2009-07-05 Veronicas Birthday Lunch

Veronica, Peter & Harry.
Mum, Dad & Veronica admire the 'flaming 50' created by Harry (mum is checking Dads not on fire !!)
Boy scout talk !


Back at Coleford, a pair of Bullfinches

2009-07-04 Veronica's 50th Birthday Party

In reverse order..............


Veronica and Peter dancing the night away.


Peter and his brother discussing...............something big!!!

OK, for those who don't know, Madness is the favourite dance tune of Peter.......watch those groovy moves !!


The Birthday girl gets on the floor.


Roland my nephew, (bet your glad i used the red eye on this one ro?)
My youngest sister, Margaret who was 45 on the 4th and Veronicas birthday is actually the 5th July. Here she is attempting artificial respiration on a balloon, blow not suck silly girl !!!
Ha Ha caught in the act!! How much not to send a copy to your diabetic specialist Dad???


AHHHHHHHH !! actually Dad has just spotted Mum has left her pudding unattended...... too late i got there first !! yummy yum !
Mum & Margaret
Us, and thats not an abbreviation for anything...

Dad & David, Margaret's boyfriend.
Veronica, Me, Margaret & Mum
I know i shouldn't have said it .............what every it was !!!

2009-07-02 Aunty Una, squirrels, birds

Bullfinch in Mum & Dads garden.
Dave in M&D's kitchen
Squirrels, eating the birds nuts
Aunty Una & Dad

2009-06-27 Start of Holiday in UK

Dave, Mike and Sarah tuck into English Breakfast !!

2009-06-21 Demolishing the wall part 1

This was going to be a big job (just changing the beams) but as luck would have it, we stumbled on a door hidden behind the brick wall, leading into the soil/rock we thought !
So, our plans changed radically, to include removing the said wall, and reinstating the stone wall, which would now be possible to keep dry, by digging out behind the house, (later this year chaps??) it must have been built like this in the first place.

This is still putting in the new beams......at this point we had not looked behind the 'brick' wall to Dave's right on this picture.


Bathroom, with beams still to be cement/chauxed in.

2009-06-21 Demolishing the wall part 2

Yes its here !!!!


Dave finds the 'door' he's been looking for.........


Roger, with "just another brick from the wall" !!



Plaster comes off........

2009-06-21 Demolishing the wall part 3 "the chaux "

After the wall was cleaned............




Dave "with his new recipe for clafoutis "
Stephane and "The chaux (pronunced show) must go on" !!
How to lose all your aggression by flinging chaux at the wall, Pierre with "i can't get no satisfaction" thats cos i kept missing the wall !!!


Dave (a little red from mixing outside all morning) tries his hand at mud flinging!
The finished wall, OK the stones will be a bit more apparent than that, and the wall a bit whiter as it dries.