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Waiting for Spring
As the February half-term holiday comes to an end I find my thoughts drawn towards the Spring. It’s perceptibly lighter later in the evenings and we’ve had a few bright, sunny days this last week.
Waking the Trees
Happy New year to you all! Finally, the torpor of the festive season gives way to reveal the grey, cold, dark reality that is January…
Let it snow…
Well, there’s a surprise! We awoke to find a thick layer snow all around and near freezing temperatures. Here was a rare opportunity not to be missed…
Let the festivities begin
The many, many weeks of madness and preparation are finally over. The presents have been bought and wrapped and the cupboards are bulging with food and drink. Here, at the darkest time of the year, it is time to sit back and relax and catch our breath and plan for the year ahead.
Black Friday
Well, the inevitable has happened! Earlier this year Microsoft announced that Windows 10 mobile would be no more…
5th November…
This year we didn’t have the granddaughter to take to the nearby organised display. We weren’t going to go but we ended up stood outside in our street and watched from there.
Anti-Austerity protest
Another weekend, another protest march. You can tell when the Tories are in power. Bristol’s mayor called for this rally to protest at the government cuts imposed on the city. Funding is being savagely cut from budgets across all parts of the city. So it was time to get out the banners and prepare for protest!
Summer’s End?
The six week summer holiday season is coming to an end and September is knocking on the door. There are little signs, subtle changes, that mark Autumn’s gradual approach. The endless summer evenings are a distant memory as nights start to draw in, darkness falling earlier now.
Seaside break
Mid-August and we had a family wedding in Brighton, staying three nights in a rock n roll boutique hotel. Our room was Japanese themed and had a round bed on a platform.
SS Great Britain
And so the final week of the Summer term arrives and we drag our exhausted minds and bodies in for the last few days. Lessons and teaching are over for another year and instead we go out and about on trips with our students. First up, is the trip to Brunel’s SS Great Britain
