Blessed To Be Home
After a lot more tolls! We have crossed the border into Germany. We have made it to our second country, and the tolls have stopped but the traffic has started! The French roads are so clear and fast, which is what you get for your money I suppose ( well over 60 quids worth so …
I'm a few days behind and trying to catch up on all we've done. It has been a busy 10 days. I will try to add all the places today if possible whilst I have WiFi. So my last post was Mirecourt in the Vosges and next we went to Vittel - recognise the name? …
Driving northwest from where we are staying brings you up into the vast, gentle slopes surrounding Mirecourt. This is a very important point of history in violin making and is THE place in France, and all over the world, that is highly regarded in the instrument world. I read that at one time 80,000 violins …
This may sound silly but I never realised how huge France was! Perhaps you did but I really didn't. When we planned our itinerary I hadn't quite grasped the scale of things, although I think my husband (who we'll call Papa) had. When we set out early morning to get from Bayeux over to the …
The centre of the world for embroiderers!
We woke up to the most beautiful sunrise streaming through the window. The journey has begun and I was gently reminded several times by numerous friends "how brave" we are to travel 3000 miles over several weeks,with five children to four countries. But then, I reminded them, God is with us - and He is!
 The idea behind this travel diary is to share our journey with all of the people who have helped us and encouraged us over the past year or so. At times, you have all been much more excited than us about this trip. You have helped us to plan, in practical and spiritual ways for …
OK, we have had some pretty long stretches in the car so far and although I don't claim to be an expert, I have found some good ways to keep the troops fed. Feeding everyone is essential and it is the key to keeping children happy. My lot always get grumpier and bicker when …
Written 19th October 2016 After a quick check online we decided it would take  an hour and twenty minutes to reach the ferry port and so we set our alarms.  Now we are not the best people for early mornings but when you have five children, one of which is a baby, it is a …
Homeschool on the River 