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I don’t use the word ‘bucolic’ very often, b

I don’t use the word ‘bucolic’ very often, but these piccies are definitely deserving of such a fancy adjective.⁣
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I took these last year at @andrewshayes_holiday_park - a lovely campsite close to Lyme Regis and Seaton (*ad gifted). And because I’m craving getaways, camping holidays, early morning mist and bacon butties, I’ve put together a massive list of campsites bear Bristol (link in bio).⁣
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There are some brilliant family campsites near Bristol in the blog, from back-to-basics, pitch your tent in a field (and wash in the river!) sites, to more managed places with WiFi, restaurants and onsite shops. ⁣
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Finding availability this summer will be your main challenge! ⁣
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Do you have a favourite campsite near Bristol?

Happy 50th anniversary to @ssgreatbritain! 50 year

Happy 50th anniversary to @ssgreatbritain! 50 years since the old girl was rescued from the Falklands and brought (8000 miles) back to Bristol. ⁣
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While the ship and museums are likely to re-open later in the summer, the anniversary is being celebrated online and in an outdoor photography exhibition beside Bristol’s harbour.⁣
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Also hoooooww much do I want to go paddleboarding right now?

Oh remember full-on lockdown? The roads were so qu

Oh remember full-on lockdown? The roads were so quiet it was fairly safe to send your kiddo biking down them. This was then.⁣
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Cycling in Bristol and me go back years, to when @sawdaystravel encouraged employees to bike to work (when the company was based in Long Ashton) with the promise of ‘cyclists’ breakfasts’. Pedalling in to work via Ashton Court each day was a treat (not so much coming back up that huge hill).⁣
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After that, cycling to work was the only way I could do the nursery drop off and get into the city centre on time (Bristol buses didn’t quite cut it on the reliability front and parking fees would have depleted my already-nursery-sucked wage). I could often be found hunting down a Yo Bike of a morning 😂.⁣⁣
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I cyber-penned my thoughts on biking in our fair West Country city for @bristolcyclingcampaign. Head over to their page to see what I said...⁣⁣
#Bristoliansonbikes⁣⁣
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Hello! How’s your week been? It was all change f

Hello! How’s your week been? It was all change for us here as both kiddos went back to preschool (2 days of 2.5 hours) and school (1 day a week). ⁣
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We went back and forth for aaaages about whether to send them back or not, but in the end decided both settings had made a huge effort to make things as safe as possible and the mental health benefits for them and me (now Doug is back to work in Somerset) were a big factor! ⁣
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It was unbelievably cute to watch them return - I thought the littlest one was going to burst with excitement to play with her buddies again at one point 😍🥰.⁣
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Unfortunately their days don’t cross over so my ability to get any work done during the day is still very ‘bitty’, but it’s SO much easier to look after one child at a time (although I admit I did fall asleep on the sofa while homeschooling 😂) However, it did feel like a much needed step in the right direction.

Avoiding crowded areas and finding quiet Bristol p

Avoiding crowded areas and finding quiet Bristol parks and open spaces has been my mission during lockdown and we are lucky to have plenty to choose from on our doorstep. ⁣
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Exploring Bristol’s open spaces has kept us sane and exercised when we were in dire need of a change of scene and burning off some kiddo energy. ⁣
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I’ve rounded up my favourite Bristol parks and open spaces to go for family walks in order to avoid the crowds - LINK IN BIO ☝️

It’s been a while since I posted on the grid, af

It’s been a while since I posted on the grid, after a heavy news and busy half term week, I needed a bit of a break. ⁣
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I was also unsure what to share in light of the news and events taking place against racism all over the world, my round-ups of homeschooling fails and kiddo meltdowns seemed a bit trivial and insensitive. ⁣
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Instead, I’ve been trying to take it all in, educate myself, research resources and books for the kids to make sure we’re having the conversations with them, and constantly endeavouring to raise them unprejudiced and anti-racist.⁣
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I couldn’t make the Bristol march yesterday, but I’ve watched it and the toppling of the statue on social media and global news platforms with such a HUGE sense of pride. ⁣
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