March 31st, 2009
This past weekend we went up to Edinburgh. I have been studying at the University for the past term and this was my final study weekend. Gordon came too to spend time with friends.
We had a lovely time with Ally, John. Rachel, Matthew and Andrew. We didn’t see a lot of Rachel as this was a key weekend for her – a rite of passage, the weekend when she bought her first boyfriend home – it was my job to keep her Mum calm!
Ally had heard about a cake shop which sold enormous cakes…
Matthew wonders at such a huge eclair
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We also went out to the Falkirk Wheel – what an amazing thing…
The Falkirk Wheel
March 18th, 2009
You may have heard on the news that the UK Youth Parliament has been given permission to hold a debate in the House of Commons this summer. Last year a debate was held in the House of Lords and some of the young people our team work with attended, it was an historic occasion.
More information, plus some footage of the debate by MP’s as to whether this should happen is available on the UK Youth Parliament website.
It was interesting to hear some of the negative comments- but then when you see the vote it was overwhelmingly supportive.The member of staff who covers this piece of work will be on maternity leave during the time when this event happens, maybe I’ll have to attend..I’ll have to take loads of tissues as there is no doubt at all that I will cry!!
March 14th, 2009
We have new neighbours, actually we have had them since October but over the winter we don’t spend too much time outside, plus the way our house and theirs is positioned means that we rarely would bump into them.
Anyway – we did meet them today and they seemed very pleasant and lovely – but most especially as they have felled quantities of trees in their garden and saved the wood for us – even though they hadn’t met us before – what amazing kindness!
We are now the proud owners of a new and glorious woodpile!
March 10th, 2009
Here I am at Edinburgh Airport on my way back from Orkney – photos can be seen on www.thefriers.co.uk
Its fab – working on my Acer Aspire One, listening to the radio with the headphones from my ipod – even the delay to the flight doesn’t seem quite so bad…
March 7th, 2009
It’s been so many months since I posted that a whole new person has arrived since I last wrote
Here is Emilie Fiona updating her blog…see it on www.thefriers.co.uk
Emilie updates her blog
