- We are Paul and Amy, co-Creative Directors of our family of five. We enjoy cooking and crafting and sharing our creations.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
First Day of School Redux
In the spirit of fully embracing our England experience, we enrolled the boys in the public school near our home here in Dorking. Joe and Tom are students at St. John’s Church of England Primary School. Every weekday, the boys … Continue reading
Posted in UK Adventure
Tagged Dorking, England, england experience, Expat, family travel, moving to england, Primary school, School Uniform
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Eggless Chocolate Crinkle Cookes
Our family’s “foodie” pursuits are hindered slightly by Paul’s allergies to eggs and several varieties of tree nuts. Honestly, it doesn’t bother him all that much – he’s lived with it his whole life and doesn’t know what he’s missing … Continue reading
Train to France
It’s not every day that you can say you took the train across the English Channel, but over the last weekend of January, our family did just that. We got an early morning start and drove from Dorking to Folkestone … Continue reading
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Tagged boulogne-sur-mer, car train, Eurotunnel, Expat, family travel, France, french cheese, nausicaa aquarium, stinky cheese
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Castles and Much, Much, More!
Here is a recap of our January journeys during our time abroad. Amazingly, I think we managed to keep up our breakneck sightseeing pace of December! We started the New Year with a day trip to county Winchester where we … Continue reading
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Tagged Expat, family travel, Guildford Castle, London, Stonehenge, stratford-upon-avon, Tower of London, winchester castle
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