Pick Me Up!

SLIP ‘N’ SLIDE

Heading out of the house one sunny morning, I clicked the key in the lock and smiled at the familiar sound of my kids splashing about in their brand new pool.

It was one of the hottest days on record and our village had reached a whopping 40.3ºC degrees during the heatwave!

My partner Mark Howell, 42, and I had

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