About Us - Who are we?
Why have we created this website?

Well to answer your (my) first question, We are collectively known to ourselves as The Bears. This is not because we are big, hairy and aggressive...

Quite the contrary.

The Bears House

It is because We live in a cosy cottagey sort of house in a small village in Wiltshire, England.

We like to think it resembles the cottage in Goldilocks and the three bears and as there were initially three of us, well...

Enter the three Bears.

Field of Cows

We are surrounded by fields of cows (in the summertime) and have cats, ducks and chickens just to complete the picture of a rural idyll.

There is now an honorary fourth bear so currently (in no particular order) we are:

Mr. S

That's Me

I work as a software engineer and have done for more years than I care to remember. The developing Father Christmas beard is a bit of a give-away!

I started when punched cards were in fashion and windows were things you looked out of, not cursed at.

Mrs. S

Me and Mrs S on a picnic

She works as something complicated in education.

Neither of us really understand what the other does at work.

Daughter

The Daughter

Previously Miss S. but now she is Mrs M because she is married to...

Son-in-Law

On their Wedding Day

Mr. M - the honorary bear. He could have been Goldilocks I suppose but dresses don't suit him!

They both live and work in Essex but are trying to move to the West Country to be near Mum and Dad. Of course!

When I use the term 'We' around the site it could mean any combination of Mr S, Mrs S, Daughter and Son-in-Law. And quite often all four of us depending on the time and place.

The Bears in France

But I will only tell you if it really matters.

Blokarting

We enjoy just about everything we do, particularly...

surfing

My car

also fishing, eating, partying. You name it...

As to the second question ...

In fact we live such a great relaxed life that we wanted somehow to share some of our ideas and activities with the big wide world. That was when I suggested a website on which we could put photos, videos, stories etc. for everyone to see.

But ...

Despite me being a software engineer I didn't really know how to start. Then after much research and deliberation I stumbled upon this thing called Site Build It! (see footer) which is how this site has been built and hosted.

Hopefully I'll eventually get a bit of dosh from adverts etc. but not yet. The idea is to have further sites to share some more ideas when we get the hang of things.

Anyway, we hope you enjoy it.