Daffodils for Grandpa

My Dad, Norman Matthew, would have been 83 today.  Took the children to wish him happy birthday.

Springtime in Arkholme

DSC_0031, originally uploaded by Phil Haygarth.

We've had a terrific weekend of spring sunshine, the weather brings everyone out. yesterday we had an Easter egg hunt that took over the village and today after Rugby at Settle we went to Malham Tarn. Andy and Caroline and Archie came to tea last night and we have all been doing some cycling. Lovely time.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day 2012, originally uploaded by Phil Haygarth.

Mother's day in our house was a bit different this year. Unfortunately Gran was not able to come and poor Anne had to work on the day. However, we made up for it by cooking a big breakfast and also a cracking tea for Grandma and Mum - among a flurry of daffodils! Happy days.

Angus on the Col du Docker

Our weekend in a short film

Our family, by Helen

Our family, by Helen, originally uploaded by Phil Haygarth.

Helen did this great sketch of our family. See if you can recognise all 7 of the members? I must admit some amusement at her non flattering and very honest interpretation of my hair (or lack thereof); there is nothing like children to tell it like it is! Great stuff!

Weekend in Scotland - Ben More and The Cobbler

Untitled, originally uploaded by Phil Haygarth.

This weekend I joined my brother Dave and Cousin Adrian and friends for our annual 'boys' trip top the mountains - this time for the first time we went north of the border to the high hills. We stayed in a great hotel in Tarbet (Loch Lomand) and on the Saturday managed an ascent of Ben More - a great success especially for Adrian and I who first time around (ca 1990) failed to summit because of the weather. A source of irritation combined with amusement was that I dropped my camera into a burn on the approach and had to strip naked to retrieve it from the deep and icy torrent (much to the amusement and photographic opportunism of my 'mates'!). The Ben More route plan can be viewed here. On the Sunday the weather for the Cobbler was better. As ever, a terrific weekend, even though I lost my camera and my modesty! Roll on next year.

Matt off to Warwick

Matt off to Warwick, originally uploaded by Phil Haygarth.

Matt is captured here being dispatched to Warwick to play in a Rugby Sevens tournament with his school. He is excited and nervous - it is the furthest he has been away from home with out us before. Dad too is off this weekend - but with Uncles Dave and Adrian and mates to Scotland walking. Haygarths all over the country this weekend!