This is not my normal monthly blog.
Firstly, it is late (I usually try to publish by the first of the next month).
Secondly, I have almost nothing to report.
This is because I am currently working on a separate blog post which is about our two week tour in Scotland (by car). We got back on the 2nd July and I hoped to publish that report very quickly but there are so many photos (not all of cakes!) that it’s going to take me several more days.
Here are just a few pictures from the very sunny first two weeks of June.
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We didn’t see so much of Lara as she was really busy with the final events in her schooling career. She got a fantastic result in her exams and was heavily involved in planning the Abi Ball (Prom), which we attended. She did get her first chance to drive Klaus’s Octavia, Murphy, though – and did it really well!
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However, the hot weather in the first two weeks of June meant that Klaus and I went on several cycle rides to various places for cake or ice cream.
My Mum commented that last month’s blog had too many cakes so I have put all the cakes and ice creams together in one gallery for your delectation.
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So keep an eye out for the special report on Scotland which should hopefully be available within a few more days. Once it is I will put a link to it on this blog post too.