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LOLA
NEWS - September 2011
Lola
loses her first tooth!
and
has her hair cut
LISA'S
8th BIRTHDAY - 23 September 2011
Jean and I went round
for a little celebration after the end of Lisa's
'Hello Kitty' party.
Lisa
mesmerisd by the candles
Lisa
protects her button collection from her little
brother
Hello
Kitty!
Lisa
introduced to her Junior Dictionary
LILY
AND IRIS IN EMSWORTH - 17-18 September
2011
Lily and Iris came to
stay with us for a couple of days and overnight. Peter
and Julia went over to stay at Mary and George's place
in Kingston to celebrate Julia's birthday. Mary and
George were staying with Will and Rachel at Amberley.
The
kids had great fun in the new playground in Hollybank
Recreation ground
"Hang
on tight Iris, here we go . . . "
Lisa
showing off her skills on the new zip wire
"Can
you make one as long as this, Lisa?"
Four
kids tucking into sausages and beans. Just like old
times!
"Grandma's
tomatoes are just . . . mmmm . . . ". Iris is not so
sure.
"Bet
you cannot find me"
Jean
digging up some Sunflowers with an admiring
audience
Lily
and Iris inspect the Perennial Verbenas for their
garden
Lily
and Iris playing chase in the garden
JEAN'S
BIRTHDAY WITH LOLA - Tuesday 13 September
2011
Jean celebrated her
75th birthday in Kingston with Lola. Jean and I looked
after Lola while George went to London to collect Mary
from her Top Drawer show.
We
met Lola from school and she had a play in local
playground with her friend Lizzie
"Come
on, Grandma. It is quite safe"
Lola
was very pleased with her daisy chain
Lola
demonstrates her skill with the hoola-hoop
Birthday
tea with Lola
"One
two three blow"
Bedtime
story
JOE'S
THIRD BIRTHDAY - Wednesday 7 September
2011
Passing
11 Bridge Road on the way to Lisa's school with Joe
clutching his Fireman Sam engine
Lisa's
first day of her new term. Note her posh new coat,
tights and shoes!
The
remains of the cake after Joe's tea party. Just enough
for Grandma and Papa.
What a
big blow for a little boy
Joe,
now look. The people have to go inside the bus.
LISA
AND JOE ON PAPA'S MEADOW - Saturday 27 August
2011
Lisa and Joe love
going over to Brook Meadow which is a fine nature
playground for children and a place to pick wild
flowers.
Lisa
with her posy of wild flowers
Joe
enjoys birdwatching on the meadow. There's a Buzzard!
Lisa
admiring a fine crop of Wild Carrot flowers
Now,
Joe you must stand still for Papa to take your
picture
Lisa
also loves playing with the new garage and the cars
FAMILY
GATHERING IN EMSWORTH - Sunday 14 August
2011
A good proportion of
the Fellows family decended on Emsworth this weekend.
Mary, George and Lola stayed with us on the Saturday
night and went to Paulton's Park to meet their friends
on the Sunday. Will came with Freddy and Reggie,
having been to Fratton Park to see Pompey lose 1-0 to
Brighton. Rachel and Nell arrived later. They all
stayed at Danny and Karen's on Saturday. Finally, Pete
and Julia came over just for the Sunday from the Isle
of Wight with Lily and Iris. Phew! Most of us went for
a walk through my beautiful Brook Meadow which is
where most of the photos were taken.
On
the bridge over the River Ems near the entrance to
Brook Meadow
Freddy
and Reggie decided to test the river water. Cold!
Reggie
and Lily collected wild flowers which abound on the
meadow
Will
caught a frog to Reggie's delight
Now,
handle it carefully, Reggie
Freddy
having fun with Lily
Pete
and Will lead the way to the pub past Peter
Pond
A
welcome light refreshment at the Lord Raglan
overlooking Slipper Millpond
BRIAN'S
75TH BIRTHDAY - 12 August 2011
We had a small
birthday tea to celebrate my 75th 'wind turned age'
with Danny, Karen, Lisa and Joe. All the usual fun and
games, such as pass the parcel and musical bumps, of
course.
Jean
made me a chocolate birthday cake with 5 candles,
which (shock horror) I needed the help of Lisa and Joe
to blow out!
Joe
waiting his turn for cake
GLASTONBREWERY
FESTIVAL - 13 August 2011
Mary, George and Lola,
Karen, Lisa and Joe and Jean and myself all trouped
along to the field behind the Sussex Brewery for the
annual Glastonbrewery Festival at which Red Sky were
the starring band - with Jimmer doing the vocals,
Ralph on guitar and Danny on drums. I particularly
liked their final number (writtten by Ralph) 'I want
to be Angus Young' .
Here
they are in action
Lisa
and Lola were practising some of their dance steps
There
were plenty of things for the kids along with food and
drink. Lisa gave me some of her candy floss which I
have not tasted since the kids were little (over 30
years ago).
How
did you enjoy the music Joe? What music, Dad?
POPPIT
SANDS - 30 July to 6 August 2011
Here are a few snaps
from our family holiday in good old Poppit Sands.
There are lots more on Danny's blog.
Here is a link to some
photos of wildlife around Poppit Sands . . .
Wildlife
of Poppit Sands
Jean and I stayed in
the flat at the Webley Hotel for the fourth year.
Danny and Karen rented the white chalet on the beach.
Meanwhile, Pete camped on the fiield behind the
caravans with Lily and Iris. Julia was at her Open
University summer school in Bath. The weather was
generally not too bad. Pete had a couple of rainy
nights when the rain hammered down on his tent, but we
managed plenty of sessions on the beach.
It is amazing to think
that Jean first came to Poppit visiting her aunt and
uncle in 1953 and I was here staying in the YHA hostel
in 1959. Then we had a series of five yearly holidays
with all the kids in the 1970s and now we are back
again with the grand children.
Danny
brought his new canoe and Joe was a 'natural' as soon
as he sat in it!
We all
spent plenty of time exploring the rock pools. Joe's
first encounter with seaweed?
Lisa
found the sandy beach the ideal place for practising
her gymnastics
Pete
erecting his tent on a sloping field with 'our'
cottage in the background
We all
gathered in the Webley Hotel for a meal on our first
night
Pete
also brought his canoe and had a practice paddle with
Danny to the old lifeboat hut
Papa.
Are you watching?
Iris
with her very own sand castle, though she liked
knocking them down best!
Lily
made some great sand castles, though she had to keep
an eye on her little sister
We had
our traditional smashing fish and chip dinner outside
The Netpool
We all
agreed that Bowen's was the best fish and chip shop in
the world
That's
right Lily, you need to throw the tiny fish
back
Jean
and I had coffee in the refurbished cafe while Iris
had her favourite sandwiches
Jean's
M25 in the sand with her own version of the Hindhead
tunnel
Karen
prepared a fine picnic on the beach for us
all
Danny
and Pete bringing in their canoes after their epic
trip down the River Teifi
All
enjoying one of Danny's BBQs outside the
chalet
Gosh,
even Iris thought that burger was tops - One for the
album!
The
kids spent endless hours just playing on this
wonderful beach. Who needs Mallorca?
We had
a surprise visit from Sian, Glynis and Mike
Papa,
have you got this one?
Now, I
wonder what happens if . . . ?
We
found a couple of old photos of Poppit from the 1930s.
Note the absence of dunes
in
front of the chalets
This
just shows the roof of 'our pink cottage' and they
even had camping in the field
FOR EARLIER PHOTOS GO TO . . . Family
photos 2011 - January - July