2005/05
31 May
E to Dr for 9:25. Cook us all a nice breakfast + then make for scan results... so miserable go...
30 May
BEACH! Get ourselves together after breakfast + Mandy makes a picnic. Stokes Bay is sunny, windy and pretty empty. Set...
29 May
A slow morning and then over to Mum + Dad's via the back route - very pretty countryside. Children enjoyed...
28 May
Bit of an effort getting up today, but need to get going to Mandy's. Had a good b/fast before the...
27 May
Horror - a snail or slug has eaten one of my hollyhock leaves - I'm setting up a barricade of...
26 May
Lovely warm morning cycling along the river. River watch for a while from the City Screen balcony. Excellent view here...
25 May
Picked up my 'Potato Eaters' - like it very much - E still doesn't like it. Good last Italian lesson...
24 May
Sea and I drove over to Castle Howard to shop for plants. Bit of a roan storm when we first...
23 May
John Rack came @ 11am for coffee. Has had a serious throat infection that saw him in hospital for 5...
Cindy Not Ill - What a Relief
I was a bit worried about Cindy last night as she went to bed very early with a temperature. She...
Seaside Again
We've been to Hunmanby Gap again today. Some skimming, some body boarding. John jumped off a submerged rock into, over,...
Saturday
John went to dance this morning, Rose was picked up from her sleepover at 11:30 - absolutely exhausted, very little...
22 May
Set off for Hunmanby after breakfast - boot stuffed with body board and skim boards. Tide coming in, bright sun...
21 May
Bob into town while E takes J off to dance. Bump into Richard Ogden deliberating over asparagus + have a...
Non Contact Time
We went to the West Yorkshire Playhouse to see the third of the plays that we're seeing on the big...
20 May
Met up with Chrissy for lunch @ No 8 - good old chin wag so much so left myself short...
19 May
Anna is in hospital with pneumonia. Buy various fripperies for her. Jo is constantly at her bedside + sleeping on...
Scarcroft Arts Evening
[Scarcroft][1] - John and Rose's school ran an arts evening for parents and children that we've just got home from....
18 May
Finished M's cake and did some Italian and trouser mending in the morning. E DIY in the kitchen. Italian very...
Turkish Baths
I went with Ted today over to Harrogate to go to the Turkish Baths (info [here][1] and [here][2]). As usual,...
17 May
No girls for sewing - tired + ill. No Tom - he's grounded. John jumping around as usual - he...
16 May
Rose not well with a temperature and has stayed at home mooching in pyjamas. Cut out mock trousers for Eleanor...
Pauline and Lal's Anniversary
It was Lal and Pauline's first anniversary, so they had a party to celebrate. They've also done a lot to...
15 May
Having a very lazy day. E took the children to Meeting and after listening to a gripping radio play -...
Sleepovers
John had Tom round for a sleepover, Rose went to Nok's. I don't think either pair got a great deal...
14 May
Rose walked to dance on her own. Anna very poorly with persistent cough/cold. Applied liberal layer of choc icing to...
13 May
Rosie cried off - she wants to spend time with Judith before she goes off on holiday. Went into town...
12 May
Hoping to go to Anita's with Rosie Waring to look at hat production but poor girl could not make it...
11 May
T off for his first babysitting job tonight for Alison. Arrived @ yoga to find Suzi not there - very...
10 May
Enjoyed early morning cycle along the river with E to meet Ted in the Gallery coffee shop - for the...
9 May
Pick M up at 10 and enjoy drive to Castle Howard. E + I finally decide on a lovely back...
8 May
Did coffee @ Meeting. Everybody else stayed at home. E was going to take J+R on school bike ride, but...
Nitin Sawhney
Yesterday evening, Cindy and I went to Gateshead to see [Nitin Sawhney][1] play at the [Sage][2]. It's a fantastic building...
7 May
Sletp through time we should have had b/fast @ Mary's. J+R up to listen to dawn chorus with M @...
Kitchen Photos
I've finally put up some pictures of the kitchen as it currently is. Do you like the "hob"? <!-- [...
Jane and Andy's Wedding
Jane and Andy got married in York Registry Office, followed by a party at Lance and Mary's on April 23<sup>rd</sup>....
6 May
E has booked tickets for Nitin Sawhney @ Gateshead. Set off early to look around the Sage and the Gallery....
5 May
Set off on electric bike at about 8am!! No caretaker because it is polling day!! argh!! Borrow a mobile +...
4 May
Leave my bag @ Italian!! Mary drives me back over, but all is locked. Suddenly remember late evening that tomorrow...
3 May
Hard week ahead for T with DAT tests plus others - he works hard every night + still manages to...
Two Fantastic Days at the Seaside
Bank Holiday Weekend - go to the seaside! So we did. All the children now have wetsuits, so they can...
2 May
Set off for Hunmanby about 11 and although traffic a little heavier than yesterday we had pretty much a clear...
Catch Up Time
I haven't posted for a while so here's what's been going on. Cindy - has had her tenth chemo treatment...
1 May
Sodens round for breakfast after the 8am birdwalk in the park. All came back boasting new knowledge of bird calls....