Hasn’t it been a treat to see the sunshine again this week? Just when we thought autumn had arrived, the summer reappears for a few days. I’m pleased to say that we absolutely made the most of it with river swimming, paddle boarding and even a night away in the camper van. A bonus night away Isn’t it funny how just one night away stretches the weekend out to seem like a holiday? On Saturday once I’d fitted in a run and a bit of work, we packed up the van and drove to a campsite just 45 minutes away.…

All of a sudden, it feels like Autumn has arrived. Daily sunshine, beach days and river swims with the children feel like a distant memory. Lockdown is finally over for them and it’s time to go back to school. Uniform is purchased and ironed, Lunches are packed or ordered and things are slowly returning to normal. If someone had told me in March when the schools closed that they wouldn’t properly return to school until September, I wouldn’t have had a clue how I’d cope. But of course we do. I just hope that schools are able to remain safe…

Isn’t it strange to think that by next week, children will be back in school for the first time since March? As much as lockdown dragged, the summer holidays have flown by. We’ve left it late as usual in terms of buying school uniform, so that’s our plan for today. For the first time in months, I have quite a bit of work hanging over me. Having taken on various different freelance contracts over the past few months, they are all starting to pick up the pace as businesses start to reopen. We’re all ready to start getting back into…