April 29

April 28

April 27

FINISHED!! Andy spent quite a few hours getting rid of tree stumps and bushes etc... But the result is we now have a lovely place to sit and catch the late afternoon sunshine!

April 26

Halfway there!!

April 25

Last match of the season - a win for Abbey:

April 24

Anybody know what this flower is called??


UPDATE: My sister knew what it was called:
Wilde Kievitsbloem in Dutch,
Snake's Head Fritillary in English.

Thanks Elly!

April 23

Building a deck - work in progress

April 22

Another photo from last night:

April 21

Berkshire U16s vs Hampshire U16s match

April 20

On ferry making my way back to the UK:

April 19

Happy Birthday Colin!!!

April 18

My mum and I went for a little outing around the town where she lives:

April 17

Happy Birthday Mum!!

April 16

So no photo today, as spent the day travelling.. arrived in the dark and too tired to take a photograph here in Holland.

So here is one from tomorrow :) This is me with my brother's oldest daughter:

With thanks to the Telegraph photo, from AP photo's.. Not normally a problem... except that today it is causing flights to be cancelled: I am booked on a flight to Holland to celebrate my mother's birthday on Saturday!! But the flights all got cancelled and no flights are going in or out of the UK for days to come.... Volcanic Ash!!

Ferry crossing anyone??

April 13

With a granny this time! :)

April 12

Getting ready for a visit from Auntie Peg... we bought a granny chair!

April 11

At the end of a Berkshire County U17s team match:

April 10

Garden improvement!.... Or is it?

April 9

A stone statue....




A human statue....

April 8

April 7

Official front door....

April 6

April 5

BIG tree in the garden of Blenheim Palace.

April 4

Blenheim Palace


Blenheim Palace is home to the 11th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
For more info see www.blenheimpalace.com


Entering through a side entrance into a courtyard:

April 3

Dessert for two!! It was as delicious as it looks!

April 2

Progress report....:

April 1

He's been in the garden almost every day this week, after having been absent for a few weeks! I missed seeing him scamper along the lawn and in the trees so am pleased he's back.

March 31

R.I.P. - My dad

March 30

March 29

This tree amused me with it's gracefully arched branches:

March 28

We went for a walk along the river Kenner here in Reading.

March 27

Some of the Abbey rugby club U16s. They are doing some fundraising for their upcoming tour to France: bag packing at Morrisons. Turns out that they raised a fantastic £905 - Awesome!

March 26