Exactly a month since the last post. Poor show really, isn't it? I'll try to make up for it a bit now.

So, what's what? I went on Rob West's stag do to Berlin, which was a jolly affair. I'm not publishing the photos here - they're on my Flickr page, but only if you're a registered friend, as one of the party didn't want to appear on the public 'net. So, if you're not a friend, you'll have to just imagine what happens if you take 43 goats into the Reichstag...

Anyway, aside from that, we've had Val (Mott) staying for a week or so. We had a birthday meal for Robert, and then he continued the celebration by working on Angie's house, and then came back to chez Kaijaks to take a pleasure flight from Coventry Airport. This was on a DC-3 Dakota over the wilds of Warwickshire. Apparently he had been waiting 50 years to fly in one which just goes to show good things come to those who wait (and who have lovely daughters...)

Whilst they were here we went to visit Stoneleigh Abbey which isn't very abbey-like. On the banks of the Avon, it's a splendid Georgian building with one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the country (just outside the front windows of the house - handy for spectating). Also renowned for its Jane Austen connections - worth a look if you're in the area. Bit of a shame we've not made it before, given it's on the doorstep...

Jess is keeping us busy as she has rediscovered the joy of reading (well, at least of pulling the books from the shelves). She has got a certificate from Bookstart, mind. In a week of certificates, she also got her Duckling Award Grade 1 badge for swimming! She has also finally noticed that the drawers in the kitchen open and contain many interesting implements. Her talking is also coming on with word of the week (maybe we should start a new feature here) being teeth. Well, that's enough news; time to show photos...