Aaron Vocals

So once again I'm up in that Cramlington. I got here on Friday last week and it was freezing. I thought I was in for a cold stay but no, the weather picked up again and up until now it has stayed quite nice. We were supposed to get rain today but it must have just passed us - nice of it.

My little nephew Leon was staying with us on the first night which was a nice treat, except he was ill with a tummy bug and I ended up holding a bowl under his chin at about 1am. There was "stomach contents" all over his bed and pyjamas and I had to get the mother up to help me out. An interesting first night. Surprisingly, Leon took it all very well and just wanted to go back to sleep. If that was me at the age of 5, I would have been crying my eyes out. I hated throwing up.

Went to my brother's place on Saturday night and ended up staying the night. It was good to see a couple of his mates that I hadn't seen for a while. Played cards and watched TV, real blokey type things. Oh and I cooked dinner.



Had a nice day on Sunday when me and the folks visited Cragside House and Estate (see above picture, which was taken somewhere within the extensive grounds). Hadn't been there since I was a nipper so it bought back a few memories. Its nice to smell fresh air, I miss it quite a lot.

Saw my aunty Paula and uncle Alan on Sunday evening. They have a vast array of animals including dogs, cats, hens, ducks and geese and one of their dogs, Maisie, is heavily pregnant and due any day now. I'm hoping to catch a glimpse of them before my return flight on Friday.

My brother Matthew was over the other evening and we watched Collateral with Tom Cruise. I had seen it before but I was prepared to watch it again as its an ok movie. I'm just a little disappointed in the ending. The following night me and the folks watched Beyond The Sea with Kevin Spacey which again was just ok.

And today, me and the folks went to visit Andy Curtis who made us feel very welcome. Andy made us a nice lunch and nice coffee and then proceeded to try and force my father into ordering almost 4 grand of Apple products (which with a tiny bit more persuading Andy, he would have done, he's easy!) and also gave me the address for a site where I could set up a blog, which I did, which you're reading. Thanks to the Andy for his hospitality.

So now here I am completing my first post. I make a solemn vow to keep this blog up to date - promise!

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