Hetty the very good girl
Hetty, our four-year-old cockapoo, is a very good girl. She is joyful and loving, with just the right amount of mischief. But one thing she…
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The Padstow double holiday
Every year, we go on holiday to Padstow in Cornwall. It’s a real home from home for us. And every year, my husband says he…
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Parkrun tourism: Ross-on-Wye parkrun
I recently did some parkrun tourism at Ross-on-Wye parkrun with my extended family (eight of us!). It was only my second time doing tourism this…
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London marathon as a spectator
On Sunday 26th April, my husband ran London marathon.We’ve both been entering the ballot with no luck every year since 2017. But UK Athletics registered…
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The parkrun snowball effect
My daughter and I ran our first parkrun in May 2015. It was the start of a snowball effect leading to a huge number of…
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Return to Morzine and Avoriaz
When we went skiing in Morzine and Avoriaz last year, my husband couldn’t stop saying how much my daughter would love it and how good…
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Parkrun triumphs 2025
2025 was another good year of parkrun for my extended family – from my 10 year nephew right up to my 80 year old dad….
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2025: That was the year that was July to December
July was a very good month for me. I started the month by travelling to Bushy Park, the home of parkrun, with my dad to…
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Parkrun end of year report 2025
It’s been another busy year of parkrun for my family – from my 10 year old nephew to my 80 year old dad. There’s been…
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2025: That was the year that was January to June
2025 started with a very wet New Year’s Day parkrun at Lydney in the Forest of Dean. Rather than going back to university, my son…
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Dogs are the absolute best
The more time I spend with Hetty, our cockapoo, the more convinced I am that dogs are the absolute best species. They are literally furry…
