Today we went to the Victorian Christmas Festival at Portsmouth Historic Dockyards
http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/
Location:Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Saturday, 1 December 2012
Victorian Christmas Festival
Today we went to the Victorian Christmas Festival at Portsmouth Historic Dockyards
http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/
Monday, 26 November 2012
Rupert
This is our 9 month old kitten, Rupert (otherwise known as Rupee for short). He's part bengal and part pixie bob, so he has lovely wildcat markings and no tail, like a bob-cat!
Rupee is very laid back and cuddly. He follows us around the house whatever activity we are doing. Even waiting outside the bathroom on occasion!
Everyone loves Rupert!
Location:Home
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Arry's easy hide
Today Lily, Alfie and I decided to get out and enjoy the morning sunshine whilst Jeremy and Rowanne played football and Gabrielle had a little lie-in.
We put our welly boots on and headed off to the woods with our handheld GPS to the closest geocache. We have searched for this one before but not found it.
After a muddy walk and a good paddle in a newly made stream (from all the recent rainfall) it wasn't too long before we were scrabbling around under holly bushes and peering under tree roots as we neared our target.
Yippee! We found it at long last. It was in a spot we had previously searched but not found it before, we believe it had been "muggled" last time we looked. This cache looked freshly replenished (thank you to the cache owner who had obviously "serviced" it recently!). There were happy faces as we were the first to sign the brand new log book and exchange prizes from the cache.
We put our welly boots on and headed off to the woods with our handheld GPS to the closest geocache. We have searched for this one before but not found it.
After a muddy walk and a good paddle in a newly made stream (from all the recent rainfall) it wasn't too long before we were scrabbling around under holly bushes and peering under tree roots as we neared our target.
Yippee! We found it at long last. It was in a spot we had previously searched but not found it before, we believe it had been "muggled" last time we looked. This cache looked freshly replenished (thank you to the cache owner who had obviously "serviced" it recently!). There were happy faces as we were the first to sign the brand new log book and exchange prizes from the cache.
Location:Secret!
Friday, 9 November 2012
School Photo
For one year only, the three school aged children in our family are at the same school. Next year Lily will move up to secondary school.
Here is the only photo there will be of all of them wearing the same uniform at the same school.
Here is the only photo there will be of all of them wearing the same uniform at the same school.
Location:Park Gate Primary School
Monday, 5 November 2012
Bonfire Night
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, guy, t'was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England's overthrow.
By God's mercy he was catch'd
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.
And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, guy, t'was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England's overthrow.
By God's mercy he was catch'd
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.
And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Waiting for the train
Gabrielle and I are having a girly afternoon out shopping and we have left the gremlins with daddy!
We are just waiting for the train here at Swanwick station.
First we visited Aldi in town, having never been before we were delighted with the low prices and selection of produce available.
I bought a box of fireworks ready for tomorrow evening. They have some really lovely Christmas products for sale at bargainous prices too so I will be shopping there again soon I think.
The other shop we visited was TK Maxx which is another fantastic place to shop because they have a very wide choice of items for sale and everything is very much discounted. We both left with some gorgeous bargain (Merrell) boots to wear!
No shopping trip is quite complete without a little visit to McDonald's. I know a lot of people think McDonald's only sell junk food but once in a blue moon it does no harm. McDonald's is also one of the few places Gabrielle and I can rely upon to provide safe nut-free meals and drinks which have no cross contamination issues. In recent years they have been offering some more healthy options to the menu too (salads, fruit, fruit juice, milk).
If you look on their website at the nutrition calculator, select your items you can then click the allergens button and get information about which allergens are present or not in the food.
http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/content/ukhome/meal_builder.html
We are just waiting for the train here at Swanwick station.
First we visited Aldi in town, having never been before we were delighted with the low prices and selection of produce available.
I bought a box of fireworks ready for tomorrow evening. They have some really lovely Christmas products for sale at bargainous prices too so I will be shopping there again soon I think.
The other shop we visited was TK Maxx which is another fantastic place to shop because they have a very wide choice of items for sale and everything is very much discounted. We both left with some gorgeous bargain (Merrell) boots to wear!
No shopping trip is quite complete without a little visit to McDonald's. I know a lot of people think McDonald's only sell junk food but once in a blue moon it does no harm. McDonald's is also one of the few places Gabrielle and I can rely upon to provide safe nut-free meals and drinks which have no cross contamination issues. In recent years they have been offering some more healthy options to the menu too (salads, fruit, fruit juice, milk).
If you look on their website at the nutrition calculator, select your items you can then click the allergens button and get information about which allergens are present or not in the food.
http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/content/ukhome/meal_builder.html
Location:Fareham
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
New Forest Walk
Today we went for a walk near Lyndhurst in the New Forest.
We were supposed to pass a Portuguese fireplace in the woods which was there from when prisoners were kept in huts there during WW1. There was also a Reptile Center we would have passed... However, this summer we've had so much rain that the footpath was very muddy indeed. We tried going off the pathway a bit but it became apparent that the whole of the area was in the same state.
We persevered for around a mile and at the point where we kept ending up to our knees in bog we had to turn back. We hope to do the walk again sometime because if the ground was drier it would have been a very nice walk.
The New Forest is beautiful and we did see some wild ponies on our way back to the car.
After our walk we visited the traditional sweet shop in Lyndhurst which is always a treat, and then a quick look at the cars in the Ferrari garage.
We were supposed to pass a Portuguese fireplace in the woods which was there from when prisoners were kept in huts there during WW1. There was also a Reptile Center we would have passed... However, this summer we've had so much rain that the footpath was very muddy indeed. We tried going off the pathway a bit but it became apparent that the whole of the area was in the same state.
We persevered for around a mile and at the point where we kept ending up to our knees in bog we had to turn back. We hope to do the walk again sometime because if the ground was drier it would have been a very nice walk.
The New Forest is beautiful and we did see some wild ponies on our way back to the car.
After our walk we visited the traditional sweet shop in Lyndhurst which is always a treat, and then a quick look at the cars in the Ferrari garage.
Monday, 29 October 2012
A walk in the woods
The woods look lovely all year round but we think autumn is especially lovely.
I have often wondered what this strange object is in the woods, its firmly stuck to the floor and can't be moved. It looks very old.
Curiously it has screws all around the edge which don't seem to match the age of the object.
I have often wondered what this strange object is in the woods, its firmly stuck to the floor and can't be moved. It looks very old.
Curiously it has screws all around the edge which don't seem to match the age of the object.
Toffee Apples
Here is our first attempt at making toffee apples. We forgot to add the vinegar. I've no idea what vinegar does in the making anyway. Let's hope these are as tasty as they look!
Autumn Half Term Holiday
The autumn half term holiday is upon us already. Jeremy has the week off to help with the children so we are hoping to get out and about a bit as well as enjoying some autumnal cooking and craft projects!
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Busy school day
We had a busy school day today, with Rowanne's class having a brass concert this afternoon, then she had chess club after school. The brass concert was a big success with the whole class playing "Mary had a little lamb" and "Twinkle twinkle little star" on trumpets and baritones. They were confident and the tune was recognisable too. Quite an achievement after only a handful of lessons!
Lily was busy too as she went into school early in the morning for netball practice, then had a netball match after school. Lily was brave when accidentally knocked over during the match and was whisked off to the first aid room for a plaster returning to play immediately. Lily enjoys netball very much, she only began netball club a week ago and this was her first match and her team won too, which was very encouraging for her.
Alfie is coping well with full time school now but he had a power nap between finishing school and Lily's netball match. We are so pleased he is enjoying school thoroughly and announces his arrival to class every morning with a big smile and says loudly "Hello everybody look its me! It's me again!" (in the manner that everyone is going to be terribly pleased and grateful that he has graced them all with his presence once more)...and they probably are too because he has quite a following of friends keen to give him a hug each morning!
Lily was busy too as she went into school early in the morning for netball practice, then had a netball match after school. Lily was brave when accidentally knocked over during the match and was whisked off to the first aid room for a plaster returning to play immediately. Lily enjoys netball very much, she only began netball club a week ago and this was her first match and her team won too, which was very encouraging for her.
Alfie is coping well with full time school now but he had a power nap between finishing school and Lily's netball match. We are so pleased he is enjoying school thoroughly and announces his arrival to class every morning with a big smile and says loudly "Hello everybody look its me! It's me again!" (in the manner that everyone is going to be terribly pleased and grateful that he has graced them all with his presence once more)...and they probably are too because he has quite a following of friends keen to give him a hug each morning!
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Geocaching first logbook sign!
We signed our first logbook in a geocache find. The previous "first ever" geocache find of ours was too waterlogged for the log book to be signed.
The kids were thrilled with finding this geocache as there were swaps in the cache also!
The kids were thrilled with finding this geocache as there were swaps in the cache also!
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