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Fathers Day on the Watercress Line

Posted on June 24, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

I grew up not a million miles from Alton in Hampshire and had seen signs for the Watercress Line run by Mid Hants railways, many times over the years.  My husband had taken his Dad to one of their World … Continue reading →

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An up and down kind of day

Posted on June 8, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

Have you ever had one of those days – ‘an up and down kind of day’?  Today has most definately been one of those days! It all started so well, we’d read a snow story last night at bedtime and … Continue reading →

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More fun at the Palace

Posted on June 1, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

We are frequent visitors to Blenheim Palace as you can see from previous posts. This week we have actually been to the Palace two days running!  On Thursday we met Monkey’s God Mum and her 7-year-old daughter there for their … Continue reading →

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Choo Choo – off to Didcot Railway Centre we go

Posted on May 6, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

It’s Bank Holiday Monday and the sun is shining!  We love Steam Trains in this house as we discussed in a previous post.  So today we decided to visit Didcot Railway Centre, being a Bank Holiday weekend it was going … Continue reading →

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A lovely day at the Palace …… watching the Jousting

Posted on May 5, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

As you’ll know from a previous post we love Blenheim Palace and visit regularly with our annual pass.  We were there on Thursday enjoying the sunshine in the Pleasure Gardens, digging for treasure in the sandpit, pretending to be real … Continue reading →

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