Rebecca and Jamie have started really well at school – Jamie is now well into his first term in Reception. Rebecca who is notoriously dificult to arouse the attention of and keep interested but she has been particularly interested in a study of the Fire of London.
So…. a quick scan of the Internet revealed that the (Free to Visit) Museum of London has a dedicated section to the 1666 fire. Rebecca (and Jamie) were thrilled with it and we spent a while looking at the paintings, video documentary and items from that time – this photo is of them trying on different fireman’s helmets.
Just like our previous visit to the Science Museum there is so much to read and absorb – great for children and adults alike. They had a complete spectrum of information from the beginnings of London right to the current day and the future.
After visiting the museum we went and had a Pizza Express just round the corner – got to say the service was pretty poor and we left rather late. However, on the way to the restaurant I took this great photo of Rebecca and Sarah – in front of part of the original London Wall in amongst the brand new state of the art city buildings.
Speaking of state of the art buildings, our extension is coming along rather well – our builder is managing the whole thing brilliantly and we have total confidence in him – the only thing he cannot control is the weather which has held up the actual bricklaying which is a shame. If you are interested for the overseas friends this is the study and the kitchen:
Chris (Cash) at KBS in Holtspur has been very helpful (and patient) with sorting the kitchen out.
I’m still not playing hockey yet, groin is still knackered – though a lot better it was painful just messing around on the astro with Jamie the other Sunday morning – wondering if I’ll have to write off the season until January now. Jamie is enjoying playing football on Saturday morning too – though he ran out of food / energy on Saturday I think so became a bit unsettled. Anyway, we bought him some £1 astro shoes from Ebay which he was particularly pleased about. Football boots start at size 10 – he’s size 7 so a while to go yet!!
Rebecca is keeping active with gymnastics which his jolly good.
A long update, as none for ages everything else the same – busy with work, busy with life and generally coping – not had any problems with arthritis for a few years now which is great news. Hopefully start posting shorter but more frequents posts soon.