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Hola, Tenerife!
After Saya testing negative the day before a 7am departure, we hurriedly packed our bags for Tenerife. Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands, and hosts tourists year around on the southern tip of the island. While the kids draped themselves across me for the flight, I meditated on the fact that an all-inclusive…
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The Madamas Meet Sachi
Chez Madama. It’s been two years too long! I didn’t remember how to take the Eurostar. I couldn’t remember if I had to take out the liquids in my bag, or take my shoes off, or when I was supposed to have my passport to hand, but it I know it didn’t matter. It felt…
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A Thousand Blooms in 2021
Sachi Hallett Spells joined our family on 14th March 2021 at 5:21pm. She was 8lbs 6oz and 21.25 inches and I safely delivered her even though she was breech, and entered the world feet first! Sachi’s name means thousand blooms which we felt linked to new beginnings. Blooms welcome in Spring 2021, and the start of something new as…
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Castel Campo
Trying to keep track of the moments that take your breath away at Castel Campo is hopeless. Tasting the first spoonful of homemade risotto, hearing Saya exclaim ‘cock-a-doodles’ when she’d collect fresh farmhouse eggs, or simply turning potatoes over in a vegetable patch made my heart swoon. The sheer beauty of the week could be…
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A Corfu Escape Amidst Covid19
Corey was the motivating force in planning a trip beyond England. Though he booked everything last minute, he was researching family travel abroad on various websites, and through numerous colleagues and friends who’d also been on a recent trip abroad. I needed reassurance, and a clear concept of what the steps would be for each…
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