This afternoon Libby came home from school and announced that she would be going to the National Sea Life Centre Birmingham next month on her first ever school trip. A trip to the National Sea Life Centre This seems like such a big milestone, the first time she’ll be going away on a coach. Taking…
We all know at least one person who is difficult to buy for. Even the usual default gifts are out. Wine? They don’t drink. Chocolate? They’re on a diet. Gift vouchers? They lose them. So what CAN you get for people like that? The Book of Everyone is a unique and personal gift. Ideal for…
Yesterday, we spent a really enjoyable day at the National Forest Adventure Farm in Tatenhill, Staffordshire. The adventure farm is just one part of the National Forest area of the West Midlands and I was fascinated to learn what it was all about. The National Forest Over 20 years ago when the 200 square mile National…
Well it’s been quite a week. On Saturday I did the Gower 50 Ultramarathon – my first ever ultra but hopefully not my last. I didn’t run as much of it as I’d have hoped to and I suffered quite badly with blisters. But despite it all, I got round and I’m proud to have…
On Saturday I set off at 7.40 am from Llanmadoc with 180 other people and one dog (Bubbles) to run the Gower 50 ultra marathon. The route is a complete circumnavigation of the Gower Peninsula on foot. A total distance of 50 miles. This is my review of the race from the point of view of a…
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