…the mutterings of Mummy Sellars…
I've just spent a happy 5 minutes reading draft Killultales! Some of the blogs seem to be finished but didn't make the cut for reasons I now can't remember; others stop abruptly mid sentence so I really don't know where I was heading with them. Probably for the best?! We hope you are keeping well, … Continue reading It’s a big ask.
It's always been the way here as far as I can remember. May and June are hot and sunny because it's exam season so everyone has to stay in and study. As soon as term ends and freedom beckons, the rain begins. This year there's even been stormy weather as an added bonus. Very sad … Continue reading It’s wet & windy – school’s out for summer!
This has been weeks in the writing. How do I get the tone right in these strange times? The number of times I've been mulling over what to write and getting nowhere, because there's really nothing at all that I can usefully say just now. Friends are grieving, unable to have traditional funeral or memorial … Continue reading Nothing to add…
We visited family and friends in England during February half term. I was surprised at how many people commented on my lack of blogs...and I'm touched that anyone noticed! Why the silence? It's been busier than last year here in 2020... The boys are hugely enjoying school and go to various energetic activities afterwards most … Continue reading #KillultaghRunning
This is a household brimming with Christmas delight - given an injection of excitement this week when Santa visited the boys' school by helicopter*. We open the season by putting up the advent calendars for the boys, made & stocked each year by a wonderful Fairy Godmother. On the last evening in November, the Christmas … Continue reading ‘Tis the season…
This past weekend we had a few days away with a dear friend visiting from Oxfordshire. Not a city break, but a trip to the beach. And not just any beach, but Cranfield beach. We stayed in a seaside cottage which features heavily in my childhood memories. The visitors book is littered with entries by … Continue reading Narnia Again…
...the honeymoon period is over. Shall I tell you how I know? The annual 'escaping cows' drama has been taking place*. We now know there's a story behind it**, and they get out a LOT. So I've got used to coming face to face with a huge animal when I round a bend on a … Continue reading Narnia & other stories…
1. 10 years ago, we got married (twice). After the 'legal' bit, which took place the day before the church ceremony, we celebrated with dinner at Chiang Mai Kitchen in Oxford city centre. We chose this Thai restaurant because we'd been on a date there early in our relationship ...and many times since! It's in … Continue reading Two lovely things happened…
It's almost a year since we left Oxfordshire. It'll soon be a year since we arrived here! Although we're still technically blow-ins*, it has dawned on us that we're already heading for a second time round on everything. The boys are in their second year of the N.I. school system; our second Christmas and New … Continue reading The last of the firsts…
Can you believe it's the new term already!? At the end of June we were delighted to finish the school year with weeks off stretching ahead, full of plans for time away and for hosting friends. We crammed in as much as we could and are still standing, just about! The boys were excited to … Continue reading New term, new routines… new plate*!
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