Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Catalunia


Catalunia
Originally uploaded by ezappy.

Dear All
Ruth and I are visiting Catalonia (Catalunya) taking in Barcelona and the mediterranean coast. I will post as and when I can, weather and wi-fi access permitting

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Mr Biggles..


Mr Biggles..
Originally uploaded by ezappy.

to give him his full name (really) having a calming sit on the South Downs, says Happy Birthday Uncle JJ

Happy birthday Jume

Happy birthday Julian. Hope you are having a good time! Lots of love from all us here at Forty Green.

Pete

Happy Birthday Little Brother


I've spent the day trying to find a photo of you and can't believe I don't have any/many. Here you are in the middle of the picture in the garden of Appldor(sic)in Haddenham, And another as Diaghilev(possibly)at the Ballet Russe Party in the Peckham Park Road Days.
Have a lovely time in Rome. Lots and lots of love Cathy

TO OUR LOVELY LITTLE BOY

A very happy birthday from your loving and very proud Mum and Dad.

Happy 50th JJ

When you was born, me and Cathy were next door watching this.. probably!

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Bournemouth Weekend

Train was 30 mins laie, but we made it in the end and duly arrived in our hotel at about 4pm
We had a lovely weekend; rekindled old friendships and made some new friends and had some good food and drinkies.
Left there at 2pm today and were home in my friend's car by 3.30, with Mum busting!
Stitches come out tomorrow and then I can have a full shower. 4.20pm in Brackley.
Have you all heard from Elegant Resorts?
Love to all, especialy Ju-Ju who will be 50 on Tuesday. Our love to him and to you all from Dad and Mum

Friday, February 20, 2009

Off to Bournemouth

We are hopefully catching the 10.55 from Banbury to Bounemouth this morning for a Catenian weekend at the Marsham Court Hotel, East Cliff. Taxi is due at 10.20. Shoulder is still stiff and painful; this typeing does not help much. All packed and ready to go. See you soon. Back on Sunday. Love from Mum and Dad

Friday, February 13, 2009

Bodleian Library


I had need to consult the Bod website today at work, and thought I wonder if... and look what I found on SOLO (Search Oxford Library Online):

Prison screw

Further information: In collaboration with James Harris; with a foreword by Basil Blackwell.
Publisher: London : H. Jenkins
Creation Date: [1962]
Format: 192 p. illus. 23 cm.
Language: English
Author: Leonard William Merrow Smith ;
Subjects: Prisons -- Great Britain ;
Snippet: Leonard William Merrow Smith

University College of North Wales El "Cajas" Expedition, Ecuador, 1985 : logistical and administrative report

Further information: P.M. Ramsay ; with contributions by P.J. Merrow-Smith
Publisher: Bangor : P.M. Ramsay
Creation Date: 1988]
Format: 31 p. ; 30 cm.
Language: English
Author: Paul M. Ramsay ; P. J Merrow-Smith ;
Subjects: Botany -- Ecuador ; Cajas (Ecuador) ; Ecuador ;

...and they have 3 first edition copies of Darwin's Origin of the Species

Where's Mr Hankie?


Scan10001
Originally uploaded by ezappy.

Hope you had a good night Grandad.
Let us know how you got on.

Wakey Wakey

How are you this morning Dad, I want to phone you but I'm afraid that you may have just got to sleep after a long night of wakefulness. I'll phone in a minute.
When I've finished my Shredded Wheat....they have changed the internal packaging, two shredded wheat's per paper packet..What is the world coming to..an improvement! Shredded Wheat is on offer at Morrison's along with Yorkshire teabag £3 for 240.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Jessica by Allman Brothers



I'd always assumed this was by Clapton! Check out these 70s dudes.

Are you home yet Grandad?

Dad goes in for his

Arthroscopy of the shoulder in half an hour, so it's a routine flush out of the joint and Mums been to the hairdresser.

Saturday, February 07, 2009

99 days to go

Gemma and Peter

We would like to be able to share old photos like this scanned out of albums.

Facebook groups and a Flickr groups have been organised so check your inboxes and dig out those passwords.

Lord Bills have a pretty good shared archive going on at the moment and something like this would do the job for us but without it being public.
At the moment it's by invitation only... have you got yours?
LOG IN to FLICKR



Gemma & Peter
Originally uploaded by ezappy.

Katy is my..

Second cousin, if your father and her parent are first cousins; third cousin if your father and her parent are second cousins, and so on.

If you are in the same generation, you just add 1 to the degree.
Children of 1st cousins are 2nd cousins.
Children of 2nd cousins are 3rd cousins.
Children of 3rd cousins are 4th cousins.
and so on.

Removed is when you are not in the same generation. You keep the degree and add one "removed" for every generation.

Your dad or mom's 1st cousin is your 1st cousin once removed.
Your grandparents' 1st cousins are your 1st cousins twice removed.
Your great grandparents' 1st cousin is your 1st cousin three times removed.

And so on - if the cousin is a 2nd, 3rd, 4th - or a 12th, for that matter - again, you keep the degree and add removeds.

Removeds go "down" family trees too. If your 1st cousin has a child (grandchild), those children will be your 1st cousins once and twice removed.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Holiday Lets


I've been in touch with Fiona in Honeybourne and paid the deposit for the Wedding Accommodation

Nic and Jen have asked me to book them in for a week as they fly in to Heathrow on 6th June, so they've been allocated Woodcut Cottage as it will be their base until the jet lag wears off.

29 TODAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU WILL FROM G&G

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Happy Birthday Will


Happy Birthday little brother. Enjoy your first proper days off since Mongolia (well apart from Christmas & Boxing Day!)

And happy birthday to you too Jen xx

G & C xx

Sunday, February 01, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS

To William and Jen-Hwei on Tuesday 3rd February. Happy Birthday to you both! from all here in Kings Sutton.
Love from G&G and Steve (Dad) and Hugh and Margaret.

Anyone fancy Top Trumps?

Your Best or Worst motor £400 bought off Dad.. He'd tow me round Chinnor with his Saab to get it to start.. so new engine and off to ...