Do you ever look at maps and wonder how some places earned their names? Some are obvious. Others raise more questions. Middle Hope Bay in Somerset seems to fall into this latter group for me. Was there ever an Outer Hope or an Inner Hope? Were they washed away? Did […]
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World Book Day 2016 (costume tips)
It’s the last World Book Day dressing-up opportunity for Middle daughter. Next September, she’ll move up to Secondary, where it becomes major uncool to dress up, until 6th form, it seems. She wanted to make the most of today. She chose Astrid from How to Train your dragons, although she […]
Read moreSo you’re looking for St David’s Day Activities
St David’s Day is just round the corner. 1st March. Each year, I like to line up a new activity to help us celebrate our welsh heritage, along with the old family favourites. Tradition dictates daffodils and leeks, welsh cake and lamb stew, and not forgetting dragons, traditional attire and […]
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