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Emma’s First Communion

Sunday, July 18, 2010
Emma’s First Communion

At long last, here’s the second part of the double Christening/First Communion weekend. Click on the photo to the left to get to the shots from the lunch after Emma’s first Communion. No shots from the service I’m afraid – a 70-200mm lens on a D3 never goes down too well firing away in... »

Sports Day

Monday, July 12, 2010
Sports Day

Francesca’s sports day today. Stilts, assault course, parachute, welly throwing and running. The International Olympic Commission could learn something from this as regards entertainment! Click on the image to the left to get to the gallery, or you can watch the video below. You can also view it on YouTube if you so wish... »

Elodie’s Christening

Saturday, June 26, 2010
Elodie’s Christening

First part of a double family celebration weekend… The Saturday was Elodie’s Christening, which gathered family from all across Europe (well, England, France & Italy, anyway!) Service, followed by a bit of a do at my sister’s place (always reminds me of that show whenever I say it Photos can be seen by clicking... »

Parks & Elephants

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Parks & Elephants

A couple of galleries to post this evening, both from 3 family days out over the last few weeks. Firstly, a couple of Sundays at that old family favourite – Painshill Park. The first visit was for a day where they children could plant their own seeds – Francesca went for a giant pumpkin,... »

Elephas Maximus

Sunday, May 16, 2010
Elephas Maximus

For a few weeks this summer, London is hosting a rather unusual exhibition of art, in the form of an Elephant Parade of 258 Indian (Asian) elephant statues, all painted or decorated by artists around a whole host of themes. The fund raising rationale behind this can all be found at the organisers’ web-site – http://www.elephantparadelondon.org/.... »

Easter Holidays

Sunday, May 16, 2010
Easter Holidays

Back in April, we spent a few days staying near Darlington with friends.  We had a great time and two cracking days out, at the Beamish Open Air Museum, and at Alnwick Castle and Gardens. Plenty of photos available, and you can see these by clicking on the river picture in this post. There’s... »

Bushy Park February 2010

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Bushy Park February 2010

Another trip to Bushy Park with my sister’s family and our parents. Click on the image to get to the shots, or watch a video slideshow below… »

Bushy Park, October 2009

Friday, November 13, 2009
Bushy Park, October 2009

A visit to Bushy Park with my sister’s family. A full on fry up at the restaurant in the park. A brisk walk on a crisp autumn day. Marvellous! Click on the photo to get to the gallery of photos, and you can see a video slideshow of the shots below… »

Hever Castle Jousting

Sunday, October 4, 2009
Hever Castle Jousting

Back in August, we spent the day over at Hever Castle. This wasn’t a usual visit to the castle, as the day was also one of the series of jousting tournaments. We expected this to be something a little different, but were really impressed by what a great event it turned out to be,... »

Crystals and Fairies 2009

Saturday, October 3, 2009
Crystals and Fairies 2009

Shocked to find it’s been nearly 2 months since my last post!  Busy times both at work and home mean I’ve got some catching up to do, so let’s get on with it… First up is our family visit to Groombridge Place in Kent for their annual Crystals and Fairies weekend. We went to... »