Cotswold Wild Life Park

A great place for a family outing, even for those who are used to African safaris.

Burying a boy

Theory was that the men would do the cooking on this holiday because 'that's what HoF used to do when we were kids'. Uh? Obviously I have selective memory but HoF agrees that this happened. Once?

A seaside holiday

A delightful time in Bournemouth with the Kenyan branch of the family

How blessed we were to have sea and sunshine at the same time. And look, we actually went in the sea. Some of us anyway. For me it's almost a matter of honour to get in the water on a seaside holiday, but HoF doesn't seem to have that tradition in his family.

But he does do a good line in sandcastles like a good grandfather should.

Up north

We travelled north for a family reunion mainly featuring the Amazing African Adventurers,

plus a new arrival

After some intrepid barbecuing in the rain, a welcome cuppa.

Summer

A nuthatch has discovered the extra bird feeder

HoF's own bit of gardening because he wouldn't let me throw the boots away.

A day out to Kinver Rock Houses.

Whitewashed and tiled, warm in winter, cool in summer. And if the furniture doesn't fit, then get out a chisel and make the room bigger.

Des Res?

For the past several weeks we have been occupied with getting Miss P's pad ready for new occupiers. Such a lot of sorting of belongings, fixing of buildings and taming of garden seemed to take forever. But at last it's all done, shipshape and Bristol-fashion.

Miss P is happily ensconced with another Miss P, the nurses are installed and HoF is feeling sad as the house now seems a very Des Res. Even if the area with its multiple wheelie bin occupancy does not.

But there is plenty of fixing to do where we are that keeps him occupied. I have been transcribing some local parish registers and found that contemporary signatures are so illegible that it ought to be law that people should put an 'x' next to a printed version of their names.

Swiss trip

Then we went to Switzerland. Seems a long time ago now but this was the second part of Big Sis's holiday. We stayed near Interlaken with its blue green lakes and view of Jungfrau.

Lovely walks and expeditions by train and bus and on foot. We even found that the free bus passes from the hotel ientitled us to discount on the cliff railway to Harder Kulm, the local mountain, much to the surprise of the hotelier.

This is a view back to our 'gasthaus', to the right of the white church if you enlarge the picture.
Boy am I behind with these postings. Life's been hectic......