• Norfolk Owls

    In March 2024, we had a wonderful experience with Richard from Norfolk Owls, who brought ten of his owls to visit. It was a beautiful warm and sunny spring day. He taught us a lot about owls and we were able to hold them on thick leather gloves. They ranged from 3oz to 1lb 6oz.…

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  • 2023 Summary

    We’re still in this big, old house in Norfolk and still haven’t got round to decorating all the rooms. Rosemary continues to: teach Pilates; help out friends, family and a few organisations with their IT and websites through her helpdesk; and edit the village magazine, The Mundford Messenger. Paul continues to make music and work on DIY and craft projects.…

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  • Minneapolis 2023

    We spent two weeks in Minneapolis staying with Paul’s family. Wednesday 10th May We had a night-time text advising us that our 9.20am flight was delayed for six hours so we left Purley later than planned. The journey ran smoothly and P+M met us at the airport and took us back to their home near…

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  • 2023 Aunty Clare

    In April, Aunty Clare visited from Australia. She mainly stayed in Westerham, but joined us for:

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  • 2022 Summary

    If you read my ‘stop press’ from last year, you’ll see that Christmas did not work out as hoped. In the midst of all that, Frances and family had a covid close contact scare and Robbie had a ping from the Covid-19 app on Christmas Eve. He isolated for 3 days, stubbornly testing faintly positive…

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  • We spent a week in Dorset staying in an airbnb near Frances. The rest of the family stayed with us or nearby. Friday 1st July After a long journey though heavy Friday afternoon traffic from our various homes, we were glad to arrive. 10 of us met at the Pilot Boat in Lyme for fish…

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  • Mum and Dad joined us for a few days break in May. You can view a photo album with highlights of their trip and/or, all the photos from each day. On Wednesday 25th, we enjoyed lunch at Gravetye Manor. Afterwards, since the weather was cold, windy and wet, we only had a short walk around…

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  • 2021 Summary

    We have already posted our Christmas cards, so I thought that I’d do a brief summary of the year, in case anyone is prompted to visit us online to see what we have been up to. Christmas 2020 was a huge anti-climax due to last minute covid restrictions. We had bought our usual spread for…

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  • 2020 Summary

    Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has not turned out to be the year that we expected. Before the crisis hit, we enjoyed a holiday in Cuba, We might have travelled abroad again, but cancelled all our plans and stayed at home, feeling lucky to have a large garden and Thetford forest nearby. Being (mostly)…

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  • Trailcam

    Mum and Dad bought me this trailcam for my birthday in September 2020. I set it up to overlook my hedgehog feeding station, in the hope of seeing these engaging animals out and about at night. Sadly, one month later, no luck. Hopefully, they are still in the area and will be back in our…

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