13 August to 17 August - UK-London to Canada - Vancouver Our last week has arrived very quickly .... Our social calendar is pretty busy with catching up with an family friend, dinners with Angus & colleagues plus of course watching & participating in a game of office rounders. We also needed to make the most of our time with our precious babies & toddler - lunch at a nearby pub after last minute shopping with the twins & a trip with Joseph to El...

6 August to 12 August - UK - London This week was spent enjoying our time with the children, exploring areas still on our to do list such as Shoreditch, Wapping etc plus we even found time to enjoy a cider at The Dickens Inn at St Katherine's docks. On Friday night George & Vicky took us out to a delightful French Resturant called The Gantry in Brockley, about 20 mins walk away. We had a lovely evening & delicious meal. On Saturday we took the train n...

2 August - 5 August - UK - Spain - Barcelona - U K Friday - After the morning routines we headed off to Gatwick airport to meet Angus for our 1pm flight. All went according to schedule & we landed in Barcelona around 3pm their time. Our apartment was easy to find & after settling in we headed off to Cafe Lobo for tapas & cava ( the delicious local bubbly). An excellent way to toast Rays birthday.During the course of the evening we explored our area...

29 July - 1 August - UK - London Well, this week we covered a lot of ground. On Tuesday we travelled by train with Joseph to see Lesley Elliott's Mum & Dad in Bedford. Joseph was a charming traveller & entranced the young ladies on the train. Lesley was at the station to meet us & we all had a lovely day & lunch with Anne & Howard. Joseph acquitted himself beautifully & both himself & his parents earned praise :) On Wednesday it was ...

23 July - 28 July - UK- London & Pangbourne We had a very varied week ... Child minding mixed with culture!!! We had Wednesday free so faced the crowds at Primark for Gens shopping. I have to confess that even R & I were not immune to the £3 specials. At short notice we were invited to a theatre production called A Season in the Congo. The whole experience was excellent. It's a difficult story to portray well but the cast were outstanding using a rang...