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2021 update
Jun. 17th, 2021 10:55 amSo no holiday this year. We had been booked to meet up as a family in Yorkshire from 9th July but the loosening of Covid 19 restrictions has been deferred for another four weeks. It's possible that overnight stays of people from more than two households will be allowed from 19th July but there are no places available to book. All of the folk who would normally go abroad are having staycations this year.
Never mind, we've decided to spend the summer on a round robin visit to each other's houses instead. That will be nice as it's been a long time since we've done that. Unfortunately, no-one has a house large enough to take us all at the same time. We could squeeze six in, as others could probably do in their homes, but there are nine of us, counting spouses as well.
We're hoping to return to the week together somewhere nice in 2022. The Isle of Man holiday for us and our daughter, Jennet, and her beau, Pete, has been postponed again until next year's June. Hopefully all will go ahead then.
In the meantime, we have had a visit from them over the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May, which was such a relief. I've missed our group hugs! (Faces averted of course :D )
We actually managed a trip to Formby, our nearest beach. I love Formby. As children, we were always going there, whatever the weather or time of year. The husband does not have that as part of his culture and isn't fussed about taking me. It's been five years since I last went! Anyway, he took us there and stayed in the car (knees playing him up) whilst we struggled up and down the dunes to reach the sea...and it was in! It's never in at Formby :D The beach was packed with people enjoying themselves but all socially distanced.
It was a hot day but there was a cool breeze off the sea. The kids went for a walk, paddling, and were gone for half an hour! This is a lovely picture of them :D
And this:
Never mind, we've decided to spend the summer on a round robin visit to each other's houses instead. That will be nice as it's been a long time since we've done that. Unfortunately, no-one has a house large enough to take us all at the same time. We could squeeze six in, as others could probably do in their homes, but there are nine of us, counting spouses as well.
We're hoping to return to the week together somewhere nice in 2022. The Isle of Man holiday for us and our daughter, Jennet, and her beau, Pete, has been postponed again until next year's June. Hopefully all will go ahead then.
In the meantime, we have had a visit from them over the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May, which was such a relief. I've missed our group hugs! (Faces averted of course :D )
We actually managed a trip to Formby, our nearest beach. I love Formby. As children, we were always going there, whatever the weather or time of year. The husband does not have that as part of his culture and isn't fussed about taking me. It's been five years since I last went! Anyway, he took us there and stayed in the car (knees playing him up) whilst we struggled up and down the dunes to reach the sea...and it was in! It's never in at Formby :D The beach was packed with people enjoying themselves but all socially distanced.
It was a hot day but there was a cool breeze off the sea. The kids went for a walk, paddling, and were gone for half an hour! This is a lovely picture of them :D
And this:
