15 December 2024 - a fortnight's break and we're back with Gregory's 7th year
Historical Entries
1 December 2024 - a breezy update for Gregory's locked down 6th birthday
28 November 2024 - five days from beginning to end for the last bit of Gregory's 6th year
26 November 2024 - I didn't quite manage the triple but there's soon more of Gregory's 6th year
24 November 2024 - showing more endeavour with back-to-back updates of Gregory's 6th year
23 November 2024 - switching back to Gregory's 6th year, the timing of which overlaps with the recent Daisy pages
20 November 2024 - it's easier to do the page of one weekend, for Daisy's 9th birthday
10 November 2024 - one last push to get to the end of Daisy's 9th year
3 November 2024 - we barrel towards Christmas in the second half of Daisy's 9th year
20 September 2024 - a bumper wrap-up of our trip to Crete
8 September 2024 - and before long I've done Wednesday in Crete
28 August 2024 - an unheard of back-to-back update on the Tuesday in Crete
27 August 2024 - a little more of our trip to Crete
18 August 2024 - on Daisy's request, I turn my focus to our Whitsun trip to Crete
7 April 2024 - we soon move on to the second half of Daisy's 9th year
10 March 2024 - not a bad turnaround for the first half of Daisy's 9th year really
2 March 2024 - work-related tiredness the inhibitor but here's a healthy helping of Daisy photos
11 February 2024 - a double weekend of website action, as I move back to Daisy (and her 9th year)
10 February 2024 - on a bit of a roll as I finish this page of Gregory
4 February 2024 - some more from Gregory's 6th year
7 January 2024 - belatedly uploading some more of Gregory's 6th year
9 July 2023 - speed is not my strong point but here's some of Gregory's 6th year
13 June 2023 - I've created a page for cycling adventures abroad and Majorca in particular
1 April 2023 - I'm no April Fool as I belatedly get Daisy's 8th birthday up here
17 December 2022 - less than a week later and I get round to finishing off Gregory's 5th birthday
11 December 2022 - in classic "where's the year gone?" style, here is an update on Daisy's 8th year
11 January 2022 - rumours of greater conscientiousness were somewhat oversold but I've now at least completed Gregory's 5th year
27 September 2021 - I've slightly improved by pace by putting together another full page of Gregory's 5th year just for you
4 July 2021 - things have slipped dramatically but I'm back to finish another quarter of Gregory's 5th year
10 January 2021- a return of one-quarter of Gregory's 5th year in eight months is not good
1 November 2020 - despite the housebound nature of 2020, my progress with Gregory's 5th year has been poor
1 September 2020 - a multitude of distractions later and finally some further updates for Gregory's 5th year
18 May 2020 - the first weeks of Gregory's 5th year have been documented
27 April 2020 - a rare bit of momentum gathering on Daisy's 8th year
20 April 2020 - more catching up with Daisy's 8th year
29 February 2020 - a long-overdue update of Daisy's 8th year
19 November 2019 - moving eventually on to the second page of Newquay
18 September 2019 - we interrupt this family broadcast for a rare holiday recap, looking at Newquay
8 June 2019 - having updated Gregory's first four years, it's time for a recap
9 April 2019 - hurriedly before he turns five, here is Gregory's 4th birthday - phew!
7 April 2019 - a long gap but a bumper update to Gregory's pages, including the end of this 4th year
30 December 2018 - scrambling to complete Daisy's seventh birthday before 2019
3 December 2018 - and finally Daisy's seventh year is wrapped up
22 October 2018 - we follow Daisy's progress from September 2017 to February 2018
8 September 2018 - well that's the first half of the eighth half-year done for Gregory
12 August 2018 - it's time for some action from Longleat
16 April 2018 - we switch back to Gregory for some more of his fourth year
2 April 2018 - the remaining months of the first half of Daisy's seventh year
7 March 2018 - as Daisy passes 7, we look back at her seventh year
6 February 2018 - finally getting the new year underway with a Gregory update
28 December 2017 - it's time to recap on some more of Daisy's cooking experiences
12 November 2017 - slow progress again but finally managed to populate Daisy's second menu page
10 October 2017 - unusually rapid work from me to have Gregory's 3rd birthday up so quickly (after the last update), plus more phrases
7 October 2017 - a bumper update of the end of the Gregory's 3rd year
5 September 2017 - a bit quicker this time with the whole of Daisy's 6th birthday extravaganza
17 August 2017 - what can I say? It's been a busy summer. But here is the rest of Daisy's sixth year
8 May 2017 - I'm falling behind again so, belatedly, here's Daisy as she approaches six
30 March 2017 - I've added in some more photos for Daisy's 11th half-year
27 March 2017 - before I wrap up Daisy's 6th year, a diversion for the Gregory translator and some of his choice phrases
20 March 2017 - I'd better finish off Christmas before we get to Easter
22 February 2017 - now that it's February, it's time to look back at Christmas
17 January 2017 - completing the journey of (half of) Gregory's second year
1 January 2017 - now we remember what Gregory was like at two and a little bit
11 December 2016 - the remainder of Daisy's 11th half-year
22 November 2016 - not sure where I've been but here is some of Daisy's 6th year
24 September 2016 - remembering our family holiday in Paignton in early August
20 August 2016 - back in July, we headed over to Newton-le-Willows for the latest Kids' Day
5 July 2016 - taking a break from jetting around to put up Gregory's 2nd birthday
24 May 2016 - ok so that took more than a month to do Gregory's next three months up to age two
19 April 2016 - as Gregory passes two, a look back to when he was 18 months
4 April 2016 - the story of Daisy's 5th birthday week
15 March 2016 - with Daisy having passed 5 years of age, I had better finish off her fifth year
22 February 2016 - well the roll came to a halt, but here's the whole of Amsterdam!
30 December 2015 - whilst on a roll, here is Daisy's next quarter
16 December 2015 - a big catch-up of Daisy's year, from 4 years old to 4 and a half, plus some more phrases
29 November 2015 - a Daisy index page to link in the next phase of her life, ahead of a (hopefully) bumper update
24 November 2015 - guess who is (or at least was, in July) back? Yes, that's right, it's Golden Bear!
11 November 2015 - nearly forgot about the last leg of the Aberfeldy tour
8 November 2015 - rapidly catching up to the near-present with the second quarter of Gregory's second year
24 October 2015 - hitting the rewind to recap on the first quarter of Gregory's second year
14 October 2015 - we return to our broadcast live from Aberfeldy
8 October 2015 - the tale of Aberfeldy is bolstered by the addition of a fourth page
5 October 2015 - a third page is now added to the recount of our Aberfeldy holiday
29 September 2015 - moving to the Aberfeldy part of our trip to Scotland
24 September 2015 - on a bit of a roll: here's the Haddington section of our trip to Scotland
20 September 2015 - page two of two of Ribby Hall Village follows swiftly after
19 September 2015 - looking back to April, when we visited Ribby Hall Village
9 September 2015 - and that wraps up our holiday in Carnforth
20 August 2015 - chapter three of four of our trip to Carnforth is now available
28 July 2015 - the next instalment from our trip to Carnforth
28 June 2015 - our trip to Carnforth (near the Lakes) earlier this month
8 June 2015 - about two months ago, we held a 1st birthday party for Gregory
11 May 2015 - just as he hits thirteen months, I finally manage the "up to a year" update for Gregory
5 April 2015 - the addition of Daisy's 4th birthday weekend completes the special compilation page
10 March 2015 - celebrating the first four years of our Daisy with a special compilation page
1 March 2015 - it's been a few weeks and before you know it Daisy is nearly four
8 February 2015 - belatedly trying to catch up where the young boy Gregory is up to these days
28 January 2015 - a busy January so little progress, but a bumper feature, completing the Aberfeldy holiday story
3 January 2015 - behind as usual, here is an update of our August trip to Scotland
14 December 2014 - a couple of Autumn recipes conclude this mini Daisy update
13 December 2014 - a wrap-up of Daisy's fifteenth quarter in this world of ours
11 December 2014 - this is the kind of thing that young Daisy is saying these days
10 December 2014 - the complete lowdown of Golden Bear's stay at Denby Lane
30 November 2014 - Gregory's developing quickly, sitting up unaided now
6 November 2014 - an emotional reunion with the Gillespies somewhere west of Edinburgh
27 October 2014 - completing the story of our holiday in Mochdre
21 October 2014 - just in case you were wondering about Rhyl in our Mochdre trip
15 October 2014 - I bring you Daisy at the park and other fun features
13 October 2014 - the weekend saw us heading to Llandegla on a glorious Sunday morning of cycling
9 October 2014 - oh, go on then - since you've been good, you can have more Gregory
8 October 2014 - it's in my parental contract to develop both pages equally, so here's some Gregory
6 October 2014 - ensuring you are never without a Daisy update (features: school uniform)
25 September 2014 - another bumper edition of our Mochdre escapades
21 September 2014 - it's probably about time I wrote something about cycling before I forget
1 September 2014 - I'm way behind but here's some of July's trip to Mochdre in North Wales
18 August 2014 - and here's some Daisy if you please (plus some more utterances)
13 August 2014 - a little more Gregory to bring you up-to-date
6 August 2014 - a well-overdue Gregory catch-up for y'all (um, where did July go?)
30 June 2014 - a summer Daisy update, plus more favourite phrases
28 June 2014 - and this is how the gardening is going this year
19 June 2014 - with Gregory up-to-date, there is more of last year's gardening to mention
16 June 2014 - OK then, back to Gregory (with some earlier photos added too)
15 June 2014 - whilst on the house, here is a gardening catch-up
10 June 2014 - a while ago, we got our back garden re-paved (warning: exciting pictures of flags featured)
8 June 2014 - a summary of Daisy's choice phrases thus far
2 June 2014 - back to Gregory to get you all up-to-date
1 June 2014 - another bumper pack of Daisy photos
31 May 2014 - Daisy takes advantage of the warm spring weather
27 May 2014 - Daisy's back and up to more escapades [new photos now added]
25 May 2014 - with Gregory up to date, let's skip back to finish off Daisy's birthday
24 May 2014 - read about the increasingly alert Gregory
11 May 2014 - Gregory surges past a week old
4 May 2014 - here's some more of baby Gregory
30 April 2014 - been busy, obv; but now here's Gregory's page!
6 April 2014 - Daisy turned three and the camera was there
22 March 2014 - a bumper Daisy update to get her to three
13 March 2014 - an addition to Daisy's cookery page from Christmas 2013
10 March 2014 - Christmas 2013 finished off, just as spring arrives early
1 March 2014 - Christmas 2013 revisited, specifically covering Graham's 60th birthday this time
25 February 2014 - last Christmas, I gave you my heart; the very next day, M6 motorway
23 February 2014 - now that the dust has settled, it's time to analyse last Christmas
9 February 2014 - an all-on-one-page report on our trip to Edinburgh last summer
26 January 2014 - one big wrap-up to complete the day spent at the Barlows'
19 January 2014 - simultaneous shots of the table tennis tournament at the Barlows'
13 January 2014 - the big 2013 catch-up continues apace at the Barlows'
11 January 2014 - there's always time for a Big Birthday Buffet Bonanza
8 January 2014 - and that's Menorca done and dusted
1 January 2014 - starting the new year with further Menorca photos
21 December 2013 - more Menorca memories of a month when we were warm
15 December 2013 - time to turn my attention to our Mediterranean trip to Menorca
14 December 2013 - there aren't enough celebrity chefs so here's Cooking with Daisy
10 December 2013 - and behold we are at Christmas in Daisy world
1 December 2013 - a concerted effort to finish off the latest Daisy page
25 November 2013 - time to get back to the Daisy pages
24 November 2013 - a belated but substantial (and final) update of Aberfeldy
20 October 2013 - more on the story of our trip to Aberfeldy
18 September 2013 - a very proud moment in Aberfeldy
8 September 2013 - on the trail of numbers and flowers in Aberfeldy
7 September 2013 - horse riding and quad bike action in Aberfeldy
30 August 2013 - loch picking and deer lunches in Aberfeldy
27 August 2013 - the beginning stages of... Aberfeldy
16 August 2013 - back to the Aberfeldy story... well, Haddington still, for now
24 July 2013 - a bumper update of Daisy's third summer
21 July 2013 - the first instalment from our Aberfeldy trip (although it just covers Haddington)
19 June 2013 - part two of our Derbyshire trip to Bakewell
15 June 2013 - a rare weekend away for the boys from Boothstown, in Bakewell
11 June 2013 - finishing off (the photographic recounting of) our trip to Chester Zoo
2 June 2013 - time seems to have gone fast, but here is Chester Zoo from mid-May
12 May 2013 - belated update of what Daisy is doing these days
9 April 2013 - a further exploration of Daisy's second year
31 March 2013 - back to the past, with some more action from 2007
30 March 2013 - Mark enters his fourth decade on this Earth with both eyes shut
21 March 2013 - one of many 2nd birthday parties that Daisy has been to
10 March 2013 - more of Daisy's 2nd birthday
9 March 2013 - Daisy is now 2 years old - where did that go?
24 February 2013 - I'm overdue a Daisy catch-up, so here it is
21 February 2013 - I'm on a roll with the generally miscellaneous photo pages
19 February 2013 - yet more from the random photo collection, rather excitingly
16 February 2013 - more from the random photo collection, filling in the gaps so you don't have to
11 February 2013 - a long-awaited (possibly) update to general miscellany
10 February 2013 - the Secret Portal gets a makeover
2 February 2013 - another update on how Daisy is doing
20 January 2013 - a new feature, the Daisy Translator, and a belated Denby Lane update
13 January 2013 - the Haddington page is finished, and the Allens page is started
12 January 2013 - some Christmas action in Haddington, plus the odd Daisy photo added
5 January 2013 - and Venice is finished, plus more Daisy
2 January 2013 - a very much belated return to Venice
28 December 2012 - the rest of Daisy's 18 to 21 month story is done
17 December 2012 - more added to the report of the Barlows'
16 December 2012 - some photos from October's visit to the Barlows'
4 December 2012 - the second & final part of Dave & Edyta's wedding story
2 December 2012 - the first part of the Dave & Edyta's wedding story
25 November 2012 - the story of Torquay is now finished!
18 November 2012 - good progress made on the Torquay pages
11 November 2012 - pages for a games day and a wedding added as placeholders
10 November 2012 - a two-month catch-up of Daisy, you lucky people
29 October 2012 - yet more of the English Riviera
28 October 2012 - on a roll with photos of Torquay
27 October 2012 - some more of our break in Torquay
4 October 2012 - no sooner as one holiday is reported, another (Torquay) is up
24 September 2012 - or not quite as I've added a tiny bit more to Center Parcs, plus some more Daisy
16 September 2012 - finishing off Center Parcs whilst on holiday in Torquay
9 September 2012 - some more from Center Parcs
26 August 2012 - the Olympics distracted me somewhat, but here is a bit of Center Parcs
2 August 2012 - oh yeah, another Daisy page for you, alright?
23 July 2012 - Chester Zoo belatedly completed
11 July 2012 - some of our not-so-recent Chester Zoo visit
30 June 2012 - finally got round to finishing off Prague
17 June 2012 - now where were we with Prague
14 June 2012 - hot on their heels, I upload some more (pictures of Prague)
13 June 2012 - it's about time (some of the) Prague photos were published
10 June 2012 - Daisy flies past 15 months
9 June 2012 - the second Two Heatons Pub Crawl is now on the main site
27 May 2012 - about time I told you what was happening in Daisyworld
29 April 2012 - another Daisy catch-up
22 April 2012 - in the absence of something, nothing!
7 April 2012 - but then so is the next day
6 April 2012 - turns out it's a good Friday to post about general stuff
2 April 2012 - some more random stuff
31 March 2012 - another splodge of Daisy photos bringing you bang up to date
27 March 2012 - it's time to look back on Daisy's 1st birthday party
12 March 2012 - finally put the TPT routes on these pages
5 March 2012 - never mind that, though - it's Daisy time!
3 March 2012 - an update of the miscellaneous
27 February 2012 - more random stuff from 2005/6
19 February 2012 - more randomness, this time encompassing Christmas 2005
12 February 2012 - scouring the archives for assorted amusement
6 February 2012 - Daisy's very own The Great Escape
15 January 2012 - Daisy's second calendar year won't go unreported
2 January 2012 - another year, another update - this time of the twins
31 December 2011 - a bumper Christmas update for all the Daisy fans out there - enjoy!
24 December 2011 - pre-Christmas Daisy mini photo catch-up
3 December 2011 - Daisy update
16 November 2011 - more Daisy, people!
13 November 2011 - finally time for twins' 2nd birthday party
23 October 2011 - a brief catch-up of the twins and more of Daisy
16 October 2011 - Daisy photos spill onto an 8th page
2 October 2011 - a brief catch-up of Daisy photos (from Llandudno)
25 September 2011 - and I've finished Llandudno
18 September 2011 - we're back from Llandudno and I'm already on the case
13 September 2011 - photos of Venice get dusted off and uploaded
4 September 2011 - more Daisy photos
29 August 2011 - finally got round to finishing Dublin off
26 August 2011 - check out my chillies and tomatoes in the latest garden update
21 August 2011 - post-Windows reinstall catch-up on dearest Daisy
7 August 2011 - it's about time I shared some more garden photos
2 August 2011 - Daisy photos brought up to date
30 July 2011 - Trans Pennine Trail pages all done and dusted
26 July 2011 - you may now turn to page 3 of the Trans Pennine Trail
24 July 2011 - page 2 if not Day 2 of the Trans Pennine Trail done
20 July 2011 - Day 1 of the Trans Pennine Trail completed, more quickly than we cycled it
18 July 2011 - and more Trans Pennine Trail
16 July 2011 - time for some Trans Pennine Trail action
12 July 2011 - James & Katy's wedding is now finished, plus a couple of Daisy photos slotted in
10 July 2011 - more of James & Katy's wedding (where did that time go?) - oh and a Daisy update
18 June 2011 - James & Katy's wedding gets an airing
5 June 2011 - Daisy catch-up after a busy few weeks
15 May 2011 - more Daisy now up
7 May 2011 - the twins' pages now up to date
2 May 2011 - quickly back-tracking to flesh out the bones of Dublin
1 May 2011 - and move on to some gardening shots from this year
30 April 2011 - it's about time I finished off the gardening page from last year
29 April 2011 - never mind the Royal Wedding, check out the twins (also: here), plus Denby Lane decoration
25 April 2011 - completing weeks 4 to 7 of Daisy Allen
16 April 2011 - more of Daisy
13 April 2011 - another week passes, so more photos of Daisy
4 April 2011 - Daisy is now four weeks old, would you believe
28 March 2011 - it's been a while (relatively) so here's more of Daisy
20 March 2011 - and also here
17 March 2011 - more Daisy pics here and here
11 March 2011 - a little later than originally promised, but the page for Daisy is now here
5 March 2011 - York both done and dusted in the blink of an eye
3 March 2011 - and The Maldives is finished
2 March 2011 - The Maldives now gets onto a second page
1 March 2011 - continuing back in time to The Maldives
28 February 2011 - a quick tale of a Friday evening in
27 February 2011 - and it's all done, By Day and By Night, I tells ya
23 February 2011 - can't believe it's been over three years since Sarah & Gareth's wedding - oops! By Day belatedly extended
22 February 2011 - Sicily is pigging well finished, don't you know
20 February 2011 - third page of Sicily uploaded
15 February 2011 - more Sicily if you are so inclined
4 February 2011 - a second page of Sicily added
1 February 2011 - a wee bit of Sicily done
24 January 2011 - Hong Kong is done!
23 January 2011 - roll up, roll up, get your Hong Kong memories here
22 January 2011 - back on the job with pages three and four of Christchurch completed, plus some Hong Kong
9 January 2011 - not one, not two, but three pages of Christchurch on there now
8 January 2011 - the third Wellington page has now been completed
6 January 2011 - a third Wellington page added
3 January 2011 - tales of Wellington expanded onto a second page
2 January 2011 - time to revisit the New Zealand trip with some Wellington photos
31 December 2010 - on rampant form, finishing Paris in a blur
30 December 2010 - not one but two pages of Nic & Darren's wedding completed, plus London and Paris too!
29 December 2010 - Cyprus finished and I've finally gone back to Nic & Darren's wedding
28 December 2010 - Iceland pages finished off, plus some Cyprus photos added
19 December 2010 - one concerted effort later and the Croatia pics are finished - how 'bout that!
12 December 2010 - more babysitting the Twinnies pics
5 December 2010 - well, except that newer Twinnies photos have now been added
23 November 2010 - Twinnies page now complete
20 & 21 November 2010 - brand new Twinnies pages now uploaded
31 October 2010 - Croatia photos now expanded to a third page
3 October 2010 - further progress with the Croatia pages
1 October 2010 - some Croatia photos added
26 September 2010 - a page added for the recent Croatia holiday
3 August 2010 - productive session resulting a second Iceland page
30 June 2010 - and one more from the garden 'cos things have gone crazy
21 June 2010 - okay then, a couple of quick garden updates
19 June 2010 - with Denby Lane photos up-to-date, time to revisit Iceland
14 June 2010 - in addition to more garden photos, some decoration piccies
26 May 2010 - a glorious weekend of sunshine provided some inspiration to finally get some Denby Lane garden photos up
17 May 2010 - back to Denby Lane and a fourth page of piccies (this time: with furniture)
8 May 2010 - the Aberfeldy page has been finished!
5 May 2010 - yet more Aberfeldy snaps added as well as a second page
4 May 2010 - some more Aberfeldy photos added
3 May 2010 - a big Aberfeldy update
22 April 2010 - back on track now: more Iceland photos added
21 April 2010 - been a bit slack (various reasons) but pages for Iceland and Aberfeldy set up in readiness
24 January 2010 - shots of the winter added to the Denby Lane portfolio (finally uploaded!)
10 January 2010 - I've finally finished Louise & Paul's wedding photos (fifth page was needed)
29 December 2009 - on a roll now with page four of Louise & Paul's wedding
28 December 2009 - what-oh, a third page of Louise & Paul's wedding for your delectation
7 December 2009 - more to endure, sorry enjoy, of Louise & Paul's wedding
30 November 2009 - a second page for Louise & Paul's wedding has been started
18 November 2009 - additional Louise & Paul's wedding photos uploaded
3 November 2009 - ok, Secret Portal followers, some more Denby Lane (van/azzy) photos
26 October 2009 - been busy with the house but finally done some more wedding photos
14 October 2009 - bit of a break for moving, but Louise & Paul's wedding page started
1 October 2009 - on a roll now - some photos from Cyprus added
28 September 2009 - both Crowden horseshoe and Denby Lane (empty) now finished
22 & 24 September 2009 - more shots of the Crowden horseshoe uploaded
21 September 2009 - more photos of Denby Lane added, plus some put on for the Crowden horseshoe
20 September 2009 - pages for Cyprus and the Crowden horseshoe added (no photos yet, though)
19 September 2009 - page set up for Denby Lane with photos added
6 September 2009 - some photos finally added for Nic & Darren's wedding
2-3 September 2009 - Louise's hen do pages put up (featuring Where's Lou? and Who's Lou?)
23-24 August 2009 - Sunday and Monday pages of Glastonbury 2009 completed
17-18 August 2009 - Saturday page of Glastonbury 2009 completed
10 August 2009 - Friday page of Glastonbury 2009 completed
8 August 2009 - The Gillespies page is completed!
5-6 August 2009 - more photos added to The Gillespies page
3 August 2009 - Friday & Saturday page of Glastonbury 2009 started
2 August 2009 - more photos and sarcastic text added to The Gillespies page
30 July 2009 - Wednesday & Thursday of Glastonbury 2009 completed
26 July 2009 - long break but suddenly two pages added (Glastonbury 2009 and The Gillespies)
31 March 2009 - Christmas 2008 page finally finished!
17 February 2009 - belatedly added some more photos to the Christmas 2008 page
4-5 January 2009 - photos added to the Christmas 2008 page
1 January 2009 - page added for Christmas 2008, spent with the Schofields
1 January 2009 - page added for Nic & Darren's wedding
21 October 2008 - Nic's 30th birthday party all finished
7 October 2008 - photos added to Nic's 30th birthday party
16 September 2008 - Nic's 30th birthday party started
16 September 2008 - London & Paris pages started
26 August 2008 - Lucia & Tim's wedding page finished
25 August 2008 - yet more photos added to Lucia & Tim's wedding page
24 August 2008 - more photos added to Lucia & Tim's wedding page
20 August 2008 - photos added to Lucia & Tim's wedding page
10 July 2008 - Lucia & Tim's wedding page started
28 May 2008 - Singapore page finished (New Zealand trip)
14 April 2008 - Singapore page started (New Zealand trip)
30 March 2008 - basic New Zealand trip pages started