autumn view from my bedroom window 

Go away and come back when it's snowed. 

Not many flowers around at this time of year 

"My first day at school and all you want to do is take pictures" 

Robert needs somewhere safe to keep his new Volvo 

Something to do with the Grand Union Canal's 200th Anniversary (not that Bryony or Kirri were too bothered about that) 

Liverpool was quite wet, but interesting 

mud, mud, glorious (Northern) mud . . . 

Liverpool

It's a long way from The Village but the Grande Plaza is a nice place to sleep. Trying to find somewhere to eat in the evening in pouring rain was amazingly difficult if you don't know where you're going. I guess there are restaurants there somewhere but all my colleague and I could find was an expensive italian bistro-like place with a very odd menu.

Getting out of the city also proved trickier than I'd expected but I got it right second time round.