August is often a wash out and 2023 is no exception. With ‘high’ hopes, I paid £30 for Blue (closest to the Ashton Court venue parking), for the Bristol Balloon Fiesta. The wind was 12knots when we left, for the two and half drive. (In the Solent sailing friends were dealing with 20 knots.) I […]
Options (Wither Weather). Waltzers. Read More »
Our family breakfasts have changed over the years but here are few favourites: Bagels with bacon Bagels with peanut butter and jam (strawberry) One son prefers chunky peanut butter, the other smooth. Both prefer strawberry jam. Fish fingers with ketchup (sometimes in a sandwich) I think fish fingers grilled are best. However my boys prefer
The hardest part of anything is taking the first step, and committing to a goal. After that things get much easier. Even rowing across the Atlantic and climbing Mt Everest! James Ketchell World Class Adventurer James Ketchell has rowed the Atlantic, climbed Mount Everest and flow around the world in a microlight Helen Skelton
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Devon to the Mediterraen Hamish and Clara took six months off (from April to September) to sail and motor from the UK through the French Canals where they motored to Marseilles, then sailed to the Balearics and Sardinia. Instead of the original plan to return to the UK, they decided not to return home
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Games in campsites The tent is up. The children are still full of energy and all you want to do is collapse. Below are a few ideas to entertain and exhaust them. First is a list of ‘Remembers’ without which some games will not happen. 1 Rope 2. Football 3. Tightrope equipment 4 Rounders bat
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Learning to holiday after you’re unhitched. They both thought they would always be married, always together. That didn’t work out. After the whole separating, dividing and departing was over, Alison was exhausted, as was her husband, her ex-husband. There was enough going on just being single again. Add her two children into the swirl,
Hello Solo. Alison’s first holiday when it was only her and the kids. Read More »
Night and Day My internal clock sends me to sleep around 10.30 but my husband is a night owl, and likes to work in the small hours. It takes it toll. Cracking the get to bed early routine needs discipline. The sleep experts all recommend at least 7, but best 8 hours a
Night and Day – Sleep and stress. Read More »
Please join my new group, it started as a joke with friends, all of whom said “I’ll join”. Wheels On the Track Fraternity. That’s our job. (By the way, my term for fraternity is aimed at friendship rather than one particular gender.) It’s about support and kindness and looking out for one another on the
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If we have a ‘big day’ we know it is best to plan in advance. And so with outings for children. On a boat we have a ‘grab bag’ with all the essentials should you need to abandon ‘ship’. It is left intact, no sneaking of batteries or plasters or water. I know at the
Keeping it “Reel” Planning ways to stop a day unravelling. Read More »
Whatever your safety nets to stop you going crazy, pulling the pin on a foul mouthed rant, turning to drink or drugs … can you medicate, or mediate, via yoga or meditation or a walk or run or singing. (I appreciate sometimes it seems only a large glass of wine is the only, viable answer.)
What are your safety nets? Yoga, Meditation, Running, Walking. Read More »