Life and Adventures in and around Devon, England
Welcome to July. Aka week 131 of Lockdown – or whatever this is. For us, this has been one of those weird weeks, with a (expected but massively sad) death in the family, and that gradual realisation that there’s still two flipping months till schools go back. Thank goodness for a week off next week. […]
Welcome to the end of June! Soon we’ll be free to take a socially distanced trip to the pub on a summers day. Because alcohol and social distancing works so flipping well? The fancy news from this week is that we’ve been able to borrow a gazebo, which is both very lovely, and nice! Thank […]
With confirmation that the kids are not going back before the Summer, I guess that whatever “this” is, is now going to be what we’re all dealing with for a while. Therefore I figured I would start writing some sort of weekly diary of sorts, a chronicle of what we’ve been up to, geocaching successes, […]
Welcome to Lockdown. What is it, week 10? I dont know? Either way, we’re stuck in this weird place where the government are saying that the restrictions are being lifted, yet no one really knows if thats because its safer, or because the government want us talking about something that isn’t taking a trip to […]
Have you ever had a thought that you couldn’t get rid of? A while back, I wondered about this blog, and wondered why it was used to be called “Dads Sofa”. While it made sense at the time, it didn’t seem to make sense now. After all, I seemed to find myself posting more about […]
Hello WordPress app, Good to have you back working again.
(The title to this could also be, “Why I’ve not updated the blog for a while.”) This is a both a blatant plug for people who are Instagram to come and find me on Instagram, but also a little note about the lack of updates on here. That actually sounds more serious than it is. […]
My weekly attempt at sharing things I’ve stumbled across online. Except… I’ve not been great at it being weekly recently… What I’ve Been Mostly Watching… Quote that’s messed with me this week. What I’ve listened to… The Imperial March. Its never sounded so good. And finally… Something… Difficult for Lego fans to ignore… What have […]
As those in the UK know, it feels like the present season of Brexit Britain has reached a season finale with an election still showing a country divided and an announcement that a new Prime Minister is on its way. Whoever the new PM is, they’ll have to word to unite a fairly divided country. […]
I’ve given the place a coat of paint. Hope you like it. This may also been my attempt to encourage myself to post more.* *He said. Hopefully.