Tomahawk Steak!

We had a team lunch today at Smiths of Smithfield. A number of us went for the Tomahawk steak to share (£60 for two with fries and a bottle of Malbec included)....which was a big portion! Len had a Leek Tart, as he was saving himself for a Shepherd's Pie tonight...missing out on a few photo opportunities like these....

Walk to Fairlop and Barkingside

We went for a walk to Fairlop and Barkingside today. The weather a bit up and down...but at least not raining! Walking through Barkingside a shop being refurbished to a coffee shop showed its origins as a record shop once!

Walk up to Fairlop

We had some early spring sunshine today, so took a long walk up to Fairlop. Finding the cafe there closed, we carried on to Barkingside for a coffee and some lunch. Walking back you could finally feel some warmth in the sun for the first time this year.

Saturday day out

We upgraded the West Ham child's ticket to an adult one so that Siv could come along and have aday out with Fi, Sally and Trudie at West Ham. On a cold day it was disappointing that West Brom equalised in the 93rd minute, but a fun day out.

After the game we headed back to a packed Builder's Arms to watch England beat Wales in the rugby.

Saturday in Westcliff

We went to Westcliff to see Conor for his 18th Birthday, and had our first meeting with Coco at Grae and Fi's.

Weekend in Kirton with Karin and James

We went to Kirton for the weekend to see Karin, James, Nori and Eirik. On Sunday we took Rosie over to watch Eirik play football....Rosie was kept busy chasing her ball!

Walk over Valentine's Park

We went for a walk over Valentine's Park today, again enjoying some Winter sunshine, even if it was a bit cold and frosty. It was still warm enough in the sun to sit outside with a coffee.Quite a lot of things to photograph, a few are below, the rest are here:

VALENTINE'S PARK PHOTOS

Walk over Fairlop Waters

We took a trip over Fairlop Waters today to enjoy the winter sunshine. A very crisp day, but nice to get out in the sunshine.

Onkel's 80th Birthday Party

We headed from Molde to Oslo, to stay with Siv's family for a night before flying up to Bardufoss and heading onto Finnsnes for Siv's Onkel Per's 80th Birthday Party. we were even lucky enough to get a brief display of The Northern Lights! Some photos are below, and the rest are here:

ONKEL'S 80th BIRTHDAY PARTY PHOTOS