24th August 2010

Tuesday night is running club night, but sadly tonight was my last evening run of the summer as we're on holiday for a couple of weeks and then it'll be back to helping out at Brownies. It's not quite as sad as it sounds though as the nights are starting to draw in and so there is less time for fun off-road adventures and it is back to pounding the pavements again as the winter approaches. Sometimes when it's cold and dark I'm very grateful to have Brownies as an excuse not to run!

16th August 2010

After spending so much time hunting for elephants earlier in the summer it was a lovely surprise at lunchtime today to see Belle and Clearing standing in their new home outside a hotel near Victoria.

14th August 2010

BBQ minus one hour and it's pouring with rain :(
Will anyone even want to sit outside today?

13th August 2010

We're having our annual summer BBQ tomorrow and just had the food delivered. Now need to make some puddings, although more worried about the weather forecast which is not good...

11th August 2010

After much dithering and indecision I have finally ordered myself a
new pair of glasses. Posh ones that automatically go dark in the sun.
I am fed up of squinting whenever I go out wearing my specs in the
summer whilst Mr W looks smug behind his reactor lenses!

10th August 2010

This summer has been fairly dry, but this morning it decided to absolutely tip in down.  Unfortunately though in my rush to leave the house this morning I couldn't find my umbrella and so ended up arriving at work somewhat damp despite the best efforts of my trusty anorak.

2nd August 2010

The sun finally came out today and so we went to the beach in Lyme Regis. Sadly though I wasn't allowed an ice cream this big - Mr W thought I probably wouldn't be able to eat it all before it melted!

1st August 2010

It's summer, we're on holiday, we're in England so of course the sun isn't shining, but who cares we're going to the beach and we're going to have fun! 

15th July 2010

9am on St Swithin's Day and my umbrella was already wet.  Not a good omen for the rest of the summer if the old proverb is to be believed:

St Swithun's day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St Swithun's day if thou be fair
For forty days 'twill rain no more

11th July 2010

My brother-in-law is back in the UK for a few weeks after a couple of years working out in Thailand and so we went round to Mr W's parents for a BBQ lunch today to catch-up with him.  Lovely weather, lovely food and lovely company!

5th July 2010

There are few more pleasurable ways to work off the stresses of a day in the office than to go for a run across the fields on a warm summer's evening.

26th June 2010

This is one of my favourite summer sights - Mr W in charge of cooking lunch on the BBQ! Only trouble with having such a feast at lunchtime is that it makes you then want to spend the rest of the day relaxing in the sun. Nice for us but not so good for all the poor plants waiting to be transferred to more spacious pots - oh well, there's always mañana...