Happy New Year – may it be a healthy and successful 2018 for you and yours! So are you like me trying to ‘wean’ yourself off all that Christmas good food, snacking and sweets? We have enjoyed far too many delicious meals and glasses of wine over the festive holidays. I know thats what Christmas is about but its now all about January and getting back to work, routine and self control! We discussed ‘dry January’ in our house and have gone through the usual New Years resolutions

We have been so lucky with this beautiful Spring weather the past few days. Normally it never happens in the school Easter holidays!  As a family we are getting ready for Easter with visiting National Trust properties and gardens last week and even joining in the egg hunts. Note that the National Trust are now advertising the ‘Cadburys Egg Hunt’ rather than the ‘Easter Egg hunt’ what do you think about the word Easter being dropped? I understand the reason behind it but still