Sunset in Florida
3-6 November 2012
ACT Conference in Orlando Florida
Great week in Orlando Florida for a Tox conference with Ben and Kristina. We almost missed our flight back to the UK as we were visiting the Everglades on an airboat
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18 November 2012
The vyne from the National Trust
A great afternoon at The Vyne another National Trust Property near Basingstoke. The colors of the trees and the weather were fantastic.
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29 November 2012
Walk around Turville
What a great day for a short walk around Turville to end up in a pub for lunch. Loved it.
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14 December 2012
Nativity Play at Badgemore
Oscar on stage as a narrator at the Badgemore School Nativity Play.
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14 December 2012
Oscar's Nativity Play
Oscar on stage as a narrator at the Badgemore School Nativity Play. Filmed in HD and edited on Premiere pro and After effects
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16 December 2012
Christmas Trail in Basildon Park
Great afternoon in Basildon Park for a Christmas Trail in the woodland.
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19 December 2012
Christmas at Treetops for Alana
Father Christmas came to Treetops nursery for Alana's Christmas Party.
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20 December 2012
Christmas Day in Henley
Carols singing at Oscar's school. He sang very well and personally was very proud on my little man.
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25 December 2012
Christmas Day in Henley
I just love Christmas mornings when Oscar and Alana are waking up to discover that Father Christmas came over night with plenty of presents.
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26 December 2012
Flooding of Henley-on-Thames by the River Thames
Flooding of the River Thames in Henley-on-Thames. We were keen to go down to the river to feed the ducks to discover that we couldn't even manage to reach Marsh Lock. Very impressive sight to see Kayaks on the fields...
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29 December 2012
Visit of London's Aquarium
Great day to take the train from Reading to London to visit the London's aquarium.
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30 December 2012
Walk near Hambleden
Great day to take the train from Reading to London to visit the London's aquarium.
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01 January 2013
Hills near Wallingford
Excellent short walk on hills just outside Wallingford not far from home. A very nice, but cold and windy day for a walk with Alana and Oscar. Great view point as well to observe the important flooding of the River Thames in the region.
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13 January 2013
Stowe
Great day out to visit Stowe, a magnificent National Trust's garden near Bicester in Warwickshire. A great but cold day out with Alana and Oscar very keen on waling and having fun
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20 January 2013
A year in my life
Not easy to put together different sequences filmed in HD during the whole year (2012). Everytime I am taking some photos, I am also trying to capture a few good sequences on film. The whole film has been captured on the canon 5D mkII with various Lenses but all at 23.976, using the cinestyle space. The whole film has been edited then on Premiere Pro CS6 with After Effects
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27 January 2013
Waddesdon Manor
A great place for a walk around the castle where Ferdinand de Rothschild build an amazing formal garden and a collection of eighteenth-century decorative arts together with important British, Dutch and French paintings. We didn't had time to visit the house but we had a great lunch together at the restaurant...
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02 February 2013
Geocaching around Henley
What a great way to get Oscar and Alana walking: geocaching! The aim is to use a GPS app on the iphone and to try to discover caches which we called "treasures". Oscar was in charge and we finally walked around 4 km in the hills around Henley...
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03 February 2013
Bus ride to Marlow
What to do on a Sunday when the weather is cold and wet? You can stay inside or take a bus for a ride in the countryside to the next town downstream on the River Thames. Perfect idea and excellent afternoon in Marlow to finish at the cafe for some warm drinks and chocolates...
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10 February 2013
GoPro 3km of fun with Oscar
What a great day in the cold and under the rain. We, Oscar and me, went in Christmas Common not far from home for a 3km orienteering race for the first time. That was fun (and wet) but Oscar managed extremely well and we finished 4th... out of seven.
Entirely filmed with my new GoPro Hero3 Black at 47.96 fps in Protune and very quickly edited in Premiere Pro CS6.
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16 February 2013
Trail in Basildon Park
Beautiful afternoon at Basildon Park near Reading for a very cool trail organised in the woods surrounding the Property. The game was to find 6 different wellies painted with different motives and to draw them on a piece of paper. What a great idea to make Alana and Oscar walking like mad around the woods and the garden. Spring is coming and I can't wait for the end of this long winter...
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17 February 2013
Trail in the woods around Cliveden
Cliveden is just a great place to go with Alana and Oscar for a bit of fun and for a bit of food. The park around the magnificent house and garden is huge and they organised a nature trail in the woods. Perfect conditions with a bit of sunshine and cool temperature for a lot of fun. I just loved to see Alana and Oscar playing together, exploring the woods and the stuffs around... Great day and what best that an ice-cream in winter...
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24 February 2013
Alana's 3rd Birthday Party
Great Birthday party for Alana 3rd Birthday in Marlow with all her friends.
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03 March 2013
Isaac's 5th Birthday Party
Fantastic afternoon and party for Isaac's birthday at Odd's Farm in Wooburn Green. It's a great place for having fun with the animals and even more fun in a huge indoor gym. It was also great for Alana and certainly for Oscar to feed some animals.
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11-17 March 2013
A week holidays at La Plagne
What a great week skiing. We booked a week with an organisation called Mark Warner to make sure that we add plenty of time for skiing. What a great week we had. The snow was fantastic and the nannies from the hotel were fantastic. Alana and Oscar made so much progress on their skis, this was amazing. We had plenty of time to go skiing and I managed, sadly to damage my left knee. Last ride, I ruptured a ligament on my knee. Not good but hopefully I will be able to recover for next year.
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11 March 2013
La Plagne, the Movie
I finally managed to render my short film without crashing my PC. This was back in March for a week at La Plagne on ski holidays. Have a look as at the end there is the good footage of when I am actually damaging my knee (!)... What a great week of skiing with Alana, Oscar and Jess...
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31 March 2013
Easter Egg Trail at Cliveden
Fantastic but cold afternoon in Clivenden the National Trust property near Cookham. Alana and Oscar were extremely focussed on finding clues for the Easter Egg trail...
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01 April 2013
Wellington Park near Reading
Cold weather, very cold day to go out somewhere but finally decided to go to the Wellington Country Park near Reading because there was a Circus, a small one but a good one. Great day out to see animals and other stuffs...
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02 April 2013
Greys Court
Great afternoon at Greys Court. Still freezing cold for Spring but so cool to be there again. I love this place. It is so convenient for us as not far from home and a brilliant place for Oscar and Alana to have a run around...
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07 April 2013
Whipsnade Zoo with the Van de Poel
We were trying to get organised to meet with Amanda, Hervé and Henry since last year. We tried over Christmas but we finally managed to find a suitable week-end to meet with them. We met at the Whipsnade Zoo near Luton. What a great place for Oscar, Henry and Alana. So great...
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28 April 2013
Windsor with Carmen
Afternoon in Windsor for a Birthday party for one of Alana's friend. I managed to go away for a few photos by the river before going back there with Carmen, Alana, Oscar and Jess for an ice-cream...
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19 May 2013
Windsor with my colleagues
Great picnic with my colleagues near Windsor at Savill Garden. Great place where we should come back very soon to visit again the garden when my knee is better
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22 May 2013
Teddy Bears Picnic at Badgemore School
Picnic with the all of the class and the parents at Badgemore School after a group dance on the playground.
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25 May 2013
Greys Court National Trust
Great afternoon and lunch at Greys Court the National Trust property near home.
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01 June 2013
Sunny afternoon at Greys Court National Trust
Sunny and warm afternoon at Greys Court. The perfect afternoon for a bit of football, dancing, a good coffee and some exploring in the walled garden. This national trust property is so cool...
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08 June 2013
Greys Court and Barbecue with Jon and Natalie
Beautiful day in the countryside with a good start of the day at Greys Court to take some great photos and then we went to Middle Ascendon for a great barbecue with Jon, Natalie, James and Rose...
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15 June 2013
Beaconsfield - Bekonscot Village Model and Greys Court
Jess was in Cambridge for Becky's hen week-end and I decided to take Alana and Oscar to the Village Model in Beaconsfield. Arriving there, we met with Jo and Brian... That was a great surprise to spend the day with them. It rained quite a lot, so after being very wet, we went back home before heading to Greys Court to an ice-cream. A great day in charge and a lot of fun with Alana and Oscar.
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23 June 2013
Long walk around Greys Court
Great afternoon walking walking the long path around Greys Court. It was a long walk for Alana in the forest. It was windy and slightly cold but very enjoyable to see them exploring the world around them... Love it!!
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29 June 2013
Pleasant afternoon at Greys Court
Another afternoon at Greys Court but this place is so beautiful, peaceful and so great for us and the children... love it...
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30 June 2013
Bucklebury Farm
We already visited this animal farm but this time the weather was absolutely perfect for a great day out. We managed to have a picnic and a great tractor ride in the deer park... That was great...
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06 July 2013
Royal Regatta
I just love going down to the boat enclosure during Regatta. You don't see a lot of racing from there, but it is much more civilised for the children with more space to roam freely... Great opportunity to see the crews getting ready or coming back from their races. Perfect...
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07 July 2013
Marwell Zoo with the Waterhouse
Great weather (slightly too warm actually) for a get together with Abby, Amelia, Richard and Thomas at Marwell zoo near Winchester.
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13 July 2013
Shillingford Swimming pool
What a great discovery that Swimming pool is. Situated near Shillingford and belonging to an hotel, this perfect spot by the river will be probably used again soon (weather depending).
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19 July 2013
Badgemore Primary School Play
End of the year Play at Badgemore School for Oscar and Alana was at the preschool playing in a Bouncy Castle... Great time...
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19 July 2013
Sunset at Maidensgrove with Oscar
That was so fun to spend an evening with Oscar taking photos of the sunset at Maidensgrove. Quality time with Oscar... Loved it
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20 July 2013
Becky and Simon's wedding
What a great day for Becky and Simon's wedding. Such a great day also to catch up with our friends
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21 July 2013
Nuffield House a New National Trust Property
There is a new place from the National Trust to visit near our house, and this is called Nuffield House. Nuffield house was the house of Mr Morris, the inventor and developer of the Mini (the car)... Very interesting visit and great place for Oscar and Alana to discover...
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03 August 2013
Highclere Castle Battle Proms
Great week-end in Newbury for the Highclere Castle Battle Proms with Kristina and Chris, Becky and Simon and Jane who spend a few days with us at a nice Campsite not to far from Highclere Castle. We also managed to go to Peppa Pig World at Paulton Park and it was so great to see Alana's face illuminating when she understood where we were... Thanks everybody for this great week-end.
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09 August 2013
Long week-end in Hill Head
Great long week-end at the Waterhouse in Hill Head by the sea. It is always such a pleasure to see Thomas, Amelia, Richard and Abby. This time, we also had Vicky with us. We had the pleasure to go sea kayaking, to go to Titchfield Nature Reserve for a Moth evening with the experts while watching the Red Arrows and finally we spent the next day in Portmsouth at the History Shipyard to visit the Warrior. Great week-end...
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17 August 2013
Hurley Regatta
Great afternoon at the Hurley Regatta. Popular boat races, tug of war on the water, great burgers and beers, and a lot of fun for us with Vicky.... Loved it.
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23 August to 6 September 2013
Barcelona and Spain
Finally summer holidays in Spain. First in Barcelona for a few days and then two full weeks in Begur at the house. Great weather, great summer and lovely time all together
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23 August 2013
GoPro Spain
Finally summer holidays in Spain. First in Barcelona for a few days and then two full weeks in Begur at the house. Great weather, great summer and lovely time all together and great time fidling around with the GoPro. What a gadget...
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14 September 2013
Henley Show
The usual end of summer Henley show in Hambleden. A great day out with Oscar and Alana to feel and live the countryside, but also a great afternoon to meet up with our friends. I just love the Henley Show
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15 September 2013
Walk around Greys Court
Brilliant walk in the forest around Henley and more specifically around Greys Court. I love this forest.
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22 September 2013
Harvest Festival at Greys Court
Great afternoon at the Harvest Festival in Greys Court. This time, plenty of goodies to buy but also an amazing Morris dancers group. A lot of laughs and funny photos
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03-05 October 2013
Istanbul EADV conference
I had the chance to travel to Istanbul for the first time. What a surprise. This city is amazing. Buzzing, beautiful, interesting and a real feeling of being welcomed by the people I talked to. As always when travelling for a conference, I had to go very early in the morning (before the start of the day) or late at the end of the conference, but I will have to come back with the rest of the family to enjoy again this amazing city.
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10 October 2013
Oscar's 6th Birthday Party
Well done Jess for the perfect organisation of Oscar's 6th Birthday Party at Pizza Express in Henley... Great dinner where they could prepare and ear their own pizzas. With, Bethany, Isaac, Harrison, Harry, Edward, Alex, James, Daniel, Nicky, Henry, Rose, Nancy, Frankie, Bethany and Alana
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12 October 2013
Walk in Warburg Reserve
Great afternoon with Oscar and Alana at Warburg Nature Reserve near Middle Ascendon not far from Henley. A great walk in the woods and fields and a great break somewhere for some bread and hot chocolate.
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19 October 2013
Car racing at Donington Park
What a great day with Jason and Mark at Donington Park. I wanted to see Jason racing for a long time and this time we managed to get there with Oscar on the mythic racing track of Donington Park. We went with Mark Chapman and his boys, dad and mum and spent the day taking photos, enjoying the racing and the noise. Great day with my beautiful little man Oscar...
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21 October 2013
Harvest Festival at Badgemore School
Harvest Festival at Badgemore School where Oscar and his friends are singing and playing around the theme of harvesting. Great afternoon and quality play... I was really proud of my little guy...
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25 October 2013
Halloween Disco
Alana and Oscar getting ready for the Halloween Disco at School. Sorry Oscar but we were running out of face painting and we I had to use what we had...
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25 October 2013
Badgemore Preschool
I was asked to take a few photos of Alana's friend at Badgemore Preschool for them to use them for Christmas stuff.
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26 October 2013
Cholsey Wildlife walk by the River Thames
Great sunday afternoon and a long walk along the River Thames near Cholsey where there is a nice walk on the Thames path. We decided to explore an alternative route back and ended up by walking a few more kilometers just before the rain...
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02-08 November 2013
A week in San Antonio
I had the pleasure to travel to sunny Texas to San Antonio for a conference. I travelled with a colleague called Ben Foster and I also met Kristina Ulrich at the meeting. We had some spare time before the conference and we managed to visit a few great place around the Conference Center. What a great week and beautiful place. I will have to come back with Jess and the children...
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10 November 2013
Walk around Basildon Park
Beautiful weather and winter light for a great walk around Basildon Park
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23 November 2013
Walk around Maidensgrove Common
Beautiful light and end of the day for a great walk around Maidensgrove common. I just love this high ground place with some good views and beautiful sunset...
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08 December 2013
Santa Fun Run in Henley-on-Thames
First time we are doing that sort of thing, a fun run for Christmas for a charity. About 2.5 miles around the Henley-on-Thames train station. Oscar ran with me, and Alana with Jess. I was again very impressed by Oscar as he managed to run the whole way without stopping and at a very good pace... Alana managed to run, walk the whole way as well...
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08 December 2013
National Trust Greys Court
Great to see that Greys Court in now open over December and Christmas. There is also a brand new cafe... Perfect end of the day for a quick walk in the garden.
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15-25 December 2013
It's Christmas Time
A collection of photos from the 15th of December with a party at home with Mulled wine and minces pies up to the 25th of December with Father Christmas's visit at home...
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28 December 2013
Covent Garden with the Griffiths
Ruth and I organised a restaurant in Covent Garden to surprise Nigel. What a great day with the Griffiths around Covent Garden and Picadilly...
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31 December 2013
Short walk in the Hambleden Valley
Short walk in the Hambleden Valley to occupy everybody before the New Year. Short but pleasant walk in the mud up and down the valley
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02 January 2014
Nice walk near Turville
Beautiful day for a walk around Turville. There is always a pub somewhere in the countryside
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08 January 2014
Flooding in Henley
What an amazing sight, flooding of the River Thames absolutely everywhere, blocking road, flooding meadows and fields, creating a very nice chaos everywhere around town
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02-08 February 2014
Skiing at La Plagne
Great week of ski at La Plagne at the same hotel we went last year. I was so pleased with my knee as I have almost recovered completely. I was also so excited about Alana's and Oscar's progress on the ski. They are so confident and enjoying the fun... We can't wait to go back soon in the Alps...
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15 February 2014
Walk with Oscar in Maidensgrove
Beautiful late afternoon with Oscar from Maidensgrove down to the Nature Reserve of Warburg and back up to the pub. Long and muddy walk but beautiful colours and sunset
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16 February 2014
Cake and stuff sales for Badgemore Preschool
Cake and stuff sales on Market Place in Henley for the Badgemore Preschool where Alana is at the moment...
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23 February 2014
Walk in Cliveden
Windy day for a walk but we decided to go back to Cliveden for a nice and long walk in the woods and down to the River. Long walk for Alana who managed extremely well. Beautiful views and glad to see that the flooding has receded.
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01 March 2014
Alana's 4th Birthday Party
Party for Alana's 4th Birthday with her friends at Kids and Actions. Not my definition of fun but the themed room (Princess) was fantastic and to see Alana's smile has no price...
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09 March 2014
Walk in Warburg and Maidensgrove
Great and warm weather for a picnic and a walk in the Warburg Nature Reserve. 5km walk in the hills around Maidensgrove, just the perfect way to spend a sunny day...
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16 March 2014
Walk in Greys Court
Spring is here. What a great and warm day at Greys Court for a great walk in the woods full of Daffodils
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29 March 2014
Walk in Greys Court with Jojo, Frankie and Nancy
Great to catch up with Jojo and the girls...
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30 March 2014
Geocaching near Bix
Geocaching with Annette, Jason, Lucy, Ben, Lilly, Kathy in the woods around Bix. This is an amazing way to get the kids walking and occupied. We were actually lucky to see a big herd of wild deers crossing in front of us... Great afternoon after a nice barbecue in our garden...
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05-06 April 2014
Chessington Park
We had a deal with Oscar. He was supposed to achieve something, which he did and we organised a surprised week-end at Chessington Park. You should have seen his head when he discovered where we were heading he was so pleased. We also had the pleasure to realise a few days before that the Walmsleys were also heading to this place. That was great...
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12-18 April 2014
Pembrokeshire
Great week in Pembrokeshire, south west of Wales in an amazing cottage on Dinas Island Farm. A great place, fantastic view from the cottage, the farm and down to the beach. The farm is a working farm and we were surrounded with hundreds of lambs... Pure joy... We also had the opportunity to do a boat trip around Ramsey Island where we were supposed to see a lot of wildlife but at the end it was too early in the season. We also had the pleasure to meet up with Brian, Jo, Angie, Dave and the kids for a fabulous afternoon on the beach of Tenby. What a beautiful part of the country...
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03 May 2014
Maidensgrove with Kristina and Chris
Great afternoon playing with Oscar and Alana on the Common at Maidensgrove, and as you should we ended up at the pub with Chris and Kristina... Great day out...
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05 May 2014
Braziers Park
Braziers Park is apparently the oldest community in England... Great park and great day out with the usual friends Mark and Jason...
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17 May 2014
Henley-on-Thames Sailing Club
The plan was to have a quick look at the Henley Sailing Club Open day to get a feel. A few hours later, a nice sail on the River with Oscar and a warm welcome from some of the members, we are proud new members of this amazing club. Can't wait to go back and to sail with Oscar again... Great fun.
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23 May 2014
Badgemore School May Fair
Traditional Spring Festival at the Badgemore School in Henley. This was cool also to see Alana participating from the Preschool... Despite the rain, great afternoon...
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25 May 2014
Henley-on-Thames Sailing Club
Great day of racing on the River Thames. Oscar enjoyed so much our two regattas on a samll boat called the Mirror. A lot of wind, great place and fun sailing
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31 May 2014
Henley-on-Thames Sailing Club
Another fantastic day on the River Thames at the Sailing Club. Perfect afternoon finishing by a friendly barbecue at the club and a great sunset... Life is cool...
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11 June 2014
Henley-on-Thames Sailing Club
Wednesday Sailing at the club, but this time I was on duty on the Safety Boat. Great opportunity to grab the camera and take a few photos from the River... Fabulous afternoon on the River...
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19-24 July 2014
Isles of Scilly
What a week on the Isles of Scilly. This place is so remote and beautiful... After a nice boat trip from the western tip of Cornwall, from Penzance we arrived on Hugh Town on the main island. Beautiful places, beautiful beaches and great Company with Louise, Shahid and Tom...
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01-06 August 2014
Charles-Edward's wedding at Saumur
What a great long week-end we had at Charles-Edward and Cecile Jefford's weeding in Saumur... Thanks for the invitation... Great opportunity to visit the region, taste the wine and to rediscover a great place...
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25 August to 01 Septembre 2014
Week in Spain in Begur
Gorgeous weather for our usual week of holidays in Spain, in Begur
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03 Septembre 2014
Alana's first day at School
The start of a new era for Alana... First day at School, at Badgemore in Henley-on-Thames. What an important day. She wasn't scared at all, just really excited... Beautiful moments for us...
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13 Septembre 2014
Henley Farmer Show
The usual Farmer Show in Henley-on-Thames with the pleasure to meet up with Shahid our friend we met on the Isles of Scilly
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04 October 2014
Oscar's Birthday Party
Weekend in Geneva for a few Birthday Parties and meeting up with Friends...
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18 October 2014
Geneva
We organised Oscar's 7th Birthday Party at the Climbing Centre in Reading. What a treat for his friends and for us. Great day and a lot of fun
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25 October 2014
Walk in the woods around Cookley Green
Perfect day for a long walk in the countryside. We decided to explore a part I've done on my mountain bike but not with the rest of the family, Cookley Green Gallery
31 October 2014
Halloween
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