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118/365 Tidiest scout in the camp!

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My brother’s back Boy Two is returned from his scout camp, where he had a whale of a time. His little brother hasn’t left his side since he got back, despite the rather unappetising niff.  Apparently he won a prize for being the tidiest scout in the camp. I’m very proud of him for this […]

116/365 Hoping it’s warm round the camp fire

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Night is falling, it’s cold and the rain clouds are are rushing busily. About two miles away, Boy Two is hopefully happy in his scout camp. This is his first proper camp.There has been much preparation, including intriguingly the acquisition of a flint. I am delighted to report that, when I checked the boy’s stuff […]

112/354 Wishing I was a girl scout…

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Spangles on the water at Drumpellier Park   Look at that – teamwork making it happen for Boys One, Two and Three I took these pictures in Drumpellier Park yesterday. We were there just before the rain and just after a visit to Decathlon.  We went to Decathlon – that palace of Lycra, mansion of […]

A visit from the emergency services

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  Don’t worry, not a proper one. But we did have a couple of firemen round this week and they parked their big red fire engine right outside. It started when Boy Two went to the fire station on an outing with scouts. A week or so later I found him white-faced and wakeful in […]

22/365 Goodbye cubs… hello scouts

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It’s his last day in the green shirt and the neckerchief. Boy Two has today graduated from cubs to start scouts tomorrow. He and I were both a little sad about this, our local troop has been a big part of our lives. A huge cheer for all the thousands of people who give up […]