the ladies are off to watch movies at mims

early start on the stocking presents!

meg and mormor beautified the dining room for christmas eve dinner

the christmas shed movers

megan was a brilliant worker today as we insulated the porch ceiling

and then dave came over to help us shore up the arch brickwork with the magic helical coil bar and resin….

paul helped with the cables in the porch and new outside light

and the trailer too, it’s been great but sadly reckon the time has come to let it go

out to stanage and give it your best shot!

ah the ranger, making ready to sell

joseph and mags made a festive christmas dinner tonight in a silverdale cookalong with raheel mirza from masterchef…. yummy tandoori roast chicken, tandoori roast cauliflower, cumin and paprika roast potatoes and onion bhaji yorkshire puddings with li...

megan’s porter fc took on an old rival today, now renamed as hillsborough park rangers, hard fought game in slippery conditions at warminster road, unlucky not win, ended 1-1

another good outcome was having time for a decent curry just a couple of tramstops up the way at nawabs, not bad at all, for norway

one good point in all the weather delays was the chance to visit old friends at norkirken

straightforward home win for megan’s porter fc beating wisewood 3-0 at warminster road today, keeper finn hardly had to make a save

back and forth, forth and back, through the bergen snow we go… again

snowy start in bergen

usual family photo chaos! ..this time at waddesdon manor

and passing the rothschild family’s architecturally modernist art restoration centre

glad to make it home safely through the snow, glad to have a proper catch up with michael, just sad we didn’t get to see kate this time though

aw, the photo of the weekend - great food, good times, sooo lovely to be together!

patrick takes on joseph in a chess match at westcott

great to have a proper catch up with kevin at the weekend - here in picturesque dovedale with gio, also phil, rob and rob

while in london we made sure to make space for fitzrovia's finest pizza too! multo bene!

joseph’s birthday tea at nando’s, a very popular choice

wonderful walking at wetton in the white peak

took the opportunity to visit the national gallery with skye, touched by nicholaes maes’ captivating painting from 1653 of christ blessing the children

top treat today, taking this talented treasure on a trip to london!

the dirty work continues, wrecking out the big rocky render from the front porch

happy birthday miriam, cheers!

goodbye green marble, hello brown beech! time for new the window boards and cupboard top!

beautiful red sunrise over sheffield

looking across to statfjord b from a

joseph in action for silverdale in the cup at forge valley

joseph in action for silverdale in the cup at forge valley

megan going great guns for porter today, went down fighting against worksop town juniors at warminster road, ended 5-4

a great day for our wonderful friend sarah, celebrating her baptist ordination at the kings centre

great contest in great weather as megan’s porter fc took on eckington boys whites at norton in the cup, no shame in losing 3-2



great big grey skies at gardermoen this afternoon

a very happy birthday gathering!!

revelling in our first tour through a nether edge market for a couple of years!

a new adventure - plum jam making… it’s bringing out all my delia smith and mrs beeton’s tendencies!

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different game this week for megan’s porter fc team, playing stocksbridge park steels at oughtibridge, clearly a top a league outfit, losing 3-0

the chess brains lock horns…

walking along stanage

another hidden gem inductee! after her first (demanding) week at high storrs (summer) school, megan has very much earned her hot chocolate and cake stripes!

birthday curry at prithi raj together with the westerns

quick walk and swim with the girls

lovely to hang out with the calladines at eyam

homemade cauliflower curry, tarka dahl and rice, yum yum!