Tag: family

Heels, hemlines and hopes…

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Hi, My brain is all of a spin at the moment. It’s been a little full on at home and that’s even with leaving work slightly earlier than usual. There’s no major drama going on – thankfully! – I think it’s more just one of those evenings where it’s 60mph all the way until after tea. Then we’re into teeth brushing, PJs and story time. I also had a surprise visit from a friend, Sophie, who was in the area. Having not been 100% well, she missed the Chameleons Xmas Do (more on that in a bit), but didn’t want to miss saying hi before Christmas and returning the favour with the festive gifts. I’d dropped mine off last week, […]

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Stormfront

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Hi, We’re sliding towards the end of August with the cold fingers of September creeping ever onward. I, for one, am enjoying the cooler weather and the lack of Factor Fifty, merely adds to that. The nights are light enough and it’s blackberry season too. The Summer Sales are pretty much well picked over and Back to School slogans shout from stores as we rev up for the new term. The Ever Lovely Mrs J took Wee Man into town today to get his new uniform. I’ve not seen him in it and by odd happenstance, I found a picture of his first week at junior school. How he’s grown, over the years. He’s a kind, gentle soul and I […]

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Leaving the woods behind

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Hi, It’s been a bit of an extended holiday for the Ever Lovely Mrs Jones and I. Last week, the Jones Massive were off Up North, to take in the wilds around Hadrian’s Wall and stroll about other fantastic ruins. We also found a number of summer activities put on by English Heritage. If you do have kids, these free events are brilliant. Hands on stuff such as digging for artifacts in a sand pit, Roman Soldier drill, or dressing up as fierce Vikings. Hopefully, the stuff holiday memories are made of. The extension has come is because Wee Man and Little Miss have been at my Mum and Dad’s all week. I guess it’s part of the modern life, […]

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End of an era

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Hi, Summertime and the trick is not to be cheesy. 🙂 Yes, it’s scorchio outside and my body, being just a wee bit Scots, isn’t really liking it. I’m set up for temperatures that match the inside of the fridge and if summer is warmer than the fridge’s light bulb, it’s too warm for me. But enough grumbling, there are things to be happy about. School’s Out Wee Man had his last day at primary school this week and both the Ever Lovely Mrs J and yours truly, was lucky enough to be able to attend. We were treated to an hour or so assembly, starting with photos of when the class first came to school. I did enjoy seeing […]

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Back…. from outer space

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Hi, Well, it’s been a while since my last post. How odd, I’m usually reasonably resolute about posting once a week. …last published on 23-May-2014… Oops! That’s nearly a month gone by. How time slips by eh? Well, the Jones Massive have been away and I don’t blog while on holiday. Not for any special reason other than I find it easier to type madly on a keyboard, rather than tapping like a drunk woodpecker against the tablet screen. Yes, I know you can use Swype style apps, but they don’t have lead to some interesting spolling mistooks. The Ever Lovely Mrs J has been saving up over the months and before Wee Man goes to big school, we thought […]

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House

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No, not the dance around your handbag, nor the US medical drama. No, the place we live and grow up in. This week, the Jones Massive are on holiday and rather than opt for our usual rural idyll, we’re in the suburbs. We’re in a quaint 30s style semidetached that seems to be the archetypical suburban house. Three bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen diner and living room. The drive is too narrow for most modern cars, so the concrete panel garages sit back from the road, nestled in well established gardens. Not doubt havens for mowers and spiders. The house is compact, but not pokey. It doesn’t have that anti-TARDIS gig going on that some modern houses have going on. 🙂 […]

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