We took off to Thirsk to see where Alf Wight - James Herriott - worked and wrote. So pretty and a great place to have lunch. We had tradtional sunday lunch at "The golden Fleece" which was known as the Darrowby Arms in his books. Then headed to look at Harrogate before heading home. We will miss the papers, soccer field out the back, chocolate, great supermarkets, papers. I've read The family Fang - by kevin wilson, Call the midwife - Jennifer worth, The Decendants - Kaui Hart Hemmings, Half the human race - by Anothy Quinn, Capital by John Lanchaster, The woman who went to bed for a year, Sue Townsend and am loving!!!! The Kasmir Shawl - Rosie Thomas. I've down loaded Mareik Hardys book and The marriage plot and will add a few ... read more

Greg was up at 5am, out of the room by 5.15am and he headed over to line up to get on the Old Course to play. I called at 8am, i could hear lots of wind in the background, but GREAT news, he was on and playing. A group of 4 had pulled out so he'd just hit off and thought the ball had hit the water!!! Will leave it to him to fill in the rest. Kids and i trying to get organised and head to the movies. Went and saw Pirates, pretty good, great bus trip to the top of Dundee and back to the snow. Weather today back in Yorkshire was blizzards, again more great luck! or a St Andrews miracle. St Andrews, let me set the scene. 6.15am, 1.5 degrees, the wind ... read more

The much anticipated Legoland trip is over. we're back in Leed after two full on days riding rides and being amazed by Lego. i think the photos will speak for themselves. the highlight for me was the new Starwars minifigure exhibition - which some of you may be bored by but we loved. FULL SIZE DARTH VADER IN LEGO - need I say more!!! Also new animated lego movie, The Padwan menace was really funny, nice George Lucas cameo! Not sure if you can watch it on youtube or not. The rides were great, pirate ship was a hit - we managed 4 times back to back as it wasn't busy. I made my self so sick on the spider - like the cha cha but way too fast, that i couldn't walk. I really am ... read more

Such a great feeling to be able to retreat to the Price Palace!!!! Washing all caught up on, actually used the clothes line yesterday! We saw The hunger games today, pretty long and ok. On our way home we were talking about differences between home and here. 1. People park in any direction on both sides of the road- very strange, you don't know which way cars are going. 2. People NEVER use a rubbish or garbage bin, they just drop the wrapper/rubbish on the ground - street and front yards are full of chip or chocolate wrappers. Rubbish is everywhere. 3. They don't make very good lollies, though they do GREAT chocolate 4. Their papers are AMAZING, newspapers rule in the UK. every week you get to buy one of the latest new releases for ... read more

Up to a clear sky. Breakfast - Grandma would be proud, we tried black and white pudding - though only I know what is in it and haven't told them yet. We put on our Paddy's day tat - as they call kitchy junk here and kasey painted our faces for us Headed off to find a spot to watch the parade, set up camp at the begining of Parnell square. it filled up pretty quick, thousands and thousands of people. Really well behaved people. Very different to anything I've been to before - can't really explain it but hopefully the photos will help you understand. Cooper caught the eye of many many girls in the parade who all wanted a kiss - see photos. An hour and a half later it was over, we and ... read more