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We have moved into a house in Kemptville Ontario. It is situated on 4+ acres of land and we love it or we did until………….. We took over possession on 16th Nov. and our furniture arrived from UK on Wed. 25th Nov. We spent our first night in the house last night.Yesterday the roofers began…

June 15 was a very sad day for us, marked as the day we finally moved out of 79 Clares Green Road.Actually, the saddest day was a few days before that, as all of our “stuff” was out of there by the 12th.In the last few weeks there, despite the passing of Vera, we managed…

Mum, me and Mum’s sister Bernadette 2003 We were driven back to Knott End and the Golf Club, taking the flowers with us as we wanted everyone to see them and also to take photos to send to US.The golf Club is a lovely venue, we had part of the large lounge upstairs overlooking the…

Mum’s funeral took place on 21st May 2009 at 11:30A.M. A Requiem mass was said in St. Bernard’s church Knott End, followed by a short service at the Crematorium in Carlton. Finally a reception was held at the Golf Club in Knott End.The funeral directors brought the coffin to Ashness where they placed the Liverpool…

My Mum died. Mum died at 2:15 A.M. on 13th May 2009. Mum died in Victoria hospital Blackpool. Mum was surrounded by her husband, two daughters son in law and four grandsons. We all loved her and we all miss her. My Mum was the best mum in the whole world, just like my daughter…

It looks like Rudolf got lost somewhere and ended up in our garden. Despite that we had a good Christmas with family and friends gathered round the table. . . . . and someone obviously finding something VERY funny! HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone

CambodiaWe had been to Cambodia before, 3 years ago, to see Angkhor Wat.Stunning – but still an eye opener to the poverty and desolate lifestyle of many people.It did not however prepare us for Phnom Penh.Right from the moment we arrived at the boat landing in the city we were met by the most abject…

Vietnam.Another short holiday exploring more of SE Asia. Back to Vietnam again, with a couple of days in Ho Chi Minh City at the beginning, then a few days in the Mekong Delta region. After that it was a boring taxi boat (about 10 passengers) up the Mekong to Phnom Penh in Cambodia, and then…

Here we go again yet another “Super weather system” is working its way across Taiwan. It has hit us in the middle of the country bringing wind and rain to Taipei. All night the wind raged sounding exactly like a sound track for a Bronte novel. now 6p.m. and still it is raging, the rain…

After Seattle I flew to Toronto and was met by a good friend who took me to her house where I stayed for a few days before setting off on a trip. Joanne and Paul made me very welcome, I stayed with them because Christina’s studio apartment is very small and doesn’t even have a…