Cornwall Blog Susan shows me countless videos of Sadie, laughing, playing and eating, and she has my sympathy. That is Sadie I am referring to. The first time she looked at Michael and Matilda, I think she realised she is their first child and all the experiments will be done on her by two untrained parents; no wonder she is quite stubborn sometimes, she just wants them to get it right occasionally. Monday 10th August Destination: Bude, Cornwall A week in Cornwall seems like the obvious...

Pie and a Pint Continuing on from the Cookswood theme, Robert and Lauren came down for the weekend and we all gathered together for a BBQ at our house. Gary, completely at home amongst the flowers and Malberry tree, cooked a superb selection of meat to accompany the various salads and chips. We did try and make inroads into our vast selection of beers and, in all fairness, did have four cans, wine being the preferred drink of the evening. The evening was a celebration for Alex; he has...

After an uneventful trip of 60-odd miles, we arrived at 3:45 pm at the Gated Village of Cookswood, 3 miles from Radstock, on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills. 29 The Beeches. Lovely house with 4 bedrooms and plenty of space for everyone to relax. It was a new build and one of those eco-homes. It was like an oven when we arrived. Yes, we have had a very hot spell for the last 3 weeks, and we are not used to 32 deg C and the warm nights that come with the hot days. Robert and Lauren...