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A very English spring – sausages, sparrow grass and simnel cake

26 April, 2009 By

We have returned to London in the glorious throes of spring, with blue skies and brilliant sunshine and the signs of new life throbbing all around us. As we walk through the parks, the lawns and canopy of new leaves in the tree tops seem unnaturally green in their jewel-like hues. The meadows are alive [...]

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Photo Friday: Anyone for tennis?

24 April, 2009 By

Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; April 2009 During our week on Heron Island for our honeymoon we met another couple, Campbell and Elizabeth from Sydney, and we hung out a few times. The dive and snorkel boats were cancelled for the first few days of our stay due to high seas so we [...]

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The honeymoon is over

23 April, 2009 By

I’m back in London after nearly a month in Australia for my wedding and honeymoon. I can totally recommend a honeymoon – it was probably the most relaxing holiday of my adult life, which was just the ticket after the stress of organising a wedding! We went to Heron Island and Wilson Island on the [...]

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Photo Friday: Horse riding in the Cotswolds

3 April, 2009 By

Cotswolds, England; July 2007 When my family came to visit in 2007, I went trail riding with my Dad’s wife Sarah. She is a really good rider and has her own horse in Australia. She made the mistake of telling the school that she could ride and despite trying to downplay it, they gave her [...]

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