This is the view out the french doors and over the deck.  How's the serenity?!  I had planned to put a couple more photos up, but the internet connection is sllloooowwww so I can't be bothered!
The hill in the distance is over the other side of the river, not far from where I grew up.  It is lovely and quiet here - apart from the odd car on the highway most of the time the only sounds are natural.
It is starting to get colder here now, especially at night when crawling into a big bed between two warm little bodies has definite advantages!  Wind and rain and wearing scarves to the park :)
Now that we are out of quarantine we are getting into a rhythm of social activities and outings.  Planned things on Mondays and every other Tuesdays and a couple of other things that happen on various days every week. We are in the process of organising a big group trip down to Hastings to use the pool in a few weeks with some other families which should be fun.  In the mean time we make stuff, jump on the new trampoline (beebee if you are Anouke), run around and wander through our days in a pretty mellow kind of way.  It is pretty safe to say that I am happier now than I have been in a long time :)