The blue sky has returned after a week of frankly awful weather. We had high winds and lots of rain. In the north-east they fared much worse with much of Cockermouth under water. This week I have been working from home because a rail bridge near Feltham collapsed. Until yesterday the only way to get …
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5th Wedding Anniversay Weekend
I spent Saturday painting the woodwork in the hallway in preparation for the new carpets. A major landmark was finishing off Mia’s room. The cot is in there, along with the changing station and all the other nick-nacks that a baby needs :-). Jake spied his rocking horse that Amy had taken from his room …
Rainy weekend with added cabin fever
Saturday was horrendous. There I was trudging across Hilly Fields at 8.50am for my appointment with the osteopath. It was windy, it was rainy and it was stormy. Luckily the storm blew itself out by midday. My osteopath appointment was interesting. He realigned my spine, which alarmingly involved twisting my lower back in a single …
Oh my god I’ve done it.
I have gone somewhere I vowed I would never go. A place darker than the Marianas trench. A pit of wrong, somewhere I should have never gone. I have bought my first pair of lycra cycling shorts… Before you dismiss me and shake your head in despair, please understand it was an experiment, just to …
Sleepless night for all
It was a strange old night. Jake kept waking up and calling for us. When I went in he was very hot and sweaty but perfectly fine in himself. After the fifth time of hearing “Daddy” I went into his room. Jake said “Daddy, when glass breaks it is sharp. There is glass in the …
Getting the nursery ready
I checked the weather forecast yesterday and it said heavy rain so I took Dewey 2 out of retirement, much to the chagrin of Dewey 1. This morning though, the sun was shining. It was a perfect autumnal setting for a nice commute to Richmond. However I decided that my knees needed a rest and …
Half term
Jake has been missing school during his half-term break. I wonder how long that will last! I took three days off last week so that we could spend some time together as a family. Also Amy had her training so I looked after Jake. We went into London and first of all we went to …
Thames Ride
After spending an age trying to actually get out of the house, we emerged at 11ish for a day of exploration by bike. It was a lovely morning. Good enough for shorts. We left Amy in the house resting. She has put her back out so was taking advantage of my last day at home. …
New Rack
Fitting the new LifeLine Disc Rack was a breeze. The only tricky part was that the rear stay connectors needed bending to accommodate the angle of the bolts on the frame. To do this I screwed in one of the bolts fully then twisted the rack until it was flat. I then fitted the second …
DIY with Adam and Jo
Today Adam, Jo and Theo stayed with us for the weekend. On Saturday Adam and I started work sanding down the bannisters in preparation for another application of white undercoat. After finishing to be honest it didn’t look much different to before :-(. The next step is to fill the little dings and scratches before …