This was my last big trip before COVID. Given everything that's happened since, I'm glad I went then ( Read more... )

Today is the first day of the Rugby World Cup 2023, which will hopefully start with a cracker of a France vs New Zealand match ( Read more... )

(This is late because I spent most of the build-up to the World Cup on holiday. I would recommend a visit to Andalusia to anyone and everyone.)For the Rugby World Cup, you're going to get more images than usual in this kind of post. This is because the governing body, World Rugby, demand that the squads are finalised before the final warm up match ( Read more... )

1 - Girl cousin is getting married this October and I am a bridesmaid. This is a good thing. I have been given the following as a guide for what I'm wearing, "sleeved dress, black, ivory or burgundy". Of course, those are the colours that aren't in at the minute, not with sleeves and with lengths longer than risque for a wedding ( Read more... )

Has been reasonably mild this year, the oven door keeps falling off and my Mum is turning into a mushroom* but we have power unlike lots of people in the South so we're going to count our blessings and not complain ( Read more... )

That is all :)

I have survived the Paris traffic. You can't scare me.

I'm off for the next two weeks. Firstly to London to watch some fencing and then off to San Francisco for the remainder. I'm a bit :( to be missing most of the home Olympics, but I'm getting to meet up with friends which is so much more important ( Read more... )

First, an apology: At various points in this, I will get the spelling of places wrong in at least three languages. I have tried to fix it but my brain got a bit scrambled during the trip.

( Day 1 - Manchester to Ostend )

Photos and notes soon.