Today we went to Chatsworth Country Fair, located in the grounds of Chatsworth House, a stately home made famous to many by being the location where Mr Darcy swims across the lake and walks up towards the house where he meets Elizabeth Bennett in the BBC TV series of “Pride and Prejudice” (not the movie).
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Holiday week – Saturday
September 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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First anniversary
August 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Lucy obliges me with a smile for the camera, despite having a mouthful of chips.
Today Hayley and I celebrated our first anniversary. Actually the celebrating for us as a couple happened yesterday evening when we managed to go out for a meal together without the kids. Although I wasn’t celebrating quite so much at 3am [...]
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Big stuff (it’s still all relative)
August 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Oliver in his stroller, July 2007.
I had a bad day yesterday, but it’s all relative.
Yesterday someone stole all three of our strollers: two doubles and a single. They were outside our front door but Hayley was out with the kids. We’ve often left a stroller there, under a porch to keep them dry but convenient [...]
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Mid-life crisis? Middle-aged men buying BIKES, not sportscars | Mail Online
August 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Mid-life crisis? Middle-aged men buying BIKES, not sportscars | Mail Online.
Nonsense! Nonsense I tell you!
Although the cartoon at the bottom is, sadly, spot on!
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The new bike
August 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
When I moved to this blog from my old one, I explained that it would include more than just stuff relating to my role as a father in the narrow sense, but would be about me more generally, because I want my kids to see more about who I am. So activities previously captured in [...]
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Saturday Snap
August 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s fair to say that Lucy’s single-mindedness manifests itself in a very individual fashion sense.
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Saturday so far
August 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
It’s only 2pm but already it’s been a noteworthy day. Oliver has declared today “Sports Candy” day. Viewers of Lazytown will grasp his intentions here, but in summary “sports candy” is fruit and vegetables which you can eat in place of sweets/candy.
In recognotion of “Sports Candy” Day, Lucy and I went shopping and bought apples, [...]
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