New school!

Three weeks after the operation Daniel started secondary school!  Obviously with Hannah and Zoe for company....

Where did those years go?!



...and hospital

On Sunday evening Daniel complained of having stomoach ache and was ill before going to bed. Lynda stayed with him all night, and on Monday Daniel pretty much stayed in bed all day, and didn't eat anything at all.
Zoe and Hannah had been treated to a pony trekking trip on Monday. After they had returned , we decided to pitch camp and head home. By then Daniel's stomach was causing him a lot of discomfort, and he was saying that he wanted to see a doctor.  So we knew that he definitely wasn't right.
I took him to A&E, and after various doctors and surgeons prodding him to see where it hurt the most. I signed the consent form for him to have an operation to have his appendix removed!
Daniel came home the next day, and was still in quite a bit of discomfort, but after a few days started to make really good progress. After a couple of weeks he was running, cycling and even pogo-sticking around the place.

Camping, pony trekking.....

We headed down to Lytton Lawn near Milford-on-Sea just outside the New Forest a few weeks ago. All was going well. The weather was ok, and we went for a walk out on the spit of land to Hurst Castle which had good views of the Isle of Wight and also some opportunities to fly kites. We then took the small ferry back to where we had parked the car. Then heded to Lymington for some crabbing on the harbour wall. That was on the Sunday daytime.

Inspire a Generation!

Dismbarking the ferry

Waiting for a .....

...catch!

Hannah and light up Poys

"Let's trek"

Hannah on pony

Zoe on pony

Kite Buggying

I was given a voucher for a kite buggying lesson for my 50th last year. I booked a lesson down at Camber Sands near Rye in Sussex. I got up early and headed down. The people were freindly and helpful, but unfortunately there was very little wind. So in the end I had a couple of hours practice flying some big kites, but will be going back for the actual buggying part another time.

Globe Theatre and Olympics London (Part 2)

I mention the Olympics as London seemed full of the volunteer helpers giving directions and travel advice. We also found that they were giving away "free stuff". At Waterloo station, we were given ice creams and maps, a,nd whilst walking along the South Bank, Zoe got a pair of sunglasses and I got a small electronic fan which lit up when it span.
There were also some large versions of the Olympics mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville.

Would you like a map sir?

Nelson with new hat!

A phonebox (didn't work)

Mascots at St Paul's

Free music!

Near "Wobbly Bridge"

Outside Tate Modern



Rings and Fountains



Globe Theatre and Olympics London

Zoe and I went to see Mark Rylance playing Richard III at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Obvioulsy it was my idea, but Zoe seemed to enjoy it. She had read a book outlining the story, so had some idea of the characters and what they were up to. It helped that Roger Lloyd-Pack (Owen from Vicar of Dibley) was playing one of the characters. (I think that he also appeard in one of the Harry Potter films).

Let me in!




Let the show begin!

 

Summer 2012:

Have missed entering any updates since we got back from Disneyland.  So here is a selection of what we have been up to this summer....