On leave for half term, and finding things a bit grim at the moment. Something about the clocks going back which leaves me feeling low. It's happened every year for the last few years now, and seems to be something I've picked up from Deb, who feels the same.

Still, we managed to make it up to Dinas Bran yesterday. Just outside Llangollen, this is a castle on a very steep hill. The weather alternated between bright sunshine and showers. We managed to get caught in a couple of showers, and Alex slipped over in a field and got covered in mud. Typical Harrison day out really.

It was Thomas the Tank Engine weekend, and Alex enjoyed seeing the steam trains. We even managed to avoid actually going on them, which was a first. Although I don't think Alex was particularly happy about that.