A Life Full of Meaning

07/10/2026

A slightly cloudier day in Menorca today, so we decided to go exploring.

We caught the local bus from right outside the hotel into Mahon. It was only €1.80 each and took about 20 minutes, although there was a moment of confusion when another bus — or possibly a land train — arrived first and we had absolutely no idea whether we should get on it!

Mahon was lovely for a wander. We explored the historic centre, looked around the shops and made our way down to the harbour.

I also ordered a café bonbon without really knowing what I wanted. It turned out to be very sweet, very delicious and definitely worth trying.

After a few hours exploring, an ice cream and a much easier lift ride back up from the harbour, we caught a taxi back to the hotel and spent the rest of the day around the resort.

A really nice mixture of exploring and holiday relaxing.

06/10/2026

Today felt like the first day we properly settled into holiday mode.

After breakfast, we had a little walk to the shops, then spent most of the afternoon around the swimming pools.

The children had such a good time, especially in the splash pool with the pirate ship and slides. I hardly filmed any of it because filming around swimming pools always feels a bit awkward, but it was honestly such a lovely afternoon.

I did learn one lesson — cloudy and breezy in Menorca does not mean you can skip the sun cream. My shoulders definitely reminded me of that later!

We finished the evening with dinner, Uno, and then Oliver and Layla dancing away at the entertainment.

A simple holiday day, but a really good one.

05/10/2026

We made it to Menorca!

The alarm was painfully early, and we were heading to Birmingham Airport at 4am, but checking the cases in the night before turned out to be such a good decision.

Once we arrived in Menorca, we collected our bags, got on the transfer coach and finally reached the hotel.

First impressions are very good. The hotel looks lovely, lunch had plenty of choice, and the children wasted no time getting into the swimming pool.

By the afternoon, everyone was starting to feel the effects of that very early start, especially the little ones.

Glenn and I had a wander after dinner, found the path towards the sea, spotted a beautiful sunset and stocked up on tea bags — obviously an essential part of any British holiday!

A very early start, but a lovely first day.

04/10/2026

The holiday has begun!

Saturday was a lovely mixture of spending time with Mum in Kingsbridge, meeting Glenn after work in Dartmouth and then setting off on the long drive to Northampton.

On Sunday we visited Naomi and the grandchildren before catching the train to Birmingham Airport, where we managed to check our cases in the night before the flight. That already feels like an excellent decision with a 3:30am alarm waiting for us!

But the strangest thing happened while we were wandering around the airport.

We bumped into Miranda and Nigel—the couple who bought Nutshell and still live aboard her —completely by chance. Of all the people to meet at Birmingham Airport!

Harry, Hayley and the children arrived later, everyone got checked in, and we’re now tucked up in the hotel ready for a very early start.

Next stop: Menorca.

04/10/2026

Family Holiday in Menorca | Punta Prima & Mahón | Ep 461 | 2 Oct (2026)

This week we're swapping Devon for Menorca as we head off on a fami...

02/10/2026

We are very nearly holiday-ready.

I had such a leisurely start to Friday, listening to the final bit of The Island while finishing off some packing, then headed out to get our euros and catch the bus through to Brixham.

After my appointment I walked down to the boat to wait for Glenn to finish work. I also discovered that I had somehow managed to fit FOUR pairs of glasses into one small handbag. No idea why I thought that was necessary.

Once Glenn arrived, we had fish and chips on the back of the boat and did a final little check before we went away.

Then it was back to Totnes to finish packing and get the cases into the car.

It finally feels like the holiday is about to begin.

01/10/2026

Out of office is officially ON.

I finished my last few hours of work today, switched on the out-of-office and I am now very much ready for our holiday next week.

Before that, I had the tiniest haircut imaginable — just a little tidy-up — picked up a few bits for dinner and then headed out for a lovely walk along the river.

It was such a beautiful afternoon that an ice cream felt completely justified.

Dinner was my very easy 3-2-1 chicken recipe with chilli jam, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce, then I headed off to embroidery class.

I’m actually really pleased with how it’s coming along now… as long as nobody looks too closely!

30/09/2026

We were heading home to Devon today, but rather than taking the quickest route, we decided to go through the Cotswolds.

We were meeting Taylor, who is visiting from America, in Chipping Campden — somewhere neither of us had visited before.

What a beautiful place. Gorgeous buildings, autumn colours starting to appear, and so many little streets I wanted to explore. I definitely want to go back when we have more time.

Driving home afterwards also took us through several villages we’d never seen before, and it reminded me again just how many lovely places there are in the UK that we haven’t discovered yet.

You really don’t always have to travel very far to have an adventure.

29/09/2026

We were supposed to be travelling home today, but Glenn had a long list of family jobs, so we decided to stay in Northampton for an extra day.

The morning started with Harry’s van after someone had tried to break into it overnight. Luckily, nothing valuable was inside, but the back doors were damaged, so Glenn managed to get them closing properly again.

Then it was off to Chloe’s to give her bathroom a bit of a refresh while the house is on the market. Glenn worked incredibly hard all day, while Chloe worked; I did a bit myself and tried to get some steps in.

We also squeezed in a quick visit to Beth and met the new shop dog, Milo.

And because apparently the day needed one more bit of drama, Dave the dog managed to get himself stuck behind the shed and had to be rescued by Glenn and Paul.

Never a dull moment!

28/09/2026

A slightly different Monday today because I was back in the office in Milton Keynes.

It’s been a while since I’ve been back to Great Linford, so it was really nice to see everyone again and have a proper day in the office.

Glenn, meanwhile, had a very practical day. He fitted new brake discs and pads to the car, then fitted a reversing camera to Harry’s van before coming to pick me up.

Back at Deb’s, we had a lovely spaghetti bolognese followed by chocolate trifle, and of course Glenn still managed to find another job by checking the water filters.

We finished the evening with a visit to Sara and a cup of tea. Between us, we managed to discuss family, cars, DIY and world politics, so I think we covered everything!