2013: Week 30

2013: Week 30, a photo by MAStapleton on Flickr.

See? Romance isn't dead.

This was the theme of the wedding we went to in Week 30. You've got to love a couple with a wry sense of humour.

2013: Week 29

2013: Week 29, a photo by MAStapleton on Flickr.

My feet on the Olympic track, London, after running 5 miles in the Anniversary Run. This was definitely a highlight for week 29, if not for all of 2013. Amazing.

Hashtags: #FromWhereIStand #Epic #ALifetimeOfRunningCameInHandyAfterNoTraining

2013: Week 28

2013: Week 28, a photo by MAStapleton on Flickr.

Wandering around the garden of Charles Darwin's house down in Downe.

2013: Week 27

2013: Week 27, a photo by MAStapleton on Flickr.

A day of miracles: Andy Murray winning Wimbledon, getting nine people to church on time, a beautiful sunny summer day (after a very soggy spring), and a ray of sunlight streaming through the church windows to shine on (only) me during Thing One's confirmation.

2013: Week 26

2013: Week 26, a photo by MAStapleton on Flickr.

As the Steve Miller Band once sang, "Time keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin' into the future."

This week I was reminded more than once how quickly time flies. Our 13-year-old is heading off for a week with his class for a trip to France, while our 10-year-old moved up to the highest swimming level after taking lessons non-stop since he was 18 months old. It seems only yesterday that both of them were toddlers with a headful of curls running around whenever possible.

They'll be leaving for university before I know it if I'm not mindful of the time we've got together.