This weekend gone we managed to get away to Much Wenlock in Shropshire, where Zara was able to spend time with her Nanna Marg and play with Elsa doggy and Tatty doggy. In fact every morning the first thing to come from her lips was just that! It was great to spend time just relaxing in the garden and as you can see
doing some serious stretching out in the hammock. Much Wenlock was also commemorating the bicentenary of the birth of
William Penny Brookes and on Sunday shopping in a crafts market under the Guildhall we stumbled across a tree planting ceremony in memory of his name. As 2012 approaches I expect his name will become more familiar as the co-founder of the modern Olympic games. On our walk back home we actually retraced part of what was the Olympian trail. My old secondary comprehensive school which shares his name, is also being completely rebuilt and is being replaced by a
specialist arts school. The original vision for the Olympics included the arts as well. A school focusing on the arts and sports! Oh well I guess I went there 20 or so years too early. Maybe the spirit of Penny Brookes was there even then!
