Julian

Julian, a photo by dixon2021 on Flickr.

We had a lovely few days with Julian Keri and Matilda over the weekend. We stayed local and hopefully gave them a feel for the area.... the river and the forest and the wildlife.
It was lovely to spend time with them.
There were early mornings and early nights with Matilda... looking after a 20 month old person is a bit like camping? We visited 3 different pubs and got a bit over excited with face juggling after a few pints.... it was very funny. We hired bikes in the forest and cycled in freezing hail and occasional sunshine. We took lots of photos. We skyped with Olivia in Cambodia and Ros and Roy in Wigan..... and spoke to Auntie Angela on the telephone.
They left early yesterday for a flying visit to London before their flight to Canada.

Before they came to us they had been in Warwick meeting Julians grandma for the first time and his aunties and cousins. We discussed how we miss our cousins Gavin and Janine and being in a tribe, relatives, family and cousins .... I think being "loved ones" just about covers it x

View

View, a photo by dixon2021 on Flickr.

Cycling on the family trail

Cycling on the family trail, a photo by dixon2021 on Flickr.

Daffodils

Daffodils, a photo by dixon2021 on Flickr.

The daffodils in the garden are putting on a good show this year. They look beautiful.

Young deer in the garden

Young deer in the garden, a photo by dixon2021 on Flickr.

A slide of my Mum on her wedding day x

A slide of my Mum on her wedding day x, a photo by dixon2021 on Flickr.

Malvern Hills on St Davids Day

Malvern Hills on St Davids Day, a photo by dixon2021 on Flickr.

We sadly had to cancel our trip to the Isle of Man at the weekend ... but we managed a day out on Saturday in Malvern. We took in an old bookshop and retro music shop and then climbed up onto the ridge to look at the views. It really was beautiful up there....cold when the sun went in. A lovely thing to do on St Davids Day.