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Category: Days out and travel

‘Twas the night before Christmas…

It was Christmas Eve and I was out and about with my childern, wife and mother in law. Gill, my wife, had to dash off to Debenhams to do some last minute shopping so MiL and I were in charge of Helen and Elizabeth. As you can imagine, the kids’ excitement levels were off the

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Cinderella at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon

I’ve read a lot of blog posts this year about Christmas traditions. One tradition this family has is the pantomime. Well, I call it a tradition, we’ve gone three years on the trot. I guess we’ve been doing it long enough to count. This year the four of us, Gill my wife and our daughters

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A country walk to blow the cobwebs away

  Over recent weeks I’ve struggled to do much outside physical activity with the kids. The dark nights, poor weather, social engagements and preparations for Christmas have all intervened and made this difficult, despite living minutes away from the glorious leafy countryside of Surrey. Last week, an opportunity presented itself. It wasn’t much of an

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View from the Emirates Air Line cable car

I had a day out in London yesterday with my two daughters, my good friend Andy and his daughter Phoebe, who also happens to be my Goddaughter. We spent the afternoon in North Greenwich at the Emirates Aviation Experience before taking the Emirates Air-Line cable car over the River Thames (a full write up will

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