Calais is not a place I would usually consider for a family day out. I had, however, been promising my eldest daughter for some time that we would visit France. This is where things got a bit messy. To quote Harold Macmillan, “events” just kept happening. Time and again plans to travel across the
This week’s image is not for landlubbers. It was taken on Wednesday evening when Child Number 1 and I were returning from a day spent in Calais.
This photograph comes to you from the fringes of Falkirk in Scotland. It’s of the Falkirk Kelpies, a sculpture of two horses heads alongside the Forth and Clyde canal and a part of Helix Park complex. This sculpture is very striking. I think I could have spent all day looking at it.
Going to an event like Royal Windsor Horse Show (RWHS) with the family is always a gamble because you’re reliant on good weather. Thankfully on the day we visited there was glorious sunshine all day long. The RWHS is held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle so it’s in a marvellous location. This year’s
Well that was it, the Easter holidays have passed in a blur and we seem to have spent the majority of it entertaining children. This break was particularly significant for my family as we were testing just how thrifty we could be. There is a reason for this austerity. Our oldest daughter, Helen, started school
