Your First Born in Ickham…

In her Father’s footsteps… pulling a pint in the Duke William, Ickham, last night.  P is looking over her shoulder.  More…

A Week in the Life of Our Man in Kent…

My first fishing trip… “You’d be proud of me today.  With a few other chums from Ickham, we went fishing in the Channel out of Dover.  I caught a couple of cod, a couple of whiting, and some nasty little critter which has a stingy barb as sharp as a hyperdermic needle on its back.  P says it is the tastiest (and freshest) cod she has ever eaten…”  “Ascot next week and then I’m in France for a week, then Henley.  But apart from Scotland we’re here all the summer…”

Wot – no pictures of Joan Collins?

Yesterday – in Kent…

This was the Orchard yesterday!  All gone today!

Only David – Only in America…

Getting to Mount Rushmore is easy – but how did he do that other bit?

Meanwhile, Back Home in Ickham…

We’ve walked past it so often – on the way back to the Coach House from The Prince William.  Even climbed the back fence to take a short-cut over the fields. Often wondered what it was like inside…  OK – so it was the DUKE William…  Jeez – I hate it when he’s right!

Happy Birthday…

Now THAT’S old…

The Largest Cheque Ever Written?

Zimbabwe Dollars… But would it buy a case of beer?

Exhausting…

A recruiting advertisement for the Hampshire Police…
Beautiful… but nobody thought of the exhaust pipe of the bus!!

Just to Annoy Him…

Great photo, many thanks to Kimberely. Hope the Algarve went well. P is sunning herself in the north of Peru (with Mum), just by the Equator, and I’m freezing my b…ks off here!  I’m sending the picture to John, just to annoy him!!

Very Clever – David – BUT NOT FUNNY!

How to greet an Englishman – when you’re an Aussie…

He posts this offensive stuff – then nicks off to Lanza-bloody-rote for a week!!

Not Just a Pretty Face…

And on Bastille Day too!
Well done P…

Pity that the camera man’s hands were shaking – but I guess it’s understandable…

Snow in Wickhambreaux…

And only a few months ago – we sat outside in the sun – and had a plowman’s lunch!

The Old Blue Truck – on eBay?

Unfortunately – just the workshop manuals!

Don’t forget your medications…

We’re not 20 years old anymore – we’re all old buggers now! 

6 days to go… Really looking forward to seeing you  Tuesday. Program, such as it is, follows below:
 
Tuesday - meet up at Heathrow, arrive Ickham about 4pm. Attempt to get past welcoming dogs! (Bertie, Milo, Archie). Except for JB (no exceptions?) a bit of the bubbly stuff to celebrate. You guys then relax, shower, sleep whatever.  Quiet dinner – just us lot.
 
Wednesday – pootle about, K to Canterbury. If anybody wants to see Canterbury Cathederal we can do that. Maybe a drink at a local pub, depending on weather. In the evening, we have a relaxed ‘al fresco’ dinner. Apart from our ‘team’; my daughter Trish and her boyfriend Pete, and my grandaughter Sienna (6) will join us, as will Patricia’s youngest Christian (25).  Also joining us will be Brian and Christine (very old friends of mine, I’ve known them longer than you two!) who are house-sitting for us whilst we are away. Finally, a friend, Emma will join us.  She’s had a rough couple of months and we thought this little get together with you buggers was just the thing to cheer her up.  I’m sure the ‘bonhomie’ will really be a tonic to her.
 
Thursday – Depart Ickham for Dover no later than 7.15am for ferry departure at 8.20am. So I would think, with six of us to get moving, a wake-up call at 6.30 is called for. Maybe a coffee and juice at home, cornflakes or whatever and if required, something more substantial on the ferry.  Then a sumptious dinner in Le Mans!
 
Hope this is all agreeable to you.  Don’t forget any medications – We’re all old buggers now!  Have a great and safe journey and I’m really looking forward to our reunion.