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The night before holiday, all packed and clothes out ready for our 5am start. I am REALLY excited!I've been wanting to go back to Orlando for over a decade. So although I will be taking daily photos I won't post anything here until I get back. I think it will do me good to have two weeks cold turkey. No blog. No laptop. No Facebook. A proper break.See you in a fortnight...
A quick trip to Spitalfields Market.
I've been really busy this week, but each day when I've got home from work Stu has been in the kitchen plating up my dinner for me. Mmmm...
How to keep an 11 year old happy for an hour:
Glue
Googly eyes
Pom Poms from some cheap boots
Woolly hat off an Innocent Smoothie
Looking back at the last month, Guiding appears to be taking control of my blog (as well as my evenings, weekends and lunch hours).
Five sleeps left until we fly to the Sunshine State! Which means only five evenings left to get on top of a mountain of Guide stuff. Why is it that when it's voluntary you feel more compelled to put in the extra hours?
Eat me! Eat me!
These foam mushroom sweets are Stuart's favourite, but this big box of them is for a Guide activity - they will eventually become hats for Marshmallow snowmen.
I passed my Driving Theory test today. I really have no excuse not to learn now, best find myself an instructor. Eek!
Another day, another gig. Tonight it was T Ford and The Sun Kings at the village hall.
When the security guard searching your handbag comments on its well co-ordinated contents, you really have to ask yourself, have I gone too far?
I love the way the mug only appears in the lens. This shot using Mom's magnifying glass may lead to more, hopefully taken in better light but with the same beautiful table as a backdrop. Very Sherlock Holmes.
My quick snap of the Codsall village Christmas lights on the way home from Guides didn't really do it justice.
Porquoi m'accuser, moi?
What happens when two Guide leaders get together after not seeing each other for 12 months? A long gossip while trying out a second hand badge maker.
Today we tried out the new Cosford to Marylebone train service and spent the day at Borough Market and the South Bank. Pottering about by the river is one of my favourite things to do.
Shopping for craft equipment brought a welcome relief to hard few days. I can't wait for my holiday.
No time for playing with the camera today. A quick shot from the bedroom window this morning was all I could manage.
I took photographs to represent November for the County calendar this evening. Took this shot as a group of girls started stuffing their guy.
'You could fit two dead bodies in that boot.'
Carolyn lucked out with her courtesy car after an accident a few weeks ago. Note the seat heater button above the screen. It is an enormous car but very cool.
I don't like to do an activity with the Guides that I'm not confident with myself so tonight I decorated gingerbread hearts as a possible Christmas activity. I was planning to try out building a gingerbread house but after a few attempts on the biscuits decided to quit while I was ahead.
Today is Remembrance Sunday.
Tonight we discovered just how much Sara likes playing with fire.
Our first firework display of the weekend. I like this photo because it makes me think of sci fi films and warp speed.
Will I be warm enough?
There's no dress code at work so I suppose you would say I dress comfy. I mooched about in chunky wools and big fluffy boots today.
What an amazing day! Woke up to the news that Obama won the US election then discovered these guys assembling the Mailbox Christmas tree on the way to work. Topped it off with buying a cosy new hat then watched the very cool Bond film.
The first of what is likely to be many firework photos this week. Today I gave the Guides sparklers (a brave move). One of the girls was really scared of them. Not sure if she overcame her nerves or succumbed to peer pressure, but here she is giving it a go!
Our new shower radio, a Cyberman from Doctor Who. I can't decide if it is more or less creepy than the photo from Psycho that I used to have in my bathroom.
What are sisters for if you can't steal their things? Janis hand made this scarf which will now be keeping me cosy this winter.
We were each given some emergency rations from the workshop leader after her talk on holding sleepovers for the Guides. Apparently chocolate and caffeine are essentials for any leader to survive.
The night before holiday, all packed and clothes out ready for our 5am start. I am REALLY excited!
I've been really busy this week, but each day when I've got home from work Stu has been in the kitchen plating up my dinner for me. Mmmm...
How to keep an 11 year old happy for an hour:
Five sleeps left until we fly to the Sunshine State! 
Eat me! Eat me!
I passed my Driving Theory test today. I really have no excuse not to learn now, best find myself an instructor. Eek!
When the security guard searching your handbag comments on its well co-ordinated contents, you really have to ask yourself, have I gone too far?
My quick snap of the Codsall village Christmas lights on the way home from Guides didn't really do it justice.
What happens when two Guide leaders get together after not seeing each other for 12 months? A long gossip while trying out a second hand badge maker.
Today we tried out the new Cosford to Marylebone train service and spent the day at Borough Market and the South Bank. Pottering about by the river is one of my favourite things to do.
Shopping for craft equipment brought a welcome relief to hard few days. I can't wait for my holiday.
No time for playing with the camera today. A quick shot from the bedroom window this morning was all I could manage.
I took photographs to represent November for the County calendar this evening. Took this shot as a group of girls started stuffing their guy.
I don't like to do an activity with the Guides that I'm not confident with myself so tonight I decorated gingerbread hearts as a possible Christmas activity. I was planning to try out building a gingerbread house but after a few attempts on the biscuits decided to quit while I was ahead.
Our first firework display of the weekend. I like this photo because it makes me think of sci fi films and warp speed.
Will I be warm enough?
What an amazing day! Woke up to the news that Obama won the US election then discovered these guys assembling the Mailbox Christmas tree on the way to work. Topped it off with buying a cosy new hat then watched the very cool Bond film.
The first of what is likely to be many firework photos this week. Today I gave the Guides sparklers (a brave move). One of the girls was really scared of them. Not sure if she overcame her nerves or succumbed to peer pressure, but here she is giving it a go!
Our new shower radio, a Cyberman from Doctor Who. I can't decide if it is more or less creepy than the photo from Psycho that I used to have in my bathroom.
We were each given some emergency rations from the workshop leader after her talk on holding sleepovers for the Guides. Apparently chocolate and caffeine are essentials for any leader to survive.
