Hurrah - we've got somewhere booked to stay in Brescia (which is actually much nearer to where we're flying in than Verona is!). Its a rather lovely looking 2 roomed apartment. We think we might use it as a base and catch the lovely Italian trains to other places during the week. Only booked two days to start with though. I so feel like we need ( Read more... )

Read Bad Blood and been chilled and thrilled ( Read more... )

I've forgotten how to do this. After the cancellation of the idea of the trip to Zanzibar (boo hoo) we've been at a bit of a loss. We'd thought about taking two weeks off and the train down through Italy, maybe stopping off at Switzerland to see Ori. Then I realised that I've frittered a fair chunk of my hols away on family visits this year ( Read more... )

Been to see HP and the Order of the Phoenix. Liked it - most especially the special fx. Think the make-up artistes have disovered Radcliffe's cheekbones and was amused at the lack of continuity vis a vis his eyebrows ( Read more... )

Yes, there has been plenty.

London Road has had a neighbourhood bbq which I have been to with my husband, my sister-in-law, my brother-in-law and my two nephews and I have had half a bottle of wine and a s**t load of vodka, neat of course and now I'm home. ha ha.

Because we are very impatient and Mr H was adamant that my peas were being over-shadowed, we dug up our first row of potatoes at the weekend and yup, there were indeed potatoes present. An hour later they turned up in dinner, which was very nice indeed. So thats one lot of the earlies, the Swifts out of the way. Verdict? A bit bland flavour ( Read more... )

I spent the day taking part in a mass reviewing session of young people's transition reviews. My favourite response to 'getting the young person's views'.......

Q. What do you like about school?
A. Going home.

Q. What don't you like about school?
A. The lessons, the teachers, being there.

Ohhhhhh, I so know where he was coming from :-)

46. Hooray, what a lovely number ( Read more... )

Starting with bumping into Christine at the train station and travelling together as far as Witham. And being reminded that there is a beer festival at the Dove this weekend, which we may be able to get to on Friday night before going away on Saturday ( Read more... )

Ive just had four lovely, lovely days of no work - as in, the regular stuff one does to make money ( Read more... )