Wednesday 9th August 2013 We travelled back from our week at Great Nan’s today and Daddy Keating once again decided to take the scenic route through Wales as opposed to taking the dull motorways. This allowed us to stop a couple of times along the journey for a break and for daddy to drag us …
Continue reading "Llangollen Railway"Saturday, 27th July 2013 Once again we travelled to Skiddaw and the beautiful hall where Jane was staying to collect her for a full day of holiday with the Family Keating. After a short pause to collect her we drove around the coastline of Cumbria in glorious weather to Ravenglass to take the Eskdale-Ravenglass steam …
Continue reading "Ravenglass to Eskdale"Wednesday and Thursday, 3rd-4th July 2013 This week we went to LegoLand, Windsor, as part of Ben’s Birthday Celebrations. I risk the ire of my friends who live in the south as I write this who would have loved to see us but the schedule was way to fierce for me to contemplate any other …
Continue reading "La La Legoland"Saturday, 20th July 2013 Today we once again bounced (such a lovely term whereas it means that Daddy drove us into the lake district in the beloved workhorse, Korra) to the north lakes and the Eden valley. Our destination was weather dependent and would either be the always charming Rhegged Centre or Ullswater for a …
Continue reading "Ullswater Steamers"Saturday, 6th April 2013 After the mid-week expense and long drive to Windsor today we took a more relaxed view of what we wanted to do. It was already starting to be a great weekend as the weather was sunny and the kids wanted to go to the beach. To save daddy a drive in …
Continue reading "Lazing on a sunny afternoon…NOT!"Wednesday and Thursday, 3rd-4th July 2013 This week we went to LegoLand, Windsor, as part of Ben’s Birthday Celebrations. I risk the ire of my friends who live in the south as I write this who would have loved to see us but the schedule was way to fierce for me to contemplate any other …
Continue reading "La La Legoland"It was a sunny Wednesday in April so Markie took the bold decision to skip work and head to Chester Zoo with family in tow. Well they were in the back if the car but you get the idea. Chester Zoo had really evolved since the elder Keatings last went there in the 80s. They …
Continue reading "We’re Going to the Zoo, zoo, zoo"Saturday, 16th March 2013 Lydia was in the United Kingdom for a few weeks during the early part of this year and as part of her stay she trekked north to visit Chuck. So on the Saturday we decided to kill their buzz* by dragging ourselves along on their visit to the north. Vindolanda Lydia …
Continue reading "Unearthing the Past"Sunday, 3rd March 2013 The Annual Kendal Food Fair was on at the weekend which meant a short bounce into Cumbria to visit the wonderful town and taste some of the best that Cumbria and Northern Lancaster has to offer. Elliott was a little under the weather this weekend and Sunday was the point of …
Continue reading "Kendal Food Fair"Saturday 2nd February Today we went for a drive to the Lake District once more. It was predicted to be a clear, if crisp, day and the first day that Leigh has felt well enough to walk a little since being in hospital with pneumonia. Fearing that if we went too far she would get …
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