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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Promoted to (Hetty’s) second best
Hetty the cockapoo has brought so much love and joy to our family over the last three years. Life is so much better with a…
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2024: That was the year that was July to December
This is the second part of my family’s 2024. You can read about January to June here. July started with a general election – the…
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2024: That was the year that was January to June
The year 2024 started with a New Year’s Day parkrun in the Forest of Dean. On 2nd January, I took my son back to university…
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The empty nest
Well, it has happened. A few weeks ago, with my kids aged 23, 20 and 18, my home officially became an empty nest. My younger…
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Growing up, not growing away
Lately I’ve seen so many posts on social media from parents of tweens and young teenagers saying things like: ‘Will make the most of it,…
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Parkrun 2023: End of year report
It’s been another busy of year for parkrun for my family. My husband and I are there every week and my eldest has done a…
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2023: That was the year that was July to December
This is the second part of my round-up of 2023. You can read what happened in January to June here. July was a good month…
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2023: That was the year that was January to June
On 2nd January, we took my son back to university after the Christmas holidays. We had a walk around the penguin sculpture trail in Birmingham…
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A multi-generational holiday to Center Parcs
We recently went on our third multi-generational holiday to Center Parcs Longleat. My whole family went – 13 of us ranging in age from my…
