Getting Out in Lockdown

A Walk in the Woods

We had a walk north of Stansted from Oldhouse Lane through the woods to Watergate Hanger. Joe was fascinated with the tree overhanging one of the old quarries...

Come on Karen :-)

T-Shirts and Phones
Lisa's new T-Shirt arrived.  It's Dodie!

Joe made a picture insert for his phone...

Tinnies on Fowley
I had a trip out on the water with Jezza.  We bumped into Simon, Tory and George...

A Black Headed Gull's nest on Fowley.....taken from social distance...

Me and Jez had a pottle about in the harbour...

Joe Haircut
Joe emerged from his room having cut his own hair!   Looks great too...

Telegraph Hill Walk
We had a nice walk up Telegraph Hill near Compton..

Joe exploring the woods..

It was a hot day.  Lisa and Karen having a rest...

Shopping!
The shopping arrived.  I hadn't appreciated how big a 1kg jar of Nutella was :-)

Kayak with the Dickinsons
We went out on the water with Ian and Stan.  Social distancing of course...

Ian and Stan (pulling a funny face)

Racton Ruin
I had a nice Bike ride with Joe up Racton Ruin...

East Dean Walk
We had a lovely walk through the woods at East Dean.  Another super hot and sunny day...

Joe exploring the fields...

Joe took this photo of a poppy...

Joe's Tattoos!
Joe is a real footballer now, with an arm full of tattos!   ;-)

Kayak with Lisa
Me and Lisa hit the water....

Gardening
Me and Joe planted some runner beans...

We deserved glass of orange juice after all that planting.  Runner beans, spring onions and we potted up some pea seeds...

Walk - Inholmes Wood
We had a very nice walk through Inholmes Wood, north of Stoughton...

The hills are alive with the sound of children chatting :-)

Stunning trees...

Joe with the Dog Daisies...

We spotted a busy bee at work...

Back on the Water
First trip out on the water this year...

Joe couldn't resist a swim, of course....

Lots of black headed gulls nesting on Fowley.  The birds have had a great time during the lockdown...

Bike Ride - Stoughton
Me and Joe had a hot ride up to Stoughton....

We had a mini picnic in a field near the Kingley Vale car park...

Child Labour
The kids cleaned and painted the decking.  Does this count as home schooling :-)

Joe's New Bike
Joe setting up his new bike...

We went for a ride past Racton and out to West Marden.  Joe says the bike is great :-)

We are surviving lock down so far :-)

Lock Down Life in May

Sports

Everyday is a football day in Joe World :-)   The grass never stood a chance!

Kitchen Table Tennis.

Quiz

The Fellows Family Quiz.

The first one was won by the Amberley Branch :-)

Memories of Easter
The kids and Karen enjoying Breakfast on Easter Day.

 And the cake....yum!

Joe watched a dramatic battle between a spider and a bee.  Eventually the bee escaped from the spider's web.

Joe has been experimenting with picture effects...

Joe and Dad

Joe and Dad selfie after football...

We had fun burning up some garden rubbish...

Fun School

Fun School is 10-11 each morning..

Joe wrote about a typical day watching Pompey.  One thing he is really missing at the moment.

Lisa continued her fabulous stylised flower drawings.

Fixing the House

Karen borrowed Lisa's sewing machine to keep her occupied while she is on furlough..

Strange things are happening. Joe tidied up his room.  It took him two whole days, but the results are fantastic...

And Lisa painted a feature wall in Lilac...

Food

Joe's Pizza Dough...

The kids took over the kitchen and it was pizza and peppermint creams for dinner :-)

Joe loves a BBQ, especially playing with the fire afterwards...

Most exciting!!!!  I found a three layer custard cream!

Out

We went out for a nice quiet walk along the sea front in Emsworth...

The sunset on the way home was lovely...

And something fell out......my crown.  The dentist says it should be OK until after the Lock Down.  No pain yet.  Fingers crossed.

Mum and Dad

Celebrating VE Day.  75 years on...

And Dad in Trafalgar Square in 1945 with Nanny and Auntie Joan...

Trees
Joe put his hammock up.  Turns out it's a great place for some social mediaing..

And tree climbing...spot the boy!

Footy Quiz
We have a footy quiz each week with the Coalie Old Boys.  The challenge this week for an extra point was to write a four line poem relating to the Coalie Football Club...

More Fun School

Joe's Fun School Folder...

Chilling out after Fun School....

Joe's latest creation.... His own Rock Festival...including Red Sky :-)

And another Lisa plant picture :-)

Trying to decide what to grow in the beds...