See also Danny's blog for lots more family photos
. . .
http://www.dannykarenlisajoe.blogspot.com/
QUARR
ABBEY - 24 August 2014
Jean and Brian made an
impromptu trip to the Isle of Wight today. Pete met us
at the Fishbourne Ferry and we went to Quarr Abbey
where Julia and the girls were waiting. We had a very
good lunch in the garden of the cafe. Iris and Brian
had bowls of chips which were wonderful! The others
had soup and various sandwiches. Here we are at the
end of the meal with Iris holding attention. Like
Pete's beard?
After lunch we went
into the Abbey church where Lily and Iris wanted to
light candles. Brian explained that they should give a
prayer for each candle. Iris gave hers to soldiers
killed in war and Lily to Julia's mother.
We had a walk up the
path towards Ryde.
Then back to the Abbey
for a rest on a rather splendid new seat. That is a
Fleabane flower that Lily is holding.
GRANDCHILDREN IN EMSWORTH
- 12-13 July 2014
Jean and Brian
looked after four of the grandchildren - Lisa, Joe,
Lily and Iris - while their parents went off to
William's 50th Birthday Party. We had a great time and
the kids were fine. Here are a few snaps showing some
of things we did. Our first visit was to Brook Meadow
- Papa's Nature Reserve!
Here
they are exploring the river on Brook Meadow
Lisa
and Lily scaled the old Willow by the river easily
It was
a bit difficult for little Joe. But give him another
year!
They
all collected one of the huge Butterbur leaves
On the
seat with Papa. The one in the middle without a
leaf.
Through
Brook Meadow towards home
We
found a dead Shrew on the meadow which they all wanted
to touch
Home
for Grandma's chocolate cake
Lisa
made this beautiful nature picture (with a bit of help
from Lily and Iris)
with material she had collected from Brook Meadow
Next
day we trooped down to Flintstone's for ice creams -
all had different flavours
'All
good friends' on the millpond seawall
Watching
a lad crabbing from the jetty
LOLA IN EMSWORTH
- 28-29 June 2014
Lola and her mum spent
the weekend in Emsworth during which Lola fulfilled
two of her ambitions: to go canoeing and to fish and
paddle in the River Ems on Brook Meadow.
Danny
fixed up the canoeing experience for Lola in the
harbour. She was amazingly good at it.
Lola
was a bit adventurous in try to stand up, but did get
there in the end
Lola
inspects a crab found by Joe
Joe
presents his crab
Brother
and sister on the beach
Jean
with the kids waiting for the food
Lola
and Joe try fishing in the river on Brook Meadow
Fishing
was no good, but paddling was much better
Joe
fishes a bottle out of the river. What's Lola
doing?
Lola
tried fishing from a willow branch
Joe
and Lola enjoyed using Butterbur leaves. Freddy will
remember these
COWES
- 25-28 May 2014
Jean and Brian spent a
few days staying with Pete, Julia and the girls in
their home in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Here are
pics of some of the things we got up to.
First,
a view of their garden from an upstairs window
A rare
shot of Brian with Lily and Iris in their garden
We all
had a nice walk through the local cemetery
Lily
with a buttercup
Lily
getting off some energy in a nature reserve
Richard
Grogan introducing Iris and Lily to Owl pellet
dissection
Lily
and Iris investigating bugs during a 'bio-blitz'
KINGSTON
- 23 February 2014
Jean and Brian were
invited to lunch at Rough Down, Kingston and very good
it was too! Fish pie and green beans. Lola had her
friend Freya to play.
Mary
and George put up the egg-shaped bunting that Jean
made for them
Mary
reads an old bible book from her childhood
Lola
and Freya put on a show using the new sofa bed as a
stage
Lola
and Freya have fun on the big swing
Lola
and Freya cycling up The Street in Kingston
Mary
and Jean striding up The Street
PETER CELEBRATES
- 26 January 2014
Jean and Brian
were invited to have lunch with Pete, Julia, Lily and
Iris in La Strada cafe at Gunwharf to celebrate his
new job as the project manager of the East Wight
Landscape Partnership. After lunch we all went up the
Spinnaker Tower where Lily and Iris had great fun on
the glass floor.
Lunch
in La Strada
Lily
measuring the size of distant objects from the
Spinnaker Tower
Iris
says the cars are just this big
Shall
we or shan't we?
Hold
on tight, says Mum
We
love it on here
NEW
YEAR AT AMBERLEY - 31 Dec to 2 Jan 2014
The whole
Fellows family clan gathered at Will and Rachel's
mansion in Amberley for the New Year. It was truly a
wonderful occasion and our thanks must go to our
hosts. Unfortunately Lola was not very well when she
arrived and was not able to take part in the
children's activities. However, she was much better on
New Year's Day and did get more involved. Here are a
few of the photos I took - Danny has others on his
blog.
NEW
YEAR'S EVE PRESENTS
Freddy
was clearly pleased with this book for his present
We all
received a copy of the now traditional Fellows Family
calendar from Will.
Here are Karen, Danny and Joe enjoying the photos
The
calendar featured on its cover a photo of Lily and
Iris standing beside a freshly cleaned Fellows Road
sign.
NELL'S
SHOW
Nell
(out of sight) conducted the children in her Christmas
special - Iris, Lisa, Reggie, Joe and Lily
The
show starred Joe and Reggie in a budding Morecombe and
Wise act
Finally,
Reggie and Nell entertained us with some carols.
Here are two links to
short extracts of the show on YouTube
http://youtu.be/M2TAjZcnrVU
. . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpAqKYitch8
NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER
Rachel
and Will busy getting dinner ready in their splendid
kitchen - with a good audience
George
was a great help in the preparation of dinner
The
kids tucked into their meal first
Reggie
trying out his blow-lamp on the sweet
Julia
and Peter competing on the stacking cups game.
SEEING
IN THE NEW YEAR
The
kids stayed up to watch the midnight fireworks from
London
NEW
YEAR'S DAY
Reggie
and Jean sharing their love of knitting
It was
good to see Lola up on New Year's Day - here watching
telly with Nell and Reggie
Freddy
instructing Pete on how to use his phone like the
smart kids do these days
The
boys versus the girls must be no match. But who is
winning?
Lily
and Joe showing their table tennis skills while Iris
is the ball girl
Nell
giving a rapt audience instructions on how to make ice
cream.
Nell persevered through many mishaps, like bags
breaking, milk gone off and too much salt.
Julia
and Jean trying out an old Beatles song
Everyone
sitting down to New Year's Day dinner
A view of
Will and Rachel's place showing the spanking new
kitchen diner.
For earlier photos go to . . . Family
photos 2013 September to
December