I enjoy art, but I’m ashamed to say I can’t remember the last time I went to an exhibition. I’m not really sure why. Certainly since Tin Box Tot came along it hasn’t seemed like an appropriate activity. The squeals of a toddler are hardly the perfect accompaniment to a collection of oil paintings. However,…
I was lucky enough to be invited along to the launch of Fareham Art Trail (23-30 August 2014). It’s a fantastic event that’s making art more accessible to my town in Hampshire and the wider community. Considering its a volunteer run project there’s an amazing number of things to do during the Trail, from visiting…
We love to caravan but another big part of our lives is the Royal Navy. It’s quite literally ‘the day job’ for Mr Tin Box. Last weekend, rather than hitch up, we went along to a big event for our military community – the HMS Collingwood Open Day and Field Gun competition HMS Collingwood, in…
A rare thing happened this week – Mr Tin Box and I had a toddler free daycation. Since Tin Box Tot came along last February, we haven’t had a full day off together without our now sizable bundle of joy. It’s something we’ve been meaning to do for a while, but house moving and general…
Tin Box had a taste of the agricultural life last weekend. We were staying at Ramley Farm near Lymington in the New Forest, where tractors were a regular sight during our two day stay. The landowner was busy cutting and baling silage using some very impressive machinery that had us fascinated. The view from Tin Box’s…