Tuesday 31 December 2013

Happy New Year!





Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want, the care, the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out thy mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
(Lord Alfred Tennyson)




Frozen Treat!

Frozen Trailer - Click Here!





We went to see Frozen at the cinema for a New Years Eve treat.





The movie is fabulous - we really enjoyed it!
Asking the children about their favourite characters afterwards I was surprised to hear "Ulcer and Enya"....the names of the princess sisters are actually Elsa and Anna!







Sunday 29 December 2013

The fish that saved the day!

Today we (the family) decided it was a nice day for a walk along Strawberry Fields in Warsash to the beach at the Solent.

Lily aged 11 did not agree with the rest of the family. Infact she had quite a lot to say about it and stomped about in a terrible grumpy mood.

We eventually got everyone ready and in the car - Lily sulking all the way (Alfie age 5 declared this the worst day of his life after all the commotion created by his angry sister)!

After we got there - and began our walk along the sunny footpath towards the Solent, Lily continued her negative mood stamping and being argumentative all the way...so much so that the rest of the family walked ahead of us by quite some distance.  Mother was left at the back to encourage her unhappy daughter along the way.
We were just passing the Warsash Maritime Academy on the footpath near the Solent when a very odd happening occurred.

A fish fell from the sky and bounced from my shoulder to Lily's shoulder, down onto the path - flipped onto the wall and eventually landed flapping at the foot of the wall on the beach!

We were both so surprised at this that the squabble we had been having over Lily's grumpiness was instantly forgotten as we both clambered down the wall and onto the muddy beach to look at the fish in disbelief!

The fish was a few inches long, silver and flapping about in search of water. 
I carefully picked it up by its tail fin - and passed it to Lily for a closer look.
After a brief look we both decided the thing to do would be to put the fish into the sea.  In retrospect - I do hope it was a sea fish and not a fresh water fish!
It flapped about and swam away.
I hope the fish has a good long life and wonder if it will remember the day it fell from the sky and landed on some people?!
The rest of the walk was perfectly pleasant with our mood uplifted by the oddness of the event of the silver fish which fell from the sky and stopped the bickering.
We lit a small fire and toasted marshmallows and enjoyed hot cocoa and some jammy donuts before walking home again.



Friday 13 December 2013

Gabrielle is 21 years old!




Gabrielle celebrated her 21st birthday in Norway while visiting her Aunty Linda (who was present at her birth) and Uncle John.


Gabrielle had a fantastic trip with her boyfriend Josh visiting various local attractions.







Location:Tysnes Norway

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Gizmo the dragonfly







Alfie had the class toy "Gizmo" the dragonfly tonight. Here is Alfie filling in Gizmo's diary...




Friday 15 November 2013

Sunday 10 November 2013

Fort Gilkicker walk at Stokes Bay

We had a lovely walk around Fort Gilkicker today - it was sunny but cold. After yesterday's rain and dark clouded sky's it was good to get out into the fresh air!














































Location:Fort Gilkicker, Gosport

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Firework Night


YouTube Video














Build a bonfire, build a bonfire,

Put the teacher on the top,

Put the prefect in the middle,

And we'll burn the bloomin' lot.

Don't you Remember,

The Fifth of November

'Twas Gunpowder Treason Day,

I let off my gun,

And made 'em all run,

And stole all their Bonfire away.

Guy, guy, guy

Poke him in the eye,

Put him on the bonfire,

And there let him die.

Rumour, rumour, pump and derry,

Prick his heart and burn his body,

And send his soul to Purgatory.
(Anonymous)















Location:Downland Close,Locks Heath,United Kingdom

Saturday 2 November 2013

Har det bra Tysnes (jeg går på do)

Today we sadly returned home after our fantastic trip to see Linda, John and family.















We are all tired out after the journey! Zzzzz

Many Thanks again to Linda, John and family for looking after us so well we had a fantastic time! X x x x x x x




Location:Downland Close,Locks Heath,United Kingdom