After spoiling my son for two whole weeks over the Christmas period, the time came on New Year’s Day to return him to university: cue motherly sobbing and gnashing of teeth. His exams were...
Mum’s Gone to the Cotswolds – Oxford
A month later, I’m finally getting around to posting about the last part of our Cotswolds trip. So you’ve had the journey there via Tesco and the Rollright Stones, I’ve moaned about our fruitless...
Mum’s Gone to the Cotswolds – Beautiful Blenheim
After the disaster of Bicester and the success of ‘going for a walk’, our second full day in the Cotswolds greeted us with pouring rain. Undeterred, we donned sturdy footwear and raincoats and drove off...
Mum’s Gone to the Cotswolds – How to spend nothing at Bicester.
Path up to Minster Mill reception. Now, where was I? I was interrupted in my story of what we got up to at half term by my giddy trip on the Thames and the...
Mum’s Gone to the Cotswolds – Crossed Wires
We were staying in Britain this half-term so there was no having to get up at a silly hour to catch a flight. Rather, a leisurely breakfast and into the car by 10am for...
Holiday Plans for October Half Term
Old Swan and Minster Mill After much deliberation as to what to do and where to go this half term, we have decided to stay in the UK and get cosy in the Cotswolds....
Mum’s Gone to visit Liz Hurley
Once we knew our son Rory was going skiing with the school this week Dougie and I decided this was our chance to have a romantic few days away. We’ve never been away more...