Can I tell you about my day yesterday?
I went to a place in North Yorks called 'Gordale Scar' with my son and my grandchildren and our dogs.
It's an amazing place - Google it !
The water coming off the tops and gushing down is so crystal clear I swear you could drink it and lower down there looked to be watercress growing in the stream.
My son ticked a box. He went in the waterfall. It must have been bloody freezing !
But the best part for me came as I was watching them all climb up to the top when a party of schoolchildren and their teachers appeared and the children descended upon my dogs. They were cuddling them and stroking them and I was standing in the middle of it all loving it.
One of the children shouted 'this is even better than the residential'. I looked at the teacher and he said would you mind if your dogs appear on twitter?
Later we met again on the way back down and the children all waved at me. This was one of those times when the unexpected happens and you never forget. Such a happy day and we did not have time to get to 'Janet's Foss'.. Google that as well !
Sorry if this all sounds soppy - it was great !