Sunny Sunday

What a beautiful morning - sun geting stronger as the days lengthen. We are enjoying breakfasting in our top front bedroom where the sun is so warm. I can imagine Pete and Jan having the same sun only an hour earlier, as we look due south. After an hour or so the sun gets obscured behind that massive conifer tree on the other side of the road, but by then we are down stairs checking on blogs and emails. Pete, sorry about your Mac troubles -- you ought to look on E-Bay . We were staying with you on Beth's last birthday ?remember the pizza party? in Alphaz. Congratulations on your cricketing prowess. Love to you gels. Hope you enjoy a trip to La Marina, Beth!!! Did you hear any more about the "Lion's" picture competition which you won in Alphaz?
Julian, why do you not remind all those postcard-hungry Yanks that you also do commissions (at double the price). Oh to own a genuine Merrow postcard, painted especially for li'l ole me. Just a thought !
Nic, have you entered the Singapore competition I sent you earlier in the day. Lovely to hear you on the phone the other (night) day. Cathy and family are looking forward to your visit to Wales.
Steve has invited us to join him in Cornwall next week where he is doing some work at Gloria (Smith)'s house near Rock, just opposite a certain fish restaurant - wish we had a boat to row over to Padstow! So - we will once more be away from home -- this time from Monday week (13th March) til probably the end of March. We travel to Oxford on 16th, hopefully to stay with Gemma and Clive, then up to Stourbridge to visit my 80 year old sister Lenny on 17th (Paddy's day). Return to Oxford, hopefully to stay with G & C. aagain. On Saturday 18th we will be attending the Golden Wedding celebrations of our friends in Chinnor, Birdie and Dave Powell and afterwards a banquet at the Spread Eagle Hotel in Thame, where Steve has thoughtfully booked us in for the night. What a lovely boy we have. Thank you so much Steve.
After our visit to Chinnor/Thame area we will take advantage of our mainland trip to visit June in Kent, which she has been looking forward to for a long time. Perhaps if there is time we might get to Essex to see Mum's brother, Peter, which is only about an hour away from Sevenoaks as the fly crows.
Love to hear you on the phone, Cath. Glad to hear that the kids enjoyed their half term break. How is the shed coming along. First dismantle it, then bring it back to Nythfa to re-erect. Should be a boon to you if you don't let it get filled with 'stuff'.
Today we are off to a Lions Charter Lunch in Bembridge at a nice hotel (The Windmill) where we have lunched before.
Mum has bought herself a lovely stripey jacket and cream coloured skirt to match,in Godshill, plus some super matching shoes. She looks a stunner.
We both send you all our love and look forward to the next blogs. Mum and Dad