Exploring Minster Lovell Hall ruins
In my job I’m able to build up flexi time, so I get the option to have the occasional morning or day off. I may have had that opportunity for over a year now, but it still feels strange going…
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Educational fun at Portsmouth historic dockyard
Sometimes children get something in their head and there’s no backing down. I often think N is a bit easy going and needs to assert himself a bit more with his peers, but he doesn’t have any problems asserting himself…
Exploring Oxford buildings at Open Doors weekend
I’ve heard about Open Doors weekend in the past, but never got round to making the most of it. But this year I remembered to look it up. Falling on the weekend when my car was in for a service,…
Shakespeare’s Stratford – visiting Mary Arden’s Farm
I love visiting Stratford-upon-Avon because there’s so much to do. When N’s a little older I shall take him on one of the red open top tour buses, but in the meantime we’ll be working our way around the various…
Counting the Rollright Stones
When I was 3 and before I can even remember, I visited Stonehenge with my parents while on holiday. I’ve never been back since then, but while at primary school I read quite a few Penelope Lively books, including Whispering Knights…