Christmas!

We spent a lovely Christmas with the family( not Daniel and Sarah- he was working either side of Christmas Day), Sophia entertained us all! The only downside was that Lydia, Julia and I all had some sort of lurgy in varying degrees of severity, suffice to say that I didn't make it to Church on Christmas morning and it has taken quite a while to feel normal again( if that is possible!). Phil was a tower of strength, over seeing operations!

Happy New Year to you all!
I will try and blog more regularly in 2011!

Visit to London.

During our half term expedition to help Hannah and Daniel move 'Pinafore', Hannah,Sophia,Lydia,Julia and I had a day trip to London.
We visited Covent Garden for lunch and then walked along the embankment to the foot bridge across to Tate Modern. A good day was had by all!

Hoar frost

During the cold weather before Christmas we awoke to a scene of white-ness that wasn't snow, just amazing ice crystals.

Lucy M. in the snow!

Lucy Morales on the pontoon in Dartmouth with a sprinkling of snow- not quite as much as Hannah and Dan had  in Brighton covering Pinafore!
Lucy M. is keeping Phil occupied during a very slow period on the Yacht Taxi, there are always odd jobs to do on a yacht! Now the engine is running he has plans to put her on the wall(when the tide is right) and scrape the weed from her bottom- there is rather a lot of it !

Moving Pinafore!

During half term we headed to Portsmouth, and after depositing Lydia and Julia with friends, Phil and I joined Pinafore and her crew to sail to Brighton. The crew member at the top is the only one who showed no signs of mal-de-mer! Needless to say we were all very glad to tie up on the West Jetty. Facilities at Brighton Marina are great and should make life very convenient for Hannah, Dan and Sophia.

A busy month!

We started October by celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary- Phil and I went out to lunch in Dartmouth.
Phil and Lydia made the very long trip to Norwich to visit UEA, one of Lydia's preferred choices of university.
Then we all piled into the van and began our country-wide tour. First to Canterbury to visit the university (eliminated from the list!) then to see Phil, Syanne and Bobby!  From there we drove Lydia to the John Osborne Arvon Centre for her Starting to write course. Once she was safely deposited there we drove on to Durham to stay with Phil's Mum. Then back to collect Lydia and home to Dartmouth! Phew!
But now another trip looms to help Hannah, Dan and Sophia move Pinafore to her new home in Brighton Marina. Might even manage some photos next time!!

Visit to Sophia

I escaped from Dartmouth as Regatta was drawing to a close in order to visit Hannah, Dan and Sophia.
They have just bought a Prout Quest 31 to live on in Brighton Marina.As well as a chance to spend time with them I was also tasked to help them clear out unwanted 'stuff'. It was a very worthwhile exercise judging by the amount of stuff either free-cycled or taken to charity shops!

Oh, and we also had some fun!!