This summer has been a very special one. It’s been a summer of sunshine and heatwaves and lots of adventures. One which we will look back on and remember fondly forever.

Summer 2025 was

• Our ‘dolce vita’ with visits to some beautiful, historic Italian cities, Rome, Genoa, Pisa and Florence.
• The elegance and charm of Cannes, observed from La Grande Roue.
• The Nou camp in Barcelona, a magnet for all football fans.
• The picturesque port of Palma, simply stunning in the sunshine.
• Fun, football and family times in Liverpool, what a fantastic city.
• Cars, stunning grounds and sculptures at Beaulieu.
• Bristol, the Gromit trail, girlie shopping and mooching.

We celebrated birthdays and anniversaries

• SUP boarding and a Thai birthday meal.
• Barbecue and birthday platters.
• A beach hut day and fish and chips.
• A Roman meal and a visit to the Trevi fountain and Spanish steps, places with lovely memories of our wedding.

We had adventures

• Segways around old Genoa
• Zip wire across the ship

We travelled by

• Planes, ships and boats, underground, bus, coach, taxi, trains and car.
• I ran lots, parkruns, home and away, a 5k Lighthouse loop race, half marathon training.

At home, we

• Grew salad and vegetables, with a bumper yield of potatoes
• Declutterred and tidied (I like being organised)
• Admired our booming garden.
• Got dressed up for prom and celebrated at the leaving assembly.
• Packed away school books and memory books and said good bye to school for our children.

Our summer was really special, a transition from childhood to young adulthood in the most gorgeous sunshine and warmth with new adventures and experiences. Thank you summer 25, you rocked.