October 2019

After a busy start to October, we thought life would be quiet for the rest of the month. However, we enjoyed a visit from Jon, Jess and the boys in the middle of the month.
We took Oscar and Felix to the park whilst parents relaxed at The Nook. Oscar amazed us with his exploits climbing the skate ramp and on the ‘zip wire’ but also with his sense of balance and confidence walking along a line of wooden posts.
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We also decided to go to Montreuil-Sur-Mer for a few days. We visited Jenny, Mark and family for lunch on our way to Dover. Once in France we stayed in our usual hotel, went for the usual walks and enjoyed several meals out. We tried one new restaurant but were not overly impressed. However, L’Esplanade at Berck Plage, L’Auberge du Cronquelet at Saint-Aubin and Le Patio in Montreuil were all superb and matched our expectations based on previous visits. Despite all of the recent rain, we managed all of our walks without having to walk through mud. The photograph below almost captures the crisp, cold autumn morning.
It was Gerry’s birthday the day after we returned from France. We went out for lunch and returned to welcome the first of our weekend visitors. James, Hannah, Rosie, Ptolemy, Lucy, James, and Emma arrived that evening and stayed until Sunday. Jon, Jess, Oscar, Felix, Jenny and Elsie arrived Saturday morning and left after a lovely family day together. Annie had prepared a wonderful lunch that was thoroughly enjoyed.
To cap off the month, we went up to London for the day by coach from Cirencester. We had a lovely lunch in South Kensington at a restaurant called Ceru (providing ‘a taste of the Levant’) before visiting the Natural History and the Victoria and Albert Museums. Note to ourselves – don’t go to the Natural History Museum in School holidays. It was a lovely day out and one to be repeated.