Jul
21
2013
0

2013 Project365 (Day 201)

National Hill ClimbOn Saturday we went to the National Hill Climb. There was some brilliant racing, as well as a reasonably dramatic crash but it was just nice to be out and ab0ut doing something different for a change.

Being at the Hill Climb just transports me back to being a  little girl. I can smell the smells of the cars, as well as the vivid sound of the gear changes on the different parts of the hill. I remember lying on a rug listening whilst playing with my toys. I seem to remember having a little suitcase which I used to take with me stuffed full of drawing things and toys.  I also remember exploring the woods that edge the hill, running about with my cousins playing Cowboys and Indians. Happy days!

Today Edward thoroughly enjoyed my ice-cream! I think he has a bit of a sweet tooth!

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Jul
18
2013
0

2013 Project365 (Day 199)

Dressed for dinnerIt has been a gorgeous day but the house is sweltering. We have kitten0proofed the top windows in the hope that they won’t escape but it is still boiling!

Over the last few days I have given The Little Mister his meals dressed just in a nappy. He gets food everywhere anyway so he might as well go straight in the bath!

I am sorry there are so many photos of The Little Mister but I am just so proud of him and I love him so much!

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Jul
17
2013
0

2013 Project365 (Day 198)

Lunchtime picnicOne of the best things about being in Guernsey is that I don’t have a really long commute. I can walk the few minutes from home to work and that also means that I can pop home for lunch with my gorgeous boys. Today we sat under the shade of the fir tree that is in our garden and ate a lovely salad. Small pleasures that mean so much.

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May
09
2013
1

2013 Project365 (Day 129)

Guernsey Liberation DayHappy Liberation Day!

Today, 9 May, is very important to people from Guernsey as it marks the anniversary of the date that the island was liberated from The German Occupying Forces.

The Mister was working until 2pm so The Little Mister and I spent the morning at my parents house although we took a little walk along by the beach. As I walked I wondered what it must have felt like, all those years ago, to finally realise that the long 5 years of Occupation were over. I am pretty sure that none of the islanders had really thought about how bad restrictions were going to become in that time, and at the end most people were surviving on the Red Cross parcels that were able to get through. The relief of Liberation must have been amazing.

I am so very very grateful that I live on this beautiful island. I am thankful for all those people who fought so hard for our freedom, and I am proud of the islanders who stayed went through the Occupation, whether they remained on the island, or were evacuated and especially those who ended up in work camps. Those years proved the resilience and defiance of the Guernsey people and of that I am hugely proud.

This afternoon we went to town to join in the celebrations and I came across these women, I think they were a singing group, but I think they look fabulous.

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May
08
2013
1

2013 Project365 (Day 128)

Dinner sandwichA couple of days ago my brand new induction hob refused to switch on. Hopefully it will be able to be fixed but right now I am without a hob which is very annoying, especially as I invited my cousin and her husband for dinner on Friday.

So, this afternoon I went to my Mum and Dad’s house to cook a couple of curries which I can just re-heat.

By the time I got home though I was tired so out tea consisted of fish-fingers, oven chips and peas accompanied by a glass of red wine. The Mister decided a chip and fish-finger sandwich was the way forward!

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May
06
2013
0

2013 Project365 (Day 126)

World Aid WalkToday was the World Aid Walk, a 20km walk raising money for 6 different charities., one of which is my sister’s charity, Hope For A Child.

Last year I did the walk along with Mum, my sister and my aunt. I didn’t do the whole walk this year by The Little Mister and I joined my Mum for the last 5km. It was an absolutely gorgeous sunny day – perfect for a walk.

My Dad and my sister are on the walk organsing committee and between them they gave spent much of the day driving about, delivering water and setting up and taking down checkpoints.

My sister is doing her ‘thin’ face and I told her I had a ‘nice photo’. This is it Lou, the other one was rubbish!!

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May
05
2013
2

2013 Project365 (Day 125)

Bubbly babeThe Little Mister loves his baths and he is shaping up to be a real water baby.

Most days The Mister will bathe him and I can hear him chatting away and The Little Mister giggling and screeching with pleasure. It’s just delightful.

The Little Mister has been enrolled in swimming lessons starting in September, but we are going for a holiday in Jersey in a few weeks so we will see if the hotel swimming pool is warm enough for him. I am not sure he will like the cold but I think he will love the water!

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May
04
2013
0

2013 Project365 (Day 124)

Guernsey lanesI seem to spend hours and hours out walking with The Little Mister in the buggy. It seems that the motion of the buggy means he will sleep much deeper and longer than if we stay at home and he goes to sleep.

Today the weather was a bit changeable but this was a gloriously sunny moment. I vaguely knew in which direction I was heading but I was just following the twists and turns of the roads. This was one of the gorgeous lanes I walked down today and it is only about 5 minutes from our house. Lovely.

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May
03
2013
0

2013 Project365 (Day 123)

BeachAhhh Guernsey in the sun is just the most heavenly place!

My sister and I took the kids to the beach at about 4pm today. It was still gorgeous and sunny and even warm and the children enjoyed playing in the sand and water. Who could want more? We had the beach almost to ourselves and it was perfect!

Of course we had to enjoy a small ice-cream just to feel like it really is spring!

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May
02
2013
0

2013 Project365 (Day 122)

BluebellsThe Little Mister has been quite grumpy today after having had his third set of jabs yesterday.

He went for a long walk with The Mister this morning and then this afternoon we wandered through the lanes.

The lanes are bursting with flowers and all over the place there are signs of new life, celandines and primroses, as well as bluebells which are some of my favourite flowers.

It’s been a beautiful day.

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