Greg and I have been having an email conversation about the fact that it’s Pancake Day over here in the UK today. He sent me a link to one of my very first posts, written on Pancake Day 2006. That post took me on a trail of “previous post” buttons…

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Neither Kerry or I managed to get any decent photos of the Moonraking festival this year. Mainly because as part of the procession we were jigging around too much to get a steady shot. The kids did really well, walking the mile long route without complaint or tantrum. We started…

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Amy and I have just been down to collect our Moonraking lantern, and so as promised here’s a photo: I hate to admit it, but Kerry did a fantastic job of papering it. While we were collecting Amy’s lantern we threw together a mini one (without a candle) for Evan….

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It’s Moonraking week in our village. I went into detail about Moonraking last year, but in short it’s a week of family based activities held over the winter half term holidays which culminates in a big procession of home made lanterns through the village on Saturday night. Here is the…

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I can play all those chords! Not the twiddly bits obviously, but still – not too shabby. Bookmark It

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The past week or so have seen a steady succession of rather exciting parcels arriving at our house. One of the most recent has been this: No it’s not a bomb. Or at least I think it’s not a bomb. Come to think of it I keep catching Kerry thumbing…

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We’ve had a bit of snow recently. About twelve inches; and that’s real inches not man inches. Ok, so it’s not very much by international standards granted, but let me assure you it was certainly enough to bring the entire of the UK grinding to a halt. Amy’s school was…

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Today Evan and I ventured into enemy territory. Lancashire. The chronically foreign amongst you may not be aware of the enmity between the two Northern England counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire. On the face of it they have a lot in common; dramatic hilly landscapes, shared borders, large industrial cities…

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Through the wonders of facebook the following photo has recently come to my attention. Here’s half of the Dales/Cumbria Way crew back in the good(?) old days. Can anyone say geek? There were a few photos of me in the set too, but for some reason my computer keeps crashing…

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For the last few days I’ve been in the mood to smash something. I’ve had that tension in my arms, that aching in my muscles that can only be expelled by explosive physical exertion. Last week I was without internet for five days. There was a time that I would…

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