12. Going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married [Kendal Register Office, Kendal]

Well, I’ve finally managed to get online. It’s taken a while but, hey, I’m six months old and I’ve only just worked out that a) I have hands and b) that they can do stuff. And I’ve been busy: keeping Mum and Dad up all night isn’t just a question of the odd cry between [...]

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11. Well, they never saw it coming [Fell House, Sedbergh]

It’s Friday night in Sedbergh. The Howgill Fells rise majestically behind the town and the sun is setting over a valley patchworked by fields, fells, baa-ing sheep and sturdy stone cottages. Inside Fell House, an assortment of friends and family gather round the kitchen table. Everyone’s here for a weekend to celebrate Simon’s 40th birthday. [...]

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