A Merry Canadian Christmas!

A Merry Canadian Christmas from Timmy, Pip, Dara and Chip...We are thinking of you wherever you are in Boughton, The Alps, Florida and Hong Kong...and if we can work out how to get our enormous turkey out of the oven, we will be raising glasses to you all shortly. Have wonderful Christmases and all the best for 2007.
Love from Canada.

Pete and Paul Pre 8.00am Christmas morn....

We are running a competion and open to quote's for this stunning picture (answers pls in the comment section..!!!)

Love to all in every corner of this world....

Thinking Always and will raise our glasses to ALL.....

Jamie Clare and Max

THE LEAS XMAS MORNING POST BUCKS FIZZ....PRE TURKEY...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE LOVE TO ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY..

ENGLISH ROBINSONS...

Remembering so many happy anniversaries

Like all of us, I'm sure, today is a bitter sweet day, with so many lovely memories of Christmas eve anniversary get-togethers at the farm. And even just the warm ritual of sending the anniversary card (with roses and sweet sentiments for Katie Nana's sensibilities!) and the long distance phone conversation which transported us in time and space ...
So here is a photo of Kate and Jim on their engagement in 1937(?) as they celebrate their 68th anniversary, and around the world we raise our glasses to the two of them...We can almost hear the returning clink on the breeze.
Chip, Dara, Pip and Timmy

Always remembered

A picture from Tyler's and Maddie's christening the last trip we saw Nan and Pop together, and remebering them on Christmas eve and all the anniversaries we shared with them, forever in our hearts and memories and hoping that they will be celebrating in style together for this one:-) We will be raising our glasses this end as I know you all will. Love hugs and kisses Heidi Jamie Tyler and Maddie xxxx

Merry Christmas!

Well, we're off to "onk onk" as Iz calls it, at last. Wishing you all, wherever you may be, a wonderful, and HAPPY Christmas.
All love, Kirsty, Kevin and Isabel Daisy xxxx

THANKSGIVING AT FARRINGFORD

PORTUGAL A FEW YEARS AGO..

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR FAR FLUNG FAMILY ...MAY YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT..AND WANT WHAT YOU GET.....I BROKE UP TODAY...BUT MY REPORT SAYS I MUST TRY HARDER....SO NOTHING CHANGES....OUR FOG IS STILL CAUSING DISRUPTION..JUST HOPE BEV AND THE BOYZ MADE IT OK.. COME TO THINK OF IT ..I HOPE IT CLEARS SOON OR WE MAY HAVE PROBLEMS NEXT WEEK..LOVE TO EACH AND ALL..ENJOY THE HOLS WE ALL DESERVE IT. PETE.

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas wherever you may be in the world and know that we keep you in our hearts and thoughts as always, with lots of Christmas cheer and warm wishes for the New year love Heidi Jamie Tyler and Madison

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you all have a Merry Christmas I will be thinking of you all, by the way Pip and Tim I hae been off school all week!! Love to you all Tyler x

Happy Christmas, One and All

Dear scattered (or scatty!) Family,
Wherever we may be on Christmas Day -- Lake Paudash, Ontario: Hong Kong, China; Sarasota, Florida; Boughton, England; Courchevel, France -- I know we will all be raising a glass (or three!)to our two special'Absent Friends'.
Have a wonderful Christmas, wherever you are. We're off early in the morning (fog permitting!), so this is Spratton (1) and (2) blogging off until the New Year. Love to you all, and BE HAPPY! Bev xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Timmy's Quebec Trip

I took this picture when I was on a school trip to Quebec City last month. I love Quebec City because of all the great history there. Everything has a story behind it. There are so many things to see and places to go. From The Chateau Frontenac to the Montmarcy Falls, the whole city is alive. I really enjoyed reenacting the Battle of the Plains of Abraham betwen the French and English. We threw snowballs as our musket balls and I even got to be General James Wolfe of England. My Quebec trip was fantastic and I hope to go there again in the near future. It was worth the nine hour drive from Toronto! Cheers Timmy.

School Report

It doesn't seem like Christmas yet, as the boys are still at school until Friday lunchtime.......doesn't seem right somehow, until you think of the LONG summer holidays they get.
We will get school reports soon, so the truth will out! But as he is too modest to blog it himself, let it be known that Timmy got 98% in his History test. I think he takes after his Dad. Pip is doing very nicely too, and applying to Universities like crazy as the dealine is just after Christmas. It doesn't seem real that it is his last year at school....

Dara

Re: wedding pic.

Looks to me as though Jamie HAS joined in the wife-swapping business.
Bev

Turks and Caicos Sunset

Here's a sunset from our commute to work in October, when we were on Providenciales Island in the Turks and Caicos for one of our radio shows...Pete and Pauline: do you remember those wonderful sunsets from when you were on the island? And thank you for sending the CD's...it will be lovely to watch them over the Xmas break.
Chip and Dara

SNOW IN PORTUGAL

SO HERES THE BOY NOT ONLY ON THE RED CARPET BUT ALSO SURROUNDED BY THAT VERY RARE COMODITY PORTUGUESE "SNOW",IN THE ALGARVES CAPITAL FARO THIS EVENING.I AS EXPECTING A BIT MORE AS I´D ALREADY WAXED UP THE OLD PLANKS BUT TO NO AVAIL......MAYBE NEXT YEAR THEY WILL ORGANISE SOME BETTER SNOW CANNONS...
LOVE JAMIE....

Can't let you go doing sunrise/sunsets shots without a Florida one!! late afternoon on Siesta Key a couple of weeks ago and a little girl who is a bit of a show off!!Heidi

An English sunset - 'What a beautiful day'.

Trust China to go all poetic on us, and some of us don't go to work, you know! Anyway, I was up early enough to see the most amazing sunrise, the sort you only get on a cold winter morning, and an equally glorious sunset tonight, which I'm publishing in Turner-esque style to add to the effect (OK, so I didn't hold the camera still but there's no need to tell everyone). Bev

TRYING TO GET THE WORDS TO MATCH THE PICTURE.....TRY THIS ONE OF JAMIES WEDDING...PETE.

JIM ON TWEED IN JUNE THIS YEAR...A MAN IN HIS ELEMENT ? I THINK SO..

CHIP HAVE POSTED TO YOU TODAY 2 X DVD'S OF JIMS OLD CINE STUFF...ENJOY..PETE.

On my way to work this morning....

Today...a lovely early morning on the way to school, one where the pollution conspires with nature to produce something beautiful...Suzhou Singapore International School rises like foothills through the mist....what does it look like on YOUR journey through the day?

xxx

Pop's CD

Kirsty,
Pip did another CD for Pop which I received a couple of days ago - don't know if I could copy it and send you - I'm sure it would be much easier for Cousin Pip to do it!
Well done, Canada - we all managed to get there on the same day, albeit an unusually long day starting with the most easterly contingent and finishing with the most westerly (OK, Chip, so it's arguable whether you or Heidi are further west!!!).
Love you all, Bev

Pip's Musical Addition

Hey Guys,
If you are ever lost for tunes, you can always check out the number 1 Canadian Chart-Topper, ME! at:
http://www.myspace.com/philliprobinson4
Its just a little web page that my friend set up for me a week or so ago that I can post my songs on. So enjoy!
Cheers,
Pip

Canada Makes Bid for Up-Blogmanship

A few hours ago, Canadian Family Robinson went on our traditional trek into the Woods of the North to saw down our own Christmas Tree. Here's the picture of this tree-mendous event!

Canada Calling

Great idea Kirsty!
Our first picture effort is probably the same rainbow that Kirsty shows in her picture...at more or less the same time, Pop Jim and I were admiring the rainbow across the fields that appeared to be positioned just so Pop Jim could see it from his bed...And of course he piped up "lubberly day"...

Sorry again

I keep forgetting to put my name! BEV

Sorry!

Sorry I'm so dense, Heidi - thought it was your dad sending love to Heidi and gang.

COME ON, CANADA - YOU'RE LAST TO THE POST!

x gabi x

just testing the blog out!
love to all xxxgabi

Cow with a gun!

Brilliant, Pete! Still Florida, Canada, and Spratton 2 to go!

robinsoncruise

Always makes me smile when I see this picture, I do have the more serious version too but this one is the one that gives me the biggest giggle! so thought I'd pass it on and hopefully bring a smile to some sad faces! Kirsty what a great idea, let's keep it up. love to you all Heidi and gang

THEY WERE TOLD 'SHOVE IT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT' SO THEY DID.

KATE AND HEIDI HARLESTONE FIRS.

1st Portuguese Blog Entry (if it works!!!)

Just a photo i found while clearing out my old laptop,

Coffee´s.... 1 Euro
Brandies.... 1.5 Euro

The Grandfolks enjoying the portuguese winter sun.... Priceless

And yes Mr Scholten these are up-to-date prices !!!!

Love to all.. Jamie.

Look after yourselves

This applies to all of you-
Kirsty x

Sorry, Everyone - can't get the words in the right place - am working on it! Bev

How Big?

Look at the gesture Izzy has inherited from Poppa Jim - not sure Finn really believes her!

Bev's managed to sign in - hope everybody else can!

Welcome!

Well done all ye who enter here - something has worked! I propose we all try and post something over the next few days, just to see if we can, then we can start properly! Love to all - Kirsty x
The picture, by the way, is of the rainbow that appeared as we drove away from the farm for the last time....the other end of it was over the flat. Really.