In celebration of my series of Trials finally coming to an end, and notwithstanding that November has finished and I now no longer am aiming to post a blog per day, some bonus posts updating on our adventures this year.
We were back in the UK for Christmas and New Year but the main focus was on Dad’s 90th birthday in April which we celebrated with the family in Kent with some glorious weather which also brought the best out of the beautiful Magnolia in Dad’s back garden.
We had a lovely lunch and piano recital by a concert pianist for his birthday and of course Dad also demonstrated his piano playing skills:
After all the Parties we headed off to Amsterdam by Eurostar for the Vermeer exhibition and were also able to take in some of the other galleries (including the Van Dyck museum and MOMA) as well ask managing a enjoyable (if somewhat damp) bike ride around the canals and major tourist sites.
