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Trish Burgess

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Lincolnshire, UK
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Read geography at Cambridge University. Now living in South Lincolnshire, UK.
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The Gallery – Back to School – Little boy, big boy

Trish Burgess Posted on08/09/201007/04/2016 The gallery 13 Comments

Here’s Rory starting in Reception class with his smart blazer and lunch bag. . See below for his first day of Secondary school, in 2007, about to walk to the bus stop with his rucksack over his

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…see the biggest group of John McCririck look-a-likes

Trish Burgess Posted on05/09/201004/04/2017 Lucky Dip 22 Comments

Sound like torture doesn’t it? But it was the thought of such an event that persuaded us to go to Huntingdon Races last Bank Holiday Monday. A day of family fun was promised, with the following

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Mum, you’re embarrassing me!

Trish Burgess Posted on04/09/201007/04/2016 Teenagers 6 Comments

I wrote this post a few days ago for Mad Manic Mamas I think I’m turning into my mother. Actually I know I am. I embarrass my child, just like my mum used to embarrass me.

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I’m turning into my mother….

Trish Burgess Posted on02/09/201007/04/2016 Teenagers Leave a Comment

I’ve posted on Mad Manic Mamas today on the subject of acutely embarrassing your children. Pop over there to have a read and maybe share your own feelings on this subject.

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The Gallery – One Day In August- Plums and Duck Tape

Trish Burgess Posted on31/08/201007/04/2016 Duck tape, The gallery 21 Comments

You may remember my resourceful husband used his trusty roll of duck/duct tape on holiday to fix a myriad of things from splintered decking to repairing holes in the massive rubber rings for the water

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….The Loire Valley: magnums and monkeys.

Trish Burgess Posted on27/08/201007/04/2016 Loire 10 Comments

After 10 mostly sunny days in the Dordogne we left our campsite in the pouring rain. This was a case of deja vu from our holiday in June when it was so wet on our

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Mum’s Gone to Tenerife with Chef’s Tales

Trish Burgess Posted on25/08/201007/04/2016 10 Comments

Yoo Hoo! I’m not here today, I’m guest-posting at Chef’s Tales. I am enjoying the wonderful hospitality of Michael Saxon, international chef, writer and blogger. Michael is the General Manager of the famous Eastern and

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Chips with everything.

Trish Burgess Posted on20/08/201007/04/2016 Dordogne, France 22 Comments

Yes, the offending item in the photo is a half-eaten chip pizza. Oh the shame. There we were, in France, the home of gastronomy and my son was tucking into a monstrous affront to cuisine. To

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