Noble Fir

Posted on December 5, 2008

This morn­ing we braved the rain and headed out to Delamere For­est.  It’s a lit­tle tra­di­tion of ours, get­ting our tree from the forestry com­mis­sion.  I just feel like we’re get­ting a tree that has been grown respon­si­bly– for every tree that is har­vested two are planted.  It just makes me feel good know­ing that we’re help­ing the forestry com­mis­sion grow and main­tain the forest.

Last year we went on a week­end and there were tons of things going on.  This year we decided that it was just too crazy with the traf­fic and the long wait to get in.  I have this vio­lent reac­tion to wait­ing.  I avoid it at all costs and will not do things if I have to wait to get in.  It’s not the wait­ing it’s the idea that if  so many peo­ple are out­side wait­ing what is it like inside!  So this year we decided to go on a Fri­day to avoid the crowds, it worked, there were no crowds.

Although I think the fact that it was chuck­ing it down had more of an impact than the fact that it was a Fri­day.  One ben­e­fit of the rain was the lack of a queue at Dinky Donuts!

It wasn’t as much fun as last year but we still had a good time.  All I can say is d’oh those nuts were yuu­u­umy!  They made these dinky lit­tle donuts right there in front of you.  It’s a yummy-delicious lit­tle gimmick.

We shel­tered under a tent (kindly sup­plied by the forestry com­mis­sion) until the rain stopped then we went in search of the per­fect tree.  Squidge spent most of the time look­ing for pime comes and splash­ing in the puddles.

We finally set­tled for a 5′ noble fir.  It’s per­fect and is sit­ting in the back gar­den just wait­ing to be brought inside and dec­o­rated.  Oh and doesn’t she just look soo cute in her new coat?   She did the same thing she did last year.

We hope everyone’s hol­i­day sea­son is shap­ing up to be a holly jolly one!!





New England girl

Posted on July 27, 2008

There is no bet­ter place than New Eng­land in the summer.

The sum­mer has a spe­cial light to it, sunny, misty, hazy. The sound of sails clang­ing against masts as boats gen­tly rock in their slips.

The smell of the sea, the look of wind tou­sled hair and the feel of sand in your shoes. I love it all. I love watch­ing peo­ple climb over rocks look­ing for shell­fish. Watch­ing dogs bark at the waves.

Grow­ing up in a coastal New Eng­land town I think you take it for granted. Even my down-trodden mis­judged and abused lit­tle city has a spe­cial light to it. The sights and smells of sum­mer are things I miss.

I’m thank­ful that I get to enjoy this time for a cou­ple of weeks each year. I’m hope­ful that Squidge will get to know this spe­cial place. Although she is Eng­lish by birth she is also a New Eng­land girl. There are ice cream mem­o­ries wait­ing for her here.

Fam­ily to spin her around until she falls over in fits of dizzy giggles.

We’re both look­ing for­ward to Wal’s arrival. He’s never expe­ri­enced New Eng­land in the sum­mer. I’m sure he’ll love it as much as I do.





Amazing

Posted on April 1, 2008

BBC has this amaz­ing footage and I just had to share.  Appar­ently the link only works if you’re in the Uk.  Here’s another link that should work for every­one else.





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