Caen Hill Lock

DDL15 and DDJ11 have gone away with their grandparents this weekend. (XFIL 70th birthday party). DH wanted to go somewhere today but as the weather forecast wasn't great, we didn't want to go too far. So DH, DDK7 and I went to Caen Hill Lock near Devizes.





We walked down the hill to the bottom and on the way back up the heavens opened and we got absolutely drenched!

Other news: DDL15 did her weeks work experience in Woolworths this week. My bosses were so impressed with her that they gave her a gift voucher and offered her a Saturday job when she turns 16! I am a very proud Mum! :D

DDJ11 had her Prom. I can hardly believe that she is leaving primary school next week! Here she is all dressed up.

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

On Saturday we visited Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and Stackpole Estate. We started at Stackpole Quay, walked along the coast path to Barafundle Bay. After lunch we drove to Bosherston and walked around the Lily ponds to the beach at Broadhaven. We then drove on past St Govans Head and visited St Govans Chapel at Chapel Cove. Unfortunately the program I use to upload my photos 'not responded' and I lost all but one of the photos of the Chapel. :( We had tea in Tenby before setting off for home.

Stackpole Quay and The Coastline





Barafundle Bay



Bosherston Lily Ponds













Broad Haven



St Govan's Chapel



Found in Tenby

Tyndale Monument

Tyndale Monument is at the top of a hill in North Nibly, near Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire.




ERECTED A.D. 1866
IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF
WILLIAM TYNDALE
TRANSLATOR OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE
WHO FIRST CAUSED THE NEW TESTAMENT
TO BE PRINTED IN THE MOTHER TONGUE
OF HIS COUNTRYMEN
BORN NEAR THIS SPOT HE SUFFERED
MARTYRDOM AT VILVORDEN IN
FLANDERS ON OCT 6 1536

View of the River Severn and both Severn crossings.






Dark, narrow and scary steps.

I Don't Know Where We're At Now

We seem to be bouncing between 'Mr Nice-guy' and 'Mr What's The Point, I hate my life, nobody loves me'. I think he is scared because he is 60 next year. He has brought up the boys to walk all over him and now he doesn't like it. He is bored and he is jealous that I have a hobby. Anyway, he cried a lot yesterday. Today things seem a bit strained but almost 'normal'. I don't really know what's going on.

Frustrated

Mr Nice-Guy is back.

State Of Play

We have established that neither of us is happy in the marriage. We have also both stated our non-intention of leaving.

He says that it is HIS house and he won't leave it. He says that he is too old to start over again. I say that I have a right to stay in the house until DDK7 is 18.

He has said a lot of other stuff too. I sit and say nothing because there is no point.

Why Don't I Leave?

"Why Don't Battered Women Leave?"
OK - I'm not actually battered, but the answers are near enough the same for mental/emotional abuse.

Womens Aid - Housing options
Don't make it easy do they?

Stourhead House And Gardens, Wiltshire

It is Mums 60th birthday tomorrow. To celebrate Dbro and family and my gang took Mum and Dad to Stourhead for the day.

The House.






Entering the grotto.





Neptune


Outside of the grotto from across the lake






'Please do not feed the ducks' Ooops!