1944 and all that......

Yes, ladies and gentlemen Jen has reached the the big six- five! To celebrate we all piled into the car.................

.......and it was off to the isle of Wight on the ferry....

....for lunch and breakfast at a beach side cafe.....

....Happy Birthday Jen!

1969 and all that......

Yes, ladies and gentlemen Lally has finally hit the the big four -oh! (I know she doesn't look a day over 21)

On the big day we took a very luxurious drive around the Cotswolds in a 1974 Jaguar.......

.....morning tea in Bourton on the Water, Lunch at Batsford Arboretum and afternoon tea in a Japanese tea house (and there are very few that have glorious views out over the Gloucestershire countryside).......



.........and then a a garden party at Overhill Road......


....and bit of recycling.....



.......Happy Birthday Lally!

Balloons!

Ok so its four o'clock in the morning. Eliza starts to cry, because (as ever) she is hungry. Bleary eyed Lally and BT (BT the most bleary eyed having had a couple of pints the night before...although its a close run thing) make up a bottle of milk ('for the hungrier baby'). And someone mentions going to see the early morning mass ascent at the Bristol balloon fiesta. Well we're already up aren't we and the weather looks good? So we eject Bess from her bed, bundle into the car, pick up Grandma on the way and we're off. All the time thinking 'was this really such a good idea?'

Well it was! It was a glorious sunny morning with no wind. The balloons started to go up as soon as we arrived and it was indeed spectacular - but it would have been worth it to see the look on Bess' face alone. Highlights were the 'Monster.com' balloon, the Pixar 'UP' balloon and teh Triumph balloon (which has made a guest appearance on this blog before).

50 or so balloons, five donuts, a cup of coffes and a bacon roll later we were back off towards Cirencester. A fantastic start to the weekend!