I don't get to join in with these link ups very often so I have to make the most of it when I can! With my babies living opposite ends of the country getting everyone to the same place at the same time takes organising 4 calendars, trains from Scotland, route planning from the West Midlands and me stocking up on enough tea and biscuits to sink a battle ship! But last weekend we managed it and in honour of G'dad T's 70th birthday we all converged on Keynko HQ and a splendid time was had by all! So here they are, my beautiful babies! What can I say, that I haven't said before? It … [Read more...]
Autumn makes me sad
Autumn mornings make me sad! I drive to work with the crisp morning sun, past the field that is always swathed in mist and up the hill past the woods with leaves all golden and red......and I feel sad! I sat in the traffic queue this morning and pondered just why this is....... I'm a huge fan of winter and the colder weather so it can't be the end of summer making me glum. I love Christmas and autumn only means it's getting closer. So why does all this autumn beauty make me sad? Well watching all the kids tramping their way to school reminds me that I can't take … [Read more...]
Jiminy Spudrockets summer tour!
What a truly wonderful summer holiday this year! After several weeks of negotiating annual leave and holiday time for 6 people we finally all managed to get the same week off Time to relax, chill out and generally make each other laugh! Thank you family for being so wonderful - can we do it again next year? And of course a huge thank you to J & T for the wonderful house to stay in! The Lake District holiday from Mary Key on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Siblings – August
I know it's late in the month to join in the link up with Lucy at Dear Beautiful, but we've been waiting for our family holiday to catch a snap of my two lovelies in the same place! University, distance and work commitments have kept them apart since Christmas and so we've had no opportunity to join in since then. It turns out the Lake District is about the half way point between us all and so we all met up for a week, to have some serious family time. It always makes me smile that no matter how long they have been apart these two always slip back into their sibling relationship as … [Read more...]
A Tudor Tourist weekend in London
I'm not the greatest fan of visiting our nations capital, huge crowds and busy streets aren't my idea of a fun weekend. But I was convinced this weekend to go along with Badger to see the Tudor Joust at the Tower of London, and seeing as he was taking part - it was rude not to go along! And what a show it was! Past pleasures & Griffin Historical put on a great show. Beautiful costumes and amazing horsemanship gave the audience a really good days entertainment! And as for the city itself - I have to say I was pleasantly surprised! Whilst it was of course heaving with people and very … [Read more...]
Summer’s nearly here!
My Facebook timeline is full of people counting down the days until the holidays start. Summer's nearly here! Parents filled with dread at the thought entertaining their little darlings for 6 weeks - the school staff holding their breath until they can finally relax! In our house? well it's rather an odd summer for Badger and I. We are stumbling towards the last day of term, bleary eyed, longing for next week, when we can turn the alarm clocks off and put our feet up! But it's also tinged with a little sadness this year, this is our first summer with a properly … [Read more...]
Empty nest travels
The "adults" in the Keynko collective have been planning! It's not as dangerous as it sound really - we're not going to take over the world...well this week anyway! But we have been plotting our holiday options and have decided to relive the dream we discussed all those hundreds of years ago before we had our babies - to have a camper-van and just hit the road! As we both work in education we have a whole summer holidays to fill (not to mention the half terms and Easter) So we have made the decision to save a little cash, sell the car and buy ourselves a little van to convert to a … [Read more...]
A weekend by the sea
To celebrate my first month in my new job, we decided to hit the road and have a weekend away. So picnic packed, toothbrushes and clean socks in bag, we set off. Portsmouth here we come! And what a wonderful time we had! Well worth a visit, personal recommendation from us would be:- The Park & Ride - trust me the one way system looks seriously tricky! The D-day museum & Overlord Embroidery The Millennium Promenade - a lovely trail to follow from Southsea back to the Historic Dockyard. But just about the best bit... Fish … [Read more...]
No more standing out in the rain!
Commonly heard over TeamSpeak up until 6 months ago “Hang on guys before we do this I just need to pop out for a ciggie” One of the less hazardous but tedious side effects of smoking is how often it effects my hobby time. Just getting into the flow of painting or model making – Stop for 10 minutes for a quick smoke. Getting into some intense online gaming with friends that has to stop so I can nip out for a cigarette. Disappearing every so often at a re-enactment to find a quiet corner for a gasper. Disturbing an intense bit of role-play at a larp so I can go for a smoke. Now this could … [Read more...]
Royal baby? don’t really care!
So as a weekend of hype about the impending "Royal Birth" dawns, can I just point out - I don't give a shit! As a human being, I of course wish her well, a safe delivery and a healthy baby. As for her position in society and the attending news coverage, speculation and excitement? I find it nauseating! At a time when so many families are having to attend food banks to avoid their children going hungry, when thousands of people across the world face tyranny and persecution and schools system is crumbling from lack of funding and the stress on staff - why are we … [Read more...]
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