I’ve not been blogging much – Twitter has been my normal outlet. But there have been a few things that I could have used longer-form writing for, like my spud-growing project (which I shall be calling Balcony Farm).

However, I’ve been particularly away recently, as I’ve been Down South visiting my family. This was triggered by my youngest sister Rachel making me an uncle, which in turn caused my next-youngest sister to haul herself all the way from Australia to visit our new nephew. Thus, it seemed a good time to roust myself from my settled nest and go a-visiting.

I have been staying with my brother, Damian, in Oxford, with occasional forays into Guildford, which is where almost everyone else is based – Rachel permanently, Mum and Kate for the duration. Kate managed to get herself a bit ill, so that complicated things, but I got to see and cuddle little Alex (the nephew) and see members of my family I haven’t seen face-to-face for up to eight years.

Photos can be found here – these are from Damian. I didn’t have a camera at the time, although I now do. We’ve just been down to see Dad, and photos from that should be available soon.

It’s been tiring, but a lot of fun. But I shall be home soon.