Back from holidays!

Well, I’m back! We spent a lovely week at Rudyard lake in Staffordshire, staying in a cottage/chalet/shack owned by my aunt and uncle.

It’s much more decadent than when I stayed there as a boy – running water and real toilets! Heating is still a wood-burning stove, which is nice, and that kept us all warm during the nights (the lake is only about 10 metres away and does make it cold at night even in the summer!). Rowing on the lake and trips on the 10-inch gauge mini railway kept Adam happy, as did the trip to the Ceramica museum in Stoke on Trent. Most popular with both children, though, was probably eating ice cream on the grass :-)

After four days there, it was up to stay with my parents for the wedding of Anne’s cousin and her Italian beau Enrico. It all went swimmingly, including a reading in English, French and Italian, as well as speeches in both English and Italian! It was nice to spend a few days with my parents, too. Anne and the children are now staying with her parents for a few days while I come home to work. And to redecorate Ruth’s bedroom, which hasn’t been decorated since we moved into this house 8 years ago! So, I’ve got a lovely week ahead of me :-)

Other things vying for attention after the holiday will have to wait until tomorrow, though. I need to sleep!

pax et bonum

Article posted at 11:05pm on 09 August 2005
Category: Life, Struggling, General