Monthly Archives: August 2011

Staycation: Cadbury World

Posted on 31 August 2011 by planetcoops

Today was Cadbury World day. We had originally thought about going on Saturday, but on checking the website, we found it was completely and utterly booked up, so we had to pick a different day. That website! It was really … Continue reading →

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Staycation: West Midland Safari Park

Posted on 30 August 2011 by planetcoops

Today we used our free return ticket to the safari park. You can read about our trip last autumn here. We managed to persuade Mr 3 onto only one ride today. When we went in the spring, he seemed a … Continue reading →

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Staycation: Play Planet

Posted on 29 August 2011 by planetcoops

Goodness, I hate these noisy, child filled echo chambers with bad coffee. Unfortunately, the kids love them.

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Staycation: Labels and Worcester

Posted on 27 August 2011 by planetcoops

Today we had six hours WITHOUT THE KIDS. It is very rare for us to have any time WITHOUT THE KIDS, so it was a true luxury. I haven’t had that long WITHOUT THE KIDS for nearly four years. I … Continue reading →

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Staycation: Ledbury

Posted on 26 August 2011 by planetcoops

We are staycationing this year. Today Mr PC’s sister and her family came to visit, so we all headed off to Ledbury for the afternoon. Ledbury is a lovely town. It’s a great place to visit if you want to … Continue reading →

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Sunshine

Posted on 24 August 2011 by planetcoops

What a lovely couple of days we have had here! Two evenings ago we watched the weather report, which told us that within a couple of hours the rain would arrive, stay all the next day, then we’d have a … Continue reading →

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I Discover Brad Pitt Can Act

Posted on 21 August 2011 by planetcoops

Please forgive me for not noticing this any sooner. I have to say that I don’t much like watching TV or films. If it isn’t something I specifically want to see, I feel like I could be doing so many … Continue reading →

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Plum Jam

Posted on 18 August 2011 by planetcoops
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Paper Flowers

Posted on 16 August 2011 by planetcoops

I have never been to Kew Gardens. I do, however, have a ten year old who will make me paper flowers to look at instead: Miss 10 loves making things, so of course when she saw a photo of a … Continue reading →

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Talking Toilets

Posted on 15 August 2011 by planetcoops

Beware if you need to use the public toilets in Ludlow. They talk. Poor Mr 3 is seriously upset. Yesterday we had a lovely day out in Ludlow. We looked round the castle. The kids went up and down every … Continue reading →

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