When I was 30, I wrote a blog called 40 before 40. I've actually been getting on quite well with achieving some of those 40 things, but I've just been terrible at keeping up with the blog! So anyway, here is a big one: go to Disneyland with Nathan and Sophia, a trip that took [...]
Category: Travel & Festivals
A family trip to Whalley
For the fourth time, Nathan and I found ourselves heading off to Whalley Abbey for the annual deanery chapter overnight away. We went in 2020 (when lockdown began and they locked the doors behind us as we left), 2023 (my first since returning to the Deanery) and 2024 (when I was struggling to eat the [...]
Bonding in Burntwood
We recently came home from a delightful and much needed week away. We stayed in the house of another clergy person in a town called Burntwood, near Lichfield. We only realised part way through that it was our first time away as a family of four! Upon arrival, we immediately felt at home. The house [...]
Two Tuesday 19
I often find myself looking for the packing list from the last holiday we went on. Eventually, I realise I can't find it and start from scratch. So, where to put it where I won't lose it? RevPoppy! So here is my packing list for a week away as a family of four. Me: Underwear, [...]