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Pictures from Sheena
28 June: pictures from Connecticut
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Sheena's rat terrier Elsie, the nicest and most obedient dog in the
world. The rat terrier is a bit like the Jack Russell but with longer
legs and an agreeable attitude (but not to rats). |
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The Meditation Rock. Where Sheena and Elsie like to walk |
| 3. |
Sheena's massive mowing machine. A necessary gadget if you have a lot
of grass to mow. |
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Mrs Duck's house. Sheena made a refuge for Mrs Duck in the middle
of the pond and you can just see her if you look closely. She laid
a clutch of eggs but a racoon got them |
| 5. |
Sheena and her potatoes. She grows lots of veg in the garden
but I don't think she grows bananas. |
Pictures from Yemen
17 May 2006.
Pictures from last month in Hajjarah.
"The cloud in the Dark Towers picture broke when we were two hours walk
from the village, and rained on us in raindrops two inches across and
thundered. Foolish Englishwomen, we had no coats with us, no umbrellas."
Bob, b. coal shed, d. 19 April 2006
Goeff and Alison's much-loved tortie died today, aged nearly 19, after
a long illness, or anyway a long course of pills, bravely borne.
In memoriam Bob
Born in a bunker
fortunate kitten
hardly anyone
didn't get bitten
Sister to Stache
(alike red and black)
and aunt to young Whitty
now known as Jack
Looking affronted:
for memories sake
her portrait has featured
on photo and cake
Wherever cats end up
when they have to go
our prayers we send up
from those left below.
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Daisy Ann Holloway, b. 25 March, 2006
Here are a couple of pictures that Andrej took when he was visiting
during the brief period when Daisy was at home taking a break from
hospital procedures and a few that Richard took in the Bristol
Children's Hospital being looked after by some very senior people.
Daisy is now at home permanently and making excellent progress.
The Wedding Celebration
We had a lovely house near Lyons Hall, which is between Leominster and
Kington. Actually we booked three houses because we originally expected
22 people but we spent most of the time at the big house, called The
Sherriffs. Unhappily Walter, Yvette and Mike couldn't come because
Christiane took a turn for the worse and they went to Saint Pourçain.
Christiane died on the following Tuesday.
I have merged the photos and pruned the list down to 58 images, which
makes a more coherent story.
Sherriffs gallery
Alison's 50th Birthday, 2005
We had a fine if slightly raffish house in Felin Fach, just north of Brecon
-- though Pat and Tony
scarpered off at night to a B&B not far away,
where they bred and won prizes for Texels. The owners, that is, not Pat
and Tony. Mark brought the spud gun, a modified and turbo-charged version
of the original and a sack of potatoes. Just as well it wasn't one
of these.