Family get together May 2008

Some Greaves's Angela and Abigail

Emma, James and Clare's baby/little girl

Me with Ralph, Ingrid's baby. Bruce in the background

Sam'n' Ralph

Will

Me being a tourist in my Hometown!

Happy New Year

Well, it's been a quiet year! Not much in the way of news or photos until New Years Eve.

We went to Bideford as Fidel and Che and met up with Robyn (as Amy Whinehouse) Andy (Pete Docherty) and Adam (PC Plod). We had a good time and are starting to recover (it's the 4th!) Cheers Dave

Race for Life 2007

Sam did the Race for Life in Barnstaple. she was registered in Leeds but that had been postponed due to floods and we can't make the new date so she snuck in here! I was hoping to find Barnstaple's 1764 but never did. There was a short shower at the start (no not the "Tesco Ladies") then the sun came out - hence the t-shirt - kagoule - t-shirt order.

I got a bike!

and I'll ride it if you like. Car had to go back so we've downsized.

We've got a new car

I've never had one before and I'm not likely to have another. Ok yes it's only the courtesy car whilst ours is fixedbut....I've got a new car!

It's a vauxhall medina or mecca or something. You know, the one driven by the little lads with yorkshire accents on the telly.

We're on the road to nowhere

I guess this will only be of interest to absent North Devonians and Adam! They had one of those civic, round-table, jolly, charity, pay a quid to walk on a bridge you've already paid for ceremonies to open the new bridge. It isn't actually "open" not to traffic anyway. The Gazette said "up to 20,000" yes twenty thousand people were expected. Now, maybe that was enough to put off the other 19,800 or maybe it was the rain. For me it was the surf. Eventually we wandered round the corner at about 5pm and got on for free. A small victory but still a victory!

So that's the view from our bedroom window, landscaping to follow, the town fron the bridge, nut + tall = Nuttall. Very chirpy workers - must be on double-time! Finally they've built a marina, so we expect to see more yachts, tycoons and superstars than Noel Edmunds and Sally Gunnell in future.

Help the Homeless

As you probably know we're kind-hearted souls always willing to help our fellow humans and other animals, so when a poor hungry homeless person is looking for a bed for the night and his first hot meal 3 days, who are we to deny him?

If he'd only knocked on the door..........................





Instead he picked up 3 rocks thoughtfully left lying around by Nutalls or the council after the fence building and hurled them at close range at our car. He then went to the other end of the street where he set fire to a neighbour to be's (they haven't actually moved in yet!) fence panel to keep himself warm until we got the police catering dept. arrived. Seems he had nowhere else to go! I blame Thatcher!!! Oh and Sam's lost a tooth and I didn't get the job I was after. still, there's always tomorrow!