James Saunders
@jamessaunders.bsky.social
Simply logging the life of my family.
#Parenting #marriage #joke #ThoughtForTheDay #LadsAway
#Parenting #marriage #joke #ThoughtForTheDay #LadsAway
Not posted recently, Jan has flown by! Feeling: little anxious. Busy brain needs to slow down. Waiting for spring.
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Not posted recently, Jan has flown by! Feeling: little anxious. Busy brain needs to slow down. Waiting for spring.
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.” — Minnie Louise Haskins #ThoughtForTheDay
And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.” — Minnie Louise Haskins #ThoughtForTheDay
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.” — Minnie Louise Haskins #ThoughtForTheDay
And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.” — Minnie Louise Haskins #ThoughtForTheDay
Roseisle (pill box) beach with bro and family, recreating an old photo from 2019. Brass monkeys! Beautiful view. Chinese tonight.
December 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Roseisle (pill box) beach with bro and family, recreating an old photo from 2019. Brass monkeys! Beautiful view. Chinese tonight.
Engineering challenge to save the egg followed by some terrarium gardening with Jack, later a lesson with Phoebe in ‘the cup song’. #MysteryChallenge2025
December 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Engineering challenge to save the egg followed by some terrarium gardening with Jack, later a lesson with Phoebe in ‘the cup song’. #MysteryChallenge2025
Great Saunders Bake-off Gingerbread decorating. Followed by Taskmaster foul (feet?) sweet Russian roulette. #MysteryDay2025
December 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Great Saunders Bake-off Gingerbread decorating. Followed by Taskmaster foul (feet?) sweet Russian roulette. #MysteryDay2025
“Slow your heart, so you fart, the sweet release into the air.” Hot Towels Relaxation Session #MysteryDay2025
December 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
“Slow your heart, so you fart, the sweet release into the air.” Hot Towels Relaxation Session #MysteryDay2025
We go out for 30 mins for a quick Boxing Day walk, leaving Grandad with the kids… we get back to chaos, water leaking from the ceiling, a smashed antique dish and broken plant pots. #christmas
December 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We go out for 30 mins for a quick Boxing Day walk, leaving Grandad with the kids… we get back to chaos, water leaking from the ceiling, a smashed antique dish and broken plant pots. #christmas
Wake up 2am. Driving up to Scotland for #christmas with bro mum and dad.
December 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Wake up 2am. Driving up to Scotland for #christmas with bro mum and dad.
New garden fence erected, looking smart! Lawn is fairly good nic. Tidy. Just in time for winter to arrive, brrrr bloomin cold today.
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New garden fence erected, looking smart! Lawn is fairly good nic. Tidy. Just in time for winter to arrive, brrrr bloomin cold today.
Fratton Light parade with Grace Girls Brigade, Grace has own lantern. It is not that cold for this time of year.
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Fratton Light parade with Grace Girls Brigade, Grace has own lantern. It is not that cold for this time of year.
“I call up my friend, the good angel
But she's out with her answerphone
She says that she'd love to come help but The sea would electrocute us all”
— Radiohead, Song: Nice Dream
But she's out with her answerphone
She says that she'd love to come help but The sea would electrocute us all”
— Radiohead, Song: Nice Dream
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“I call up my friend, the good angel
But she's out with her answerphone
She says that she'd love to come help but The sea would electrocute us all”
— Radiohead, Song: Nice Dream
But she's out with her answerphone
She says that she'd love to come help but The sea would electrocute us all”
— Radiohead, Song: Nice Dream
Date night tonight with my foxy wife. Turkish dinner, then hopefully a walk to the beach… x x
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Date night tonight with my foxy wife. Turkish dinner, then hopefully a walk to the beach… x x
Our careers… We used to make ‘things’ and now we make ‘us’. We feel guilty if we rest. We feel we must achieve? We are built to rest sometimes. #GTD
Gods rest is a gift, not a wage.
Gods rest is a gift, not a wage.
October 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Our careers… We used to make ‘things’ and now we make ‘us’. We feel guilty if we rest. We feel we must achieve? We are built to rest sometimes. #GTD
Gods rest is a gift, not a wage.
Gods rest is a gift, not a wage.
My genius quote today “In hindsight I could foresee this happening” My brain is a little bedraggled today.
September 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My genius quote today “In hindsight I could foresee this happening” My brain is a little bedraggled today.
Busy week! Dad eating. My 45th birthday. Dad out of hospital. Vorny’s 40th barn dance. Church. Sofa!
September 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Busy week! Dad eating. My 45th birthday. Dad out of hospital. Vorny’s 40th barn dance. Church. Sofa!
After over a week in hospital after his operation for twisted bowel and no food Dad is now able to eat and hopefully coming out today. #ThankYouNHS
September 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
After over a week in hospital after his operation for twisted bowel and no food Dad is now able to eat and hopefully coming out today. #ThankYouNHS
Saw wifey for 14 hours and now apart again :-( driven to Sussex to see Mum and visit Dad in hospital tomorrow, after emergency surgery in his tummy :-( tough.
September 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Saw wifey for 14 hours and now apart again :-( driven to Sussex to see Mum and visit Dad in hospital tomorrow, after emergency surgery in his tummy :-( tough.
Looking forward so much to my wife getting back home from her trip to Germany. I have missed Claire a lot! X
September 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Looking forward so much to my wife getting back home from her trip to Germany. I have missed Claire a lot! X
Day 2 of the student #reunion at Thatched House pub, was it still “twice as expensive” Ben? Fun weekend I will miss you guys! Let’s not wait another 20 years!
September 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Day 2 of the student #reunion at Thatched House pub, was it still “twice as expensive” Ben? Fun weekend I will miss you guys! Let’s not wait another 20 years!
Jack, Lisa, Craig, Sarah, Dave, Graham, Ed, Katrina, Alli, Ben, Julie, Laura, Simon, Jane, Kath - Such a beautiful bunch of people! Pub, Beach, Curry, Pub. #reunion
September 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Jack, Lisa, Craig, Sarah, Dave, Graham, Ed, Katrina, Alli, Ben, Julie, Laura, Simon, Jane, Kath - Such a beautiful bunch of people! Pub, Beach, Curry, Pub. #reunion
Amazing day reconnecting with old friends for a student reunion, after TWENTY years! It felt like no time had passed as we instantly carried on where we left off, chatting, laughing, banter and memories! Great people! #reunion
September 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Amazing day reconnecting with old friends for a student reunion, after TWENTY years! It felt like no time had passed as we instantly carried on where we left off, chatting, laughing, banter and memories! Great people! #reunion
4am wake up. Claire has flown off to Düsseldorf for a girls weekend away!
September 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
4am wake up. Claire has flown off to Düsseldorf for a girls weekend away!
Woohoo! Entered into the ballot for tickets for the Radiohead 2025 tour in November. Fingers crossed!
September 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Woohoo! Entered into the ballot for tickets for the Radiohead 2025 tour in November. Fingers crossed!