Tag Archives: National Trust

Wednesday 1st June 2016 – A rather rainy adventure!

Posted on June 1, 2016 by clairesallotment

For me the 1st June is the start of planting all the tender crops outside, because the end of May is our last frost date. Today the weather was anything but Summery. I certainly hope this isn’t the weather we’re … Continue reading →

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Friday 8th April 2016 – Scotney Castle.

Posted on April 8, 2016 by clairesallotment

It’s the end of the Easter holidays so I took the kids out on another little adventure. Today we drove to Scotney Castle, with can only be described as a bit of a fairly tale place. It’s actually a fair … Continue reading →

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Family visit to Hatchlands Park.

Posted on April 1, 2016 by clairesallotment

It’s the Easter Holidays for the kids. Emily has been working very hard revising for her GCSE’s and George has been doing “stuff”. Everyone has been working very hard, so today we all had a fun time together. Hatchlands Park … Continue reading →

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Monday 4th January 2016 – We’re not lost, we’re exploring!

Posted on January 4, 2016 by clairesallotment

This is our family motto “We’re not lost, we’re exploring!” It’s been our family motto for nearly 2 decades now, since we went on holiday, I think it was Moraira, Spain. We were staying in a friends villa in a road, … Continue reading →

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Friday 9th October 2015 – Both my two had an INSET day.

Posted on October 12, 2015 by clairesallotment

Emily and George are at different schools, so the likelihood of them having an INSET day on the same day are quite remote. However, today they were the same. So after George and I had been doing various chores in … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 1st September 2015 – Toy’s Hill, Kent.

Posted on September 1, 2015 by clairesallotment

Both Emily and George are due back to school on Thursday, so tomorrow we’ll be busy getting all their school bits packed and ready. So today was the last day that I could take them out for the day. This … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 18th August 2015 – Nymans.

Posted on August 19, 2015 by clairesallotment

This afternoon my sister Michelle, her son Sam, Emily, George and I went to Nymans. It’s a wonderful National Trust place in West Sussex. When I was training for my Shine walk, I walked from my house to here which … Continue reading →

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Monday 17th August 2015 – Harvesting is going full throttle.

Posted on August 18, 2015 by clairesallotment

Now last week I didn’t manage to get to the allotment at all, which for me is unheard of. Last week was very busy with one thing and another and it poured down with rain on 2 of those days. … Continue reading →

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Thursday 6th August 2015 – Petworth House and Park and the Beach.

Posted on August 7, 2015 by clairesallotment

Today started off rather grey, but the weather forecast promised that it would brighten up. Now, I’m always one to believe the weather forecast 100%, especially Carol Kirkwood and the BBC. So off the kids and I went on a … Continue reading →

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Friday 31st July 2015 – Boxhill fun.

Posted on July 31, 2015 by clairesallotment

Today Robert (aged 10), the little boy from next door, is very sweet and always wants to come round to play with George. They’re both very similar, in the fact that the both have an endless amount of energy and … Continue reading →

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