We spent today at the Dean Heritage Centre. The weather was much better than expected and the sun came out for part of the day. The Centre has something for everyone. The girls particularly enjoyed the pigs, rabbits and ferrets and the adventure playground.
George was interested in the vegetable garden of the miner's cottage and I liked the social history area of the museum and the miner's cottage. All in all a great value day out. Am a bit worried about the planned trip to the zoo. Mum can we have....... a tiger, elephant, giraffe???
Visit Gill's blog - Elegant Suffiency - to see which heroine she was.
...intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of ridiculousness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a tendency toward prejudgement that serves you very ill indeed.
Who am I to disagree?
There are opportunities for the children to see the amphibians close up and to handle them. Chaz was very brave holding this Fire Salamander (photo by Boo).
Welly Boot Land which opened in July promises "Water, logs and ropes combine to make a thrilling experience". Armed with our wellies we were disappointed to find that the vital ingredient - water -was nowhere to be seen. However the girls enjoyed climbing and playing in the sand. It looked as though the water will be great fun when it's fixed - but probably taking a change of clothes would be a wise move. We have some video to upload here but don't have the right connector for the video camera - watch this space.
As posted previously our house really hasn't made much progress in the past 8 years. However, last year we did get round to decorating and furnishing the dining room (see yesterday's post) and the sitting room. Obviously neither room is completely finished yet in accordance with our family tradition. However, here are a few pics. I can't believe we waited 4 years to afford these sofas and my sister asked if they came from Argos!!!! (I'll never forgive her)
The Venture photograph below is included as when I was feeling a bit put out this morning that we weren't going on holiday I realised it cost as much as a short break - so consider it this year's holiday shot!
Having watched the video you will appreciate why I got a stand in. Who'd have a camera lens wide enough for a overweight 46 year old (or should that be 33 year old??).
The honey roast parsnips were cooked perfectly and the cabbage was interesting as I sprinkled it with dried oregano instead of pepper. There were two desserts on offer - strawberries and an excellent bread and butter pudding. We now know the reason for cutting the crusts off the bread is because they will burn - but we only left them on one slice so it was still delicious. 
