Fathers Day weekend, first decent time time with Oscar,

Had some lovely time with Ava, walk in to the town. Ice cream and park time.

Lunch with Conor and thanks to you both for the cool shirt, hence picture though Oscar looks puzzled!

Here we go…world cup 2018.

Family draw, sorry Tilly….see video.

Lucky t-shirt…..sun shining, England winning, and looking good. Quite a time, we (family, the country), are all feeling positive. It is coming home…

see draw details…Conor wins in the end.

Just wait until 2022…it is coming home then for sure

We took a couple of days off to pop up to see the wonderful hosts that are ChrisTilda, and great to spend time with William and Alfred.

WE took Alfred back with us for a few days, on way back we visited Woburn Abbey.

May Day weekend and weather hot, plus 2 day Bishops Stortford Music festival.

Started Saturday morning with no 10 Parkrun, 23.43, 10 secs off my PB. Aim to get below 23mins this year.

Headed off to BishBash for 2pm and made traditional festival base camp.

Cold beer, music and lots of sun, what’s not to like. Mabel enjoyed the bouncy stuff. Musical highlights, Among the Citizens, we left for home before the Rolling Clones came on.

Sunday from midday, same again. Good music from Pet Needs, The Muffinheads and finished off with legend that is Wilko. First seen by me in Dr Feelgood around 1976, when Mrs Bear was 3 years old.

Mabel is at an age where parks are a favourite way to have fun. So a few pics and a video of swings, slides and climbing frames.

We are lucky to live 10 minutes from 4 parks, so can sometimes make 2 in one day…

We went back to the old Braughing house for a walk to see the bluebells.

Unusual April heatwave, so sun’s out means beer and nibbles out!

Weekend at Hastings, weather rather challenging.

Stayed in and apartment, that was lovely but the block was a mess.

Visited Jerwood Gallery and Sea World, Mabel liked the octopus. Windy walk on the pier.

What a great weekend we just had.

Started on Friday, had Lucy from next door baby-sit on Friday night while The Bears stepped out in to town.

Beer in the Cock then went for meal at local Portuguese. Popped in to newly refurbished Half Moon, social with Annette and David. Nice to step out, Mrs B very happy to do something grown up again.

Sunday we went to Matilda and Chris’s, I picked up Jacob from Loughborough and Chris picked up Reuben. So a happy Mothers Day for Alice. As usual  great food and hospitality from the Bartups.