Spring 2025

Just checking in with a smorgasbord of activities we've filled our time with - there's a number of big events and holidays coming up, but these past few weeks have been low key and routine. And that's really where life happens, isn't it. So here's a roundup of things we have been doing as the weather has finally improved. First - a big one - my sister from Vienna spent a couple of days with us as she was visiting the UK! Fun times, we took her to Slimbridge Bird Sanctuary and we had brilliant weather, a wonderful time together. Now my kids are counting down to when they'll see her again this summer... A few new things we've tried lately - a circus skills workshop where we learned to juggle, spin plates and play with various circus implements; plus, the kids have started a sailing course in the floating harbour - much more enjoyed by N(10) than D(8), but I'll keep them at it for the moment because D might still come around. It's a weekly course that ...