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ISLE
OF WIGHT - Sunday 1 July 2012
Pete and Julia invited
us to their house in Fellows Road, Cowes for the day.
We went as foot passengers on the Fishbourne ferry and
Pete met us at the ferry. The weather turned out to be
fine and warm apart from a brisk SW wind. It was good
to see the house again and the garden which is
gradually filling up with children's play equipment.
Lily and Iris were both in high spirits and full of
fun!
Iris
on the new slide and Lily on the swing in the garden
We all
went over to the Cowes Primary School fete where Iris
made a kite
After
lunch we walked over to Northwood Cemetery. Lily loved
the long grasses
and
Papa found some nice flowers, like this Common
Cow-wheat
Lily
and Iris show Grandma their friends on their school's
tea towel
Finally,
here is a view of the house from the end of the
garden
KAREN'S
BIRTHDAY - 30 June 2012
Jean and I were
invited round for lunch at 23 Church Path to celebrate
Karen's birthday. Before lunch Lisa entertained us
with her 'whirlies' show.
Now
who is going to blow out the candles on Karen's
birthday cake?
FLOODS
IN EMSWORTH - JUNE 11 - 2012
Here are a few photos
taken during the flooding of the Westbrook Stream
today. The rain was heavy and continuous all morning
and much of the afternoon, which meant that the
Westbrook Stream became a raging torrent. Here is it
racing through the Bridge Road Wayside.
The stream quickly
broke its banks and flooded the car park.
The flooding in the
southern part of Bridge Road was not as bad as it was
in Nov 2010, but the road had to be closed and
sandbags issued. I believe some houses were flooded.
The flooding in
Victoria Road where the Westbrook Stream flows under
the road was much worse than last time. In fact,
locals said they had never seen the stream as high.
Several houses were flooded and the road closed.
Our garden which backs
onto the stream progressively flooded during the day,
but the house was not threatened.
PETE, JULIA, LILY AND IRIS IN RYDE -10 June
2012
Jean and Brian met
Pete, Julia and the kids in Ryde. Jean had Pete's
wallet which he left in Emsworth last time he was
here.
They
met us at the end of Ryde pier and we walked down to
the esplanade.
Pete
took us into his favourite cafe on the esplanade for
hot chocolate and very special chocolates
Iris
and Lily are the bathing belles of Ryde
WILL,
RACHEL AND FAMILY IN EMSWORTH - 9 June
2012
Will, Rachel, Freddy,
Nell and Reggie came down to Emsworth for the day. We
were joined by Karen, Lisa and Joe. Danny was off on a
cycling pub crawl to Chichester. See photos on Danny's
blog . . . www.DannyKarenLisaJoe.blogspot.co.uk
The
kids tucked into their lunch
followed
by ice creams
The
weather was not good, but Will was determined to get
the canoes out. Here they are at Nore Barn
Reggie
had a go in the canoe with Will
Freddy
was OK on his own
Nell
was a brave girl and decided to go for a swim. 'It's
lovely in here'
LOLA
IN EMSWORTH - 6 April 2012
Lola and her Mum spent
the day with us in Emsworth on their way to see Peter
and Julia and the girls on the Isle of Wight.
We
went for a walk onto Brook Meadow to play Pooh sticks
in the river
My
stick keeps getting stuck
Papa.
I can see a rare bird!
Lola
tries to get to grips with Lisa's
hoola-hoop
That's
much better, Lola
And,
finally, Lola and Lisa show off their skipping
skills
LISA'S
DINNER - 5 April 2012
Jean and I were
invited to a special dinner of a triple-decked fish
pie, cooked by Lisa and her dad.
Before
dinner Lisa gave a short piano recital to get us in
the mood!
and
dinner was served
COWES
- 2 April 2012
Jean and I had a day's
outing to see Pete and Julia and the girls in their
new home in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
Here
we are in their garden which is looking very good and
flourishing
We had
lunch in Cowes and all went for a walk along the prom.
Lovely weather.
We had
a sit down on the beach.
Iris
loses her straw inside the bottle
The
girls collected pebbles and sticks. Here is a nice
one.
We had
a look at the new allotment. Lily got to work right
away!
This
is a view of the house from the allotment
KINGSTON
- 25 March 2012
Jean and I went over
to see Mary, George and Lola at Kingston. They were
all getting ready for Lola's 6th birthday party in the
local village hall the next day.
We
met them in Lewes and had lunch in Bill's cafe
Back
at Kingston Lola showed us the two tiny chicks she had
for her birthday
It was
just like summer and Lola loved the paddling
pool
Meanwhile,
Mary was busy preparing for Lola's party with a bit of
help from her Mum
AMBERLEY
- 17 March 2012
Jean and I visited
Will and Rachel in their 'new' house for the first
time. And what a great house it is! The occasion was
Nell's 9th birthday celebrations - her special Lady
Gaga show. Danny, Karen, Lisa and Joe were also there.
Here are a few snaps
from our visit. Many thanks to Will and Rachel for
their hospitality and for letting us have their
bedroom.
Lunch
in the conservatory
The
music room - that is Nells clarinet and Reggie's
violin
The
sitting room - easily takes a full sized table tennis
table
And
the view from the front bedroom
Contemplating
the mansion
Nell,
Reggie and Lisa all took part in a 1km run. Here is
Reggie coming to the finishing line
Nell
with her 9th birthday cake and friends in their Lady
Ga-ga costumes
The
finale of the Lady Ga-Ga show
Lisa
taking a bow at the end of the show. She won a prize
for the most improved dancer!
KEYNSHAM
- 19 March 2012
On the way home Jean
and I stopped for a nostalgic walk around Jean's home
town.
Here
is Number 2 Abbey Close where Jean was brought up.
Looking very spruce too.
Jean
and Brian outside Keynsham Baptist Church almost 50
years after we were married there
and
here we are in the same place on August 13th
1962
Beautiful
Stowe Family
David and Miyuki have
produced a video on YouTube with a collection of
Derek's old photos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYJPwG9qORY&feature=email
There is also one of
David doing his manly stuff on his bike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUGtCCatXmY&feature=email