Like a view like this

What a nice view to wake up to, with the white stuff in the distance.

To those of you who think my cupboard is not complete, see what I have added today.

For sale all used but in good condition

 Make me an offer I cannot refuse

All matching upholstery

Two seater sofa

Table and 4 chairs

Halloween 2011

 Sorry about the quality of some of the pics, low light I am told!!!

All these at Auntie Andreas Halloween party for the visitors from North of the Border

GIVE ME A HAPPY.

A visit from the Sarisbury Green gang.

Boys using boys toys at Nonnos

Chilling out at Auntie Andreas

Boys with big boys, big toys, at Haverthwaite

Are we going on THAT!!

See no evil, Speak no evil, Hear no evil.

Lake Windermere at Newby Bridge.

and Giannis at Happy Hour.

What a grand day out.

Great Grandma at 95

Today we had a very special 95th Birthday Bash for 
Great Grandma, at the Eagle and Child Staveley.

Present:-  Grandma of course,  Robin and Maureen, Andrea (who did all the arranging) Shaun and Jess, Jacob, Karen and Nick with Kate and Mathew, Stephanie and David with Carl, and me.

Many Happy returns.

France Sept 2011

Sorry for the delay, I know you have all been waiting with baited breath to see my artistic photos of the Alabaster Coast Normandy.

 This is Fecamp about 12 kms from the site and a very nice harbour.

 This is Etretat with the rock formation like an elephant trunk

 This is Port Antifer they have water scooter championships here, I just arrived for the medal ceremony

 This is the camp-site at les Loges I am stood on my pitch and the pool is in the distance.

 My pitch, it is a very nice site here

St Valery-en-Caux again all white cliffs hence the Alabaster Coast.

The weather did not do this holiday justice, and I did stay in one place too long, but I was trying to avoid putting up and taking the awning down too often.

not much info up to date

Owing to my new super duper phone, I have not done much blogging, every time I turn it on to send or receive texts messages, it turns on the internet and it is costing me a fortune. I tried to use a WiFi at the last site but the signal was so weak, it took ages to connect and I ran out of time, and money.. Now at this site I will try to update my holiday blog.WiFi free here.

More from Wales

Even if it's raining we can still have fun.

September in France Day One

It started OK nice early start BUT the M6 was manic wall to wall cars and lorries. Visited Rob and Maureen for morning coffee, had a reasonable drive to Ray and Sylvia, but now a bit behind, not to worry motorway all the way. Joined the London car park (M25) it was stop, stop start 2 mph stop, stop, go 1 mph, it took nearly 6 hours to go 175 miles. Hotel OK but for £19 per night what can you expect. Reports all night about gales in the channel, so early start for day 2 got to Dover about 7.30 told I could get an earlier boat 8am for £40 extra or 10am for free, guess which I took. Now typing this at varying angles from right to left. Lots of white water, but we are going forward.
Lesson learnt, not going from Dover again, long, not nice drive on our side and further to drive in France.

So lets hope that's all the drama for this holiday, will send some nice pics.

More pics of North Wales from Chris

Inside Camper, very luxurious.

 Liz, Jack and Debbie

Under Andreas' tarp.

Two tinkers together

Joan and Stuart visiting from a    B and B!!!!

Professional walkers

Happy Walkers

and another one

Camping in North Wales

Andreas new gadget, is it a toilet tent????

No it's a kitchen

Camping in North Wales

 Chris and Liz chilling out on site

 Don't forget the basics of camping

Our area on the site.

David and gang only stayed for one night, fair weather campers.

Camping in North Wales

This is the Welsh Highland Railway which we went for a ride on going through the camp site,  if you look at the next to the last coach Jack, in striped top, is leaning out of the window.

Savvi this is for you Jack riding his bike through the camp site.

This is the picnic area bring your own wet suits.

Clan gathering in N. Wales

Well it's off today :-)        and it's raining, :-(
Car packed up THINK???? I've got everything, but if not we are only 5 miles from civilisation.
Pictures to follow

France in September

A decision has been made

The Alabaster Coast, from Dieppe to Honfleur, with a deviation to Giverny.

Details to be arranged.

Dieppe

Honfleur

Monet's Garden

Unfortunately the kite festival is not on this year, as it is every other year,

but that's a good reason to go back next year.

Watch this space.

Summer Holidays

Invigilating over for this year, nice to be promoted to senior invigilator.

Camp-site assessing over for this year nice to be called "A nice man".

Next adventure is with lakeside casting, (this has nothing to do with plaster of Paris or cement).

Looking forward to the family get together in North Wales next month, and then Tilly and I are off to France again in September (Tilly, make sure your Doctor gets the forms right this time).

I am wanting ideas for a theme for the French trip. Comments please.

Got to be worth a rise????

Hi John

thanks for this.

You may not know, but after you visited the Ashes Exclusively Adult site, our IT department reported the following:

@AlanRogers has just been mentioned on twitter after an Assessor's Site Visit this afternoon

https://twitter.com/ashesnewhutton/status/89348469814341633

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Alan Rogers

Remember

Remember me, the me who

made you laugh & smile.

Remember me, the one who

shared your life for a while.

And when you remember,

don't think of goodbye,

don't spend your energy on

wondering, why?

Remember instead all the love

that we shared.

Remember the silly things

that said how we cared.

And then out of the sadness

and tears you will see

a barrel load of memories to

best remember me x

Just two of the guests at my birthday bash, I reckon Miss Roberts will be a school teacher, and no one will believe that there is 70 years between smiler and me.