Monday, January 11, 2010 Posted in: Family

Went to see my nephew, Jamie, this weekend and celebrate my Dad’s birthday. Oxford has about as much snow as we do in Basingstoke but the roads were clear enough so the journey was no problem. We took Jamie out on the sledge which he was somewhat reluctant to get on at first. Naturally, I [...]
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Posted in: Family

Keily and I spent a wonderful white Christmas with her family up in Durham. It was nearly 4 days but it went in a flash! Good food, good wine and great company, what could be better?! We went out in the snow and took the dog for a walk which was amusing as she was [...]

A change of plan this weekend saw us in Birmingham with my sister and her gorgeous son for an impromptu photo shoot. Her brother-in-law’s family was also able to rearrange a few things and we had a great afternoon with the kids, some balloons and lots of coloured plastic balls! This was my first proper [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Posted in: Family

Went up to Durham to see my family-in-law this weekend and to celebrate Ian’s birthday. After a long 5 hour drive through rush hour traffic, rain and gales, we arrived just after 10pm. While the south was getting battered by the storms, we enjoyed nice, fresh and sunny November days in Durham. Later, we celebrated [...]
Sunday, August 30, 2009 Posted in: Family

We had a nice day walking in the countryside of Essex. My mission today was to take photos just using my 50/1.4 lens. Here are the best shots from the day…
Sunday, August 23, 2009 Posted in: Family

Summer (what we have of it) is just perfect for lying in the sun reading, relaxing and twittering…

We took a week off and relaxed in the harbour village of Padstow, North Cornwall. Many books were read, many pints of ale drunk and enough food to keep us going for the following week as well. I don’t think I had realised how much of Padstow Rick Stein actually owns but he does make [...]
Thursday, January 1, 2009 Posted in: Family

Some new year sillyness