult to occasionally put my thoughts down….
She said, “Don’t call the doctor, I want to fall asleep peacefully, with your hand in mine.” He told her about the past, how they met, their first kiss. they didn’t cry, they smiled. They didn’t regret anything, they were grateful. Then she repeated softly, ‘I love you forever!’ He returned her words, gave her […]
Just spent a great couple of hours watching the Euro24 football final with Reagan, Lincoln was not interested and Mommy had travelled down to London earlier so it was just us. The game was between England who have not won anything since 1966 and Spain who have been the best team in the tournament so […]
Lincoln came home exhausted after school sports day having been involved practically all day and was not too keen to gather ant remaining momentum to go to cricket practice later. The weather would probably have put paid to it anyway but I felt it was probably going to be a step too far anyway…? We […]
At 3am this morning I was in the middle of a dream, which I can not remember the topic of, it ended with me being punched in the face, slightly concerning to think what the hell was I dreaming about to warrant physical violence? The weird thing was it actually hurt, I actually felt pain […]
July the 4th has been a day I have celebrated, even if it was only putting the stars and stripes on the front of the house, but other times parties big parties…! Tonight I sat eating tea with Lincoln while he told me a story, which only he could make into a long drawn out […]
As parents we always want to be there for our children and that is especially true of Jamie who would cut off a finger if she had to to make either Reagan or Lincoln happy. Tonight, we had one job, to collect Reagan when she arrived home after her school trip and we fell asleep […]
Since Jamie brought one of her dad’s cigars back from America after me saying I need to smoke a cigar it has sat in the shelf above my desk in the bedroom. It was because I watched ‘The final dance’ a Netflix documentary about Michael Jordan in which he and all his team mates celebrated […]
Beginning a week off, my first this year, with a trip to meet up with Jamie in London to see Sister Act at the Dominion Theatre in the West End. For her, it’s a work trip to coincide with Ian and Jim also being in town on vacation. When I arrived Jamie was still at […]