Heatwave

Written on the 9.10.2011 by

We’ve been making the most of the heatwave that hit the UK in the last week and a half (it’s over now, unfortunately) by going out for nice walks in the countryside. The nice thing about the area around Milton Keynes is that there is a large variety in the possible walks. Our first walk [...]

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A brief chronology of recent going-ons

Written on the 19.06.2011 by

We’ve been doing this and that over the last two weeks and now I have finally found time to chronicle some of it.

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Easter

Written on the 11.05.2011 by (Updated 11.05.2011)

We’ve had a busy Easter here in the UK, with a number of trips intended to build up my driving confidence.

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Summer 2010

Written on the 5.11.2010 by

After returning from our Honeymoon in Leipzig, we managed a few weeks of respite, where we instantly made use of one of our wedding gifts, life-time memberships with the National Trust, and visited two National Trust properties in the vicinity of Birmingham (and Derby).

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Walking in the Peak District

Written on the 6.03.2010 by (Updated 7.09.2010)

Last weekend we had friends visiting and on Saturday Tom and I went walking in the Peak District while our ladies went off looking for bridesmaid dresses. We drove up, which took a bit longer than expected, and after finally scraping together the change for the parking ticket we set off. We’d planned quite an [...]

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