Well it has been a while since I, Anouk, wrote an entry, and people are noticing. It is not my fault that Rod and Pippa leave me to 'guard' the house while they gallivant around the countryside. Though I mustn't complain, they do take me to the park 2 or 3 times a day. But on this day they took me to a National Trust park which is a bit special. Morden Hall Park required me to sit in the back seat of the car for about 30 mins. This is a huge length of time for a...

St Martin's - in - the - Field is a church in Trafalgar Square which I have never been inside. However I have descended into the crypt on several occasions since arriving in London. No I have not developed a penchant for the caves under churches that would be a little too Vampire like, though I believe they can be more interesting then what happens in the church, but St Martin's is the place in London for doing brass rubbings. I actually did one years ago in Qu...

This year was Nenna's 40th birthday. She organised a picnic in Kew gardens which is in West London near Richmond. A very beautiful area along the Thames and if you have a spare million pounds Stirling you can by a door step in the area. But for us it is a day trip to the gardens. It was a Simson affair with 3 generations. The Baby Boomers were represented by Katharine (Nenna's Mum), Alice and Tony (Nenna's Aunt and Uncle). The X Gen had the biggest representatio...

Mayday was celebrated by Pippa, Anouk and I by moving house. Pippa had been in Peckham for exactly 1 year. It was sad leaving Loic's place but as Pippa and I have spent the best part of the last 2 years apart we really wanted our own place with our own things. There is a photo album which I will add to as more of our stuff arrives in the next few weeks out of storage so these first photos are a bit bare. Herne Hill is only a few suburbs further west than Peckha...

Last weekend Pippa and I went to Whitley to stay with MeJulie, Mark and Molly. Pippa knew Julie before she first came to Australia and this area is where Pippa lived after her family left the Isle of Wight. It was a weekend with a few surprises and catch ups. The only photos I took however was our visit to Emley Farm. This is where Pippa lived when we got married and it is where we held our wedding and reception. Neither of us had been back in almost 10 years an...