With school in full swing and routines becoming established, weekends have become precious time again. I still like to make sure that the children have something fun to do at the weekends, so that they don’t vegetate. Preferably with an outside theme. Last Sunday, was no exception. I was already […]
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Day out at the Museum
Today we went to Oxford. To visit the Pitt Rivers Museum. Just amazing. So much to look at. Seriously, this museum is stuffed full of so many interesting artifacts. An absolute goldmine, if we were researching a particular project. My photos do not do it justice. Today we just looked. […]
Read moreCastle and Giants
No surprise that we visited more than one castle while we were down in Cornwall. This is another of Henry VIII’s fortified castles to protect the coast. St Mawse is situated across the water from Pendennis castle. Looking into land from the sea, these two castles were perfectly positioned to […]
Read moreBack from Cornwall
Back from a week in Cornwall. Couple more castles crossed off the list. Added a few more little Cornish ports that we want to revisit (dreamily checked out the house prices in the local estate agent’s windows). Experienced wonderful views that were even more spectacular after several miles of walking! […]
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