Mum on the run
A gift from Barcelona
[Spoiler alert: There is a fairly graphic and revolting photograph at the end of this post, which lovers of cute fluffy lambs might not enjoy. Also, fluffy lamb lovers might want to avoid Spanish food markets.] Three days of bliss in Barcelona, grabbing a cheapy flight and a small corner of the Lord and [...]
Features
Mum, I want a ferret!
Ferrets, have been part of English country life for at least 800 years, as a pest controller for farmers, and a popular pet for generations of teenage boys. Recently they have seen a big hike in popularity as a more general- purpose pet. We spoke to Freddie Stenson, who has been keeping and working ferrets [...]
Dad rant
Home alone with the kids
Who am I? What am I? Why? Is this just introspective consideration typical of my age? Am I talking about the meaning of life? Of course not, it’s just a reflection on the way the brats make me feel after a weekend with the wife away. I am not a patient man at the best [...]
Fun outdoors
In the shadow of Little Solsbury Hill
A green and verdant walk in the valley below the ancient hill fort of Little Solsbury, near Upper Swainswick. This lush valley, which winds down towards Northend, is home to countless wild flowers. There are a number of alternative paths, but we have chosen an easy circular walk, which also takes in panoramic views of [...]
Soup and family life
Getting the recipe for family life right is a exhausting. Some days the ingredients are well planned and blended with care and skill. Others, it's whatever comes to hand all bunged in together and given a cursory stir. The results are obviously mixed - occasionally delicious, generally good, and from time to time, really revolting.
So here's my Family Soup - a combination of all the ingredients on our patch of Wiltshire countryside just outside Bath that help to make life fun with a husband, three children, two dogs, a cat and a tortoise.
