Monthly Archives: November 2005

I heard the JCB song on the radio for the first time today. John and Rose have been watching its fantastic video on the net for a while, ever since Sam Ballard showed it to them before the summer holiday. … Continue reading →

I’ve just got all the children into bed after coming back from seeing The School for Scandal at York Theatre Royal. It was colourful, funny, bright and interesting – all things that last week’s Hamlet weren’t. Unfortunately it was also … Continue reading →

It’s John’s birthday next Thursday, and he decided to have his birthday treat before his birthday. So last night he had 5 friends (Tom, Robert, Nathan, Jean Luc & Livvy) round for tea and then went on a ghost walk. … Continue reading →

I picked up Rose’s flute and John’s saxophone on Tuesday and today is the day of their lessons. Rose had borrowed a flute from Sam, so she’s had one lesson already, and can play G, A, B & C!! It’ll … Continue reading →

We seem to have got into a routine of all watching What Not to Wear every Wednesday evening, even though it goes on too late for a school night! We all love laughing at the terrible “before” parts, and marvelling … Continue reading →

After Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday morning off school, Rose went back on Tuesday morning, and had a good time. She had been exhausted, full of a cold and finding school very difficult. It seemed too busy, with no time … Continue reading →

On Friday evening I went to see Jerusalem at the WYP with Lance, while Mary looked after the children (babysat is no longer the right word). Judy and Keith, to whom I had given the tickets, had discovered that they … Continue reading →

- where does the week go? The problem with writing several days at a time, is that I can’t quite remember what I did when! However looking at my diary – Monday – supermarket and in the afternoon to Millthorpe … Continue reading →

We went to Brimham Rocks today with Kath and Louis. It was a fantastic day, really bright and warm (in the sun), but crisp and properly autumnal. Apart from the café being rushed off their feet, and almost out of food, … Continue reading →