Jane's parents kindly offered to look after esther and kezia for the weekend. we couldn't believe our luck and quickly booked a weekend away in Bournemouth using lastminute.com.

it was excellent to spend time just jane and I (no Internet or children). we missed the kids of course, but had a great time. i highly recommend this to anyone - go on holiday with your partner for a few days without anyone else. just have some fun and forget about everything else.

esther and kezia had a good time at their grandparents, and jane's parents enjoyed it too. hoorah !

(we're already looking forward to our next weekend away to Stockholm next summer ...)

here is jane by the seaside: