Our month-long series of weekend activities culminated with a trip to Cheltenham to see our very good friends who've lived there for 7 or 8 years, I reckon. Getting to Cheltenham was easy as pie and my wife had even booked us in first class (although I was disappointed that GWR charge for alcoholic drinks … Continue reading Cheltenham Weekend
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Ramsgate Weekend
Month of Outings 3 of 4. My wife had organised with our good friends in Lille that we would meet up halfway. They hopped over on a ferry and we trained out of London to meet in Ramsgate. I'd never been here before. Aurélie found an excellent Airbnb near the seafront. The weather was, to … Continue reading Ramsgate Weekend
The Hague Weekend
The first weekend in our series of four was a trip to The Hague to meet up with friends. The female contingent of this group of friends have known each other since school in France, and have conveniently married nice people and had children at similar sorts of times. Anders and Sarah now live in … Continue reading The Hague Weekend
Final Scores
I hope that I'll keep this blog going, even if not as frequently as I have done so far. I set out to chronicle my activities and achievements during my six weeks of "Transformational Leave", and as that time is now up, let's review how I've done. It was a shame I was ill for … Continue reading Final Scores
Rescheduling a Bit
Unfortunately my planned hitting the road for the running phase has had to be rejigged a bit as 5YO needed to go to the doctor's. Tonsilitis, it turns out (so obviously I can only imagine she got it from me - oh dear), fingers crossed her temperature will recede tomorrow as the penicillin takes effect … Continue reading Rescheduling a Bit
Downtime in Sommieres
We were well looked after in Sommieres, and it was nice to shower with no care for hot water and use the toilet without concern of it failing to flush properly. Simple pleasures indeed! We didn't do much while staying with Aurélie's godmother, but did explore the village a bit, which is interesting for various … Continue reading Downtime in Sommieres
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