After an emotional up and downer yesterday, we got what we needed on Friday (another Bank Holiday!) and had some quiet family time to chill out. Romeo is doing remarkably well considering his crushed rib cage and punctured lung. The clouds had gathered...

Here's the last of the lilac, which my neighbour brought me from her garden. It smells fantastic, but doesn't last long unfortunately. Not much happening on the walking front at the moment, but I have to do at least 18km at the end of the week, so I'd...

So today's 1st May, La Fête du Travail - which is ironic really, as it's a bank holiday. This is a historic May Day, though, as it's the first time in many years that all the different unions will be demonstrating together. Well done Sarko - a united...