This year has been lots of mini events it seems. Last tuesday night saw us driving through the night in a bid to see a very close almost-family member before she died,sadly we didnt get there in time but at least we were able to be there for her daughter Haley.We expect we'll be going back in a week or so for the funeral. We used the trip to discuss King Henry,Edward and also John and their varying relationships with the princes of Wales and how Wales was eventually subdued.We talked about Simon De Montfort and how modern society and politics owes so much to him and his ideals,how the Runnymede Charter is related to modern politics etc.We also yakked about Electric Mountain and how it works,and the slate mines.Owain Glyndwr was a topic of conversation too.So,the trips in the past 3 months havent been wasted.We also talked about the ancient paths across the Menai between Bangor and Anglesey,the currents in the Straits,the causeway between Anglesey and Holy Island and Wylfa Power Station.Eclectic conversations indeed!!Oh and Druids and the Romans.Oh I could go on ad nauseam! The camera is finally uploading properly,turns out it was something I wasnt doing right that was so glaringly obvious I'm not surprised it took me ages to figure out - just one of those things but its sorted now thats the important bit! I have popped a few pics on just now and will do the rest later. Nicholas is hungry again....boys....lmao!! Alexander has been reading and learning so much through all these ridiulously long journeys that we are quite pleased with him.He has been cross stitching and baking yummy cakes but otherwise not a right lot but I guess he has learned a lot about history and politics and geography.We currently have Flat Stig in Washington DC, and it might be off to Johannesburg soon too!We have also been looking at nappies,ie the environmental impact of both reusable and the disposable kind.With Nicholas approaching weaning rapidly,we have been discussing methods of weaning and babies dietary requirements eg nutrients etc and also the Baby Led Weaning approach which has fascinated Alexander and myself and I think it is the approach we want to try.Our job this week is to fit a new garden gate and to get a load of stuff into the cold frame. Thats all for now,Yellowstone is on now! Oh,I'm reading The Idle Parent by Tom Hodgkinson which is a read that most parents should take the time for,it certainly backs up a lot of what Liam and I believe!