Monthly Archives: March 2008

Clougha Pike

Posted on March 31, 2008 by

(Or Unexpected Bonus 2) Out on my own for a post-work walk. Across the peat and gritstone moorland of Clougha Pike on the edge of the Forest of Bowland. Overhead an everchanging sky. Underfoot springy heather and bilberry. (I shall … Continue reading →

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Simple Pleasures

Posted on March 30, 2008 by

Although the kids were all awake early, it was chucking it down and I first sent Amy and Ben to bed to listen to audiobooks, and then to wake up their grandparents. After a luxurious lie in, I took Sam … Continue reading →

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Second Sight

Posted on March 29, 2008 by

Another early start for the kids. Knowing that a busy day was in prospect, and that the forecast was for the weather to deteriorate (which it did) I put Sam in the baby-carrier and took him for an early walk. … Continue reading →

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Blue True Dream of Sky

Posted on March 27, 2008 by

For the last couple of days we have had drab monotone grey skies and drizzly dismal weather. As if in sympathy I’ve been under the weather myself, having come down with the same disgusting cold that the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Blog Project 2

Posted on March 27, 2008 by

This is Sir Edward Grey a contemporary of Ramsay MacDonald. When MacDonald was elected to the house in 1906 Edward Grey was already Foreign Secretary. He is most famous now for this quote from the outbreak of the First World … Continue reading →

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Wanderlust

Posted on March 25, 2008 by

“The wanderlust is perhaps the most precious of all the troublesome appetites of the soul of man. It makes him keep in his cupboard a friendly old suit of comfortable wear that has paled under the fervent eye of the … Continue reading →

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Sap Rising

Posted on March 24, 2008 by

Ben woke up early again, and once Ben’s awake nobody else can sleep for long. So I was out with Ben and Sam in the double-buggy fairly early this morning. As if to emphasise that fact the first person we … Continue reading →

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Mud-luscious and Puddle-wonderful

Posted on March 23, 2008 by

It obviously rained quite a bit in the night; the large puddles in our driveway had reappeared over night. Farleton Fell was dusted with snow and beyond that Scout Hill and Warth Hill were white over. The wind however has … Continue reading →

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A Series of Sorties to Assorted Spaces

Posted on March 22, 2008 by

Sam and Amy have rotten colds, and last night Sam didn’t sleep well. He spent much of the night in our bed and from about 4 o’clock he seemed to be feeling pretty playful, at least, every time that I … Continue reading →

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Four Seasons In One Hour

Posted on March 21, 2008 by

Today dawned cloudless, sunny and full of promise. We decided to take the kids to Morecambe so that they could ride their bikes along the promenade. As we arrived, the tide was in and we could see whitecaps all over … Continue reading →

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