Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Friends Along the Way!

Memories of days at The Abbey as I spent time with Ruth (and Bern) now living in Ely, near Cambridge. Before we took the train together to Ely, I met Ruth at John Wesley's Chapel in London, where once a month she serves as a guide to those visiting the chapel and museum. Before we left London, we met up with Ruth's daughter Briony for a short visit over bowls of soup.
Great to see you again, Ruth and Bern - and Briony!
Cousin Ann and I have shared a number of recent adventures -biking in Scotland this spring, for example - and adventures in our youth, such as ski-ing in Austria, where Ann broke her ankle on our last day on the slopes... She is currently recovering from a hip replacement, but expects to be ready for our next adventure together this spring! I also saw other cousins, Gill and Judith, but forgot to take a picture!
Thanks for the warm welcome, cousins!!
Stella and I taught together at Cumnor School (near Oxford) two years before I left for Canada in 1968! She (and Graham) had invited me to their annual Boxing Day party at their home in Shrivenham, near Swindon - my last stop before returning to London to catch the plane. It was a special treat to see my godson, Phil and Sharon, with their son Finlay (4).
Lovely to be with you all again! Thanks so much!

Of course, this bearded gentleman needs no introduction! (No, it's not brother Jim, masquerading as the jolly fellow, although Jim has deputized in the past!)
Father Christmas arrived on Luckington Common - not too far from Chipping Sodbury - on Christmas Eve, with a sack full of presents for the crowd of excited children, eagerly awaiting his arrival, a crowd which included great-niece, Lily (5y 9m) - although not visible in this shot! (The Land Rover substituted for Rudolph and Co.!)

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