Tuscany ‘25

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Rusty

Vicky and Simon have just returned from a fantastic trip to Tuscany, Italy.

We flew into Pisa, spent some time in Lucca, Florence, Trasimeno lake, Cortona, Monte San Savino, San Gimignano, Gambassi Terme and Pisa once again.

The entire trip was filled with laughter and great times. The cocktails, beer and of course wine was all free flowing and delightful – including this cheeky glass of wine in one of the many “wine holes” we located in the beautiful city of Florence….

We sadly didn’t’t manage to find an average meal anywhere – every single one was outstanding.

Massive thanks to Dafit and Jilly for joining us and making the memories – Tuscany, we will never forget your beauty, your terrific food, incredible wines (and bonus cocktails) and of course the great laughs we enjoyed all the way through.

We hope to see you again soon 🙂

South African Rugby Tour

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Rusty

5am and Elliot us in the school hall with his team mates, all of which look extremely subdued.

Today is a looong day with over 6hours layover in Munich as they make their way to Cape Town for a 10 day long tour of South Africa with the school Rugby (and Netball) Team

It seems to have come round awfully quickly but they seem largely ready for 10 incredible days of exploration and fun. There might be some rugby mixed in it too 🙂

We look forward to hearing all about it upon their return as we are not expecting much while they are away.

Have a great time kids and we look forward to hearing and seeing it all when you return.

Both Rusty boys are home

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Rusty

With over 5 hours difference, the boys are both home and sleeping tight 🙂 They have both seemingly had a great time and have different stories of laughter and of ski experiences.

Oliver has missed his parents and Elliot seemingly has an understanding of the frustration of others not wishing to get out of bed in the mornings 🙂

We have of course missed them dearly and are very pleased that they are safely home. It is great that they have truly enjoyed the experience and Simon is delighted that they would go again – although the stories do tend to suggest that they are both way better skiers than he is 😬⛷️⛷️

Radio silence 🎿🚠⛷️

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Rusty

Is what we are receiving from the boys in Italy most of the time.

we did receive the following message yesterday – “i’ve had a huge crash this morning which has given me a head injury”

The detail took approximately 10 minutes to get – it was a small fall with a long barrel roll which resulted in a small headache.

Anyway, all joking aside the boys do appear to be having a cracking time – with only a couple of falls so far – the result of being slightly over confident.

Christmas Lights at Temple Newsam

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Rusty

We enjoyed a lovely stroll around the lights at Temple Newsam this evening.

the boys of course grumbled about it before hand, but seems to genuinely enjoy the walk after all 🙂 The even was really well put together with lovely soft music as we wandered around, with a handy hot chocolate and waffle station at around the half way point.