Happy 2010 to all.................

Back home from the awesome ski slopes of ...................Indiana!!!! had a fab time with the kids they didn't care where they were just glad to get on ski's, see the snow and try out the snowtubing!! Wishing you all health, happiness and love for 2010:-) HAPPY NEW YEAR:-)
Miss you all and thinking of you, Heidi Jamie Tyler and Maddie xxxx

Renewing our Vows

Hope everyone is enjoying some down-time...

Here are some pics from our 30th anniversary vow renewal on Mopion islet in the Grenadines of St. Vincent...idyllic in every way. For the full story, you can check out our Travel Show blog at:
http://christalkstravel.blogspot.com/

NEW MEMBER OF THE CLAN.....JOINED XMAS EVE......NAMED JACK....A MATE FOR JESSIE...... DOG WALKING IS TWICE AS MUCH FUN NOW....

PETE... EX FROM PORTUGAL.

Boughton Mill Xmas, Puerto Vallarta Xmas

Memories of Christmas' Past...Happy Christmas to the clan, wherever you are today - we are raising a glass (or two) to you all. With lots of happy memories from Boughton Mill to Puerto Vallarta...Love from Chip, Dara, Pip & Tim.

Merry Christmas from Lamma Island!

Wishing you all a very lovely time from a very lovely little island, where we are celebrating in Hong Kong with our dear friends Heidi and Tricky and family....thinking of you all and Nana and Pop, especially last night when I was telling Isabel all about our Christmas Eves down at the farm. Santa managed to find us on our island of dogs and no cars, shrines and hippies, beaches and bars, although he almost got caught red-hatted...hope he found you all too, and you have all been GOOD (not you, Silly Uncle Peter, we know that won't happen!)...anyway, lots of love to everybody, especially to the small ones this Christmas, and thank you all for lovely gifts
Kirsty, Kevin, Isabel and Felix
xxxin

Merry Christmas to all...........

Remembering so many Christmas Eve's with everyone at the farm celebrating, on cruises all over the world, special occasions that made the memories we all hold dear. Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and very happy and healthy 2010. You are all in our hearts and thoughts as are Nan and Pop we will raise our glasses to each and all ........ Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight:-) xx

Happy Anniversary

Still miss you both so very much - this evening was always so very special.
All my love always, B.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

TO THE SINGAPORE SLINGS.....THE CANADIAN MOUNTIES......THE KENTUCKY CONUNDRUMS..... THE PORTUGESE PIRI PIRI'S...... THE GUILSBOROUGH GANG....AND THE SPRATTON MATRIARCH...
LOVE FROM THE BOUGHTON LUSHES......

Happy Christmas!

NORTH AMERICA TRIP

JUST A QUICK REPORT OF LATEST TRIP TO CANADA AND KENTUCKY. HAD A BRILLIANT TIME WITH CANADIAN OFFSHOOT.. GOT TO VISIT PIP AT UNIVERSITY...SAW TIM PLAY ICE HOCKEY...HE EVEN SPENT TIME IN THE SIN BIN ..HOW COOL IS THAT ? AND WENT TO SEE THE JERSEY BOYS AT THE THEATRE...FORGOTTEN JUST HOW GOOD FRANKI VALLI SONGS ARE ! !

THEN ON TO KENTUCKY AND HEIDI'S NEW ABODE....(IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING) VERY NICE TOO... LOVELY AREA MORE LIKE SCOTLAND THAN KENTUCKY....AND A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE WITH LOTS OF LAND ALL ROUND ..PACKED LOADS IN.. DID MAMOUTH CAVES...OBVIOUSLY THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD ! ! BUT A GREAT DAY OUT... SCHOOL PLAYS WITH TYLER AS HUMPTY DUMPTY...HILARIOUS... FULL TOUR OF A BOURBON WHISKY DISTILLERY..YES WE THOUGHT OF POP JIM A LOT..ESPECIALLY AT THE TASTING SESSION !! SO A GREAT TRIP ALL ROUND. THEY SEEM TO HAVE SETTLED IN BRILLIANTLY CONSIDERING THEY HAVE ONLY BEEN THERE FIVE MONTHS..

LOVE TO ALL HAVE A VERY HAPPY XMAS (WE ARE WITH JAMIE FOR XMAS) AND A GREAT NEW YEAR PETE AND PAULINE..

Congratulations!

"They've been together now for thirty years
And it don't seem a day too long........."
Well done the pair of you!

Much love, Bev

Happy Anniversary!

Wishing you both a happy 41st!!!! anniversary - and many more to come:-) We miss you already, Thanks for being just who you both are - We love you H J TJ and M xxxx

Happy 20th Birthday Pip!

No longer a teenager - but turning out just fine!

Happy Birthday and good luck with all your exams.

Can't wait to see you home for Christmas on December 20...

Much love

Mum, Dad and Tim

Hey Man....Just an update from Portugal (AKA Woodstock)...60´s and 70´s Party over the weekend. Spent the whole night flicking my new found locks...arh those were the days..... Max was on a sleep over and then spent Sunday doing Lego, watching the footy and beating me senseless on the Wii... Glad you guy´s had a great time in Canada and the Thanksgiving dinner went well. Off to Belgium on Friday for the Christmas Markets. mmmmm chocolate anyone...Looking forward to the Chrimbo break with the folks, here´s hoping for some nice Algarvian Sun over the holidays. Love to all around the world.. from J C and Max

Happy Memories - Pop & Pip

I wonder what you were saying to Pip?? The Canadian Contingent are thinking of you today, Pop...

WHERE HAVE THOSE THREE YEARS GONE ? ALWAYS IN OUR MEMORY ....

LOVE PETE PAUL HEIDI JAMIE TYLER MAX AND MADDY.... X X X

Pete & Paul's Toronto Adventure

The British invasion of Canada began with a royal visit to the University of Western Ontario, where President Pip greeted Prince Pete and Princess Pauline on the steps of his country home. Prez Pip then showed off his new motor (he wishes...) before guiding his royal visitors around his stately home in London...once a way had been cleared through the kegs, barrels and bottles. This evening their Eminences were treated to their first game of hockey where Tim's Naked team (that's their official name...honest!) were victorious 4-1 despite Tim The Enforcer being sent to the Sin Bin. Love to all, P&P, C&D, P&T

Where in the World?

Here's one for the golfers amongst us...I'm just back from my latest trip and this golf course hole is called the 'Tail of the Whale'. The tee is on the mainland and the green is on an islet in the ocean. The club provides an amphibious vehicle to get between the two. Where was I?

Driving Miss Daisy

Driving home from the beach on Sunday after walking the Mutt. Everyone back now from the yearly October visit to the UK.

Weather still stunning, clear and sunny mid 70´s since summer.

Just loved his face on this one !!!!! He thought the dodgems were fun, but the ´ol beemer was much better. Got some great looks from the cars coming the other way !!!!!

Love to all from Portugal,

J, C and M

Halloween!

Pumpkins galore! the kids have been
busy carving them, I still can't bring myself to eat them! Fall is upon us! The trees are losing their leaves and the heating is on! bring back the summer I think I missed it this year!



Can you say 'SCARY'!!!! We have now got to the point where you have to be 'scary'! not cute anymore! so here Tyler is in his 'bloody' mask! and Maddie being the wicked witch! Halloween was fun - yet another new neighborhood to 'test out'!

Hope this find you all healthy and happy - Next Thanksgiving and M&D's visit can't wait:-)
Love to you all 'The Kentuckians'!!

Peter Pan does it again in 3hrs 21 mins

No photo yet to show the triumphant moment - but Chris ran the Toronto Marathon today. His time was a personal best - 3hrs 21 mins - a whole 6 mins quicker than his previous best time, set 18 YEARS AGO in the London Marathon. Not only does this qualify him for Boston again next year, it proves that as the rest of us are getting older......Peter Pan continues to get younger every day!
Love to all
Dara

Finished!

New kitchen finished at last (Steve Wood Bathrooms is now Steve Wood Bathrooms and Kitchens!)
Well worth the wait - and the grandchildren are definitely happy having a much larger area to trash!

Swine Flu Thanksgiving!

No trip to the cottage for Thanksgiving weekend this year: both Tim and dara have H1N1 flu, so we are hunkered down at home. Pip insists on wearing a mask so he doesn't catch it too. Of course, this also means that Dara can't handle the turkey, so we set up the surgical team as shown above to work on stuffing the turkey under Dara's supervision. Who knew you could stuff so much up a turkey's backside?? And we are about to find out how much you can stuff into a Pip and Chip!

I´m sure it was bigger than that....but maybe I was needing a fishermans tale?
Just for the record, a 6lb Salmon out of Boat Pool on Boleside, Tweed.
First on the fly for me, so I know someone up there was helping me out !
Had a great time with Pap´s on his birthday too, riverside BBQ and a bottle of Bubbly on the beat...Doesn´t get any better than that. Thanks Dad.

Love to all from Portugal, Clare and Max both fine, Max is now at his new school (loving every minute) and Clare has had a good year with the rentals on both our apartment and her company. Sorry for the lack of post´s...been a tough year I think for most..so here´s looking forward to a more prosperous 2010!
Planning Christmas here in Portugal (first time in 6 Years!) and then away somewhere in the New Year. So watch out and lock your doors, as you never know where we will end up !!!

Ciao 4 Now. Jamie

And Happy 40th Kirsty!

And with such a special birthday, Kirsty, I don't see why you should be spared the blast from the past either, so here you are in the garden of Boughton Mill circa 1971...Happy Birthday from all of us here...So pleased you have settled in so quickly to Singapore slings. Love C, D, P & T

Happy Birthday Sis!

As Co-Chair of the Union of Brotherly Robinsons - and in the pescatorial absence of our other Co-Chair - I don't see why our Sister should get away with posting embarrassing photos of us on our birthdays without receiving one of her own on hers...So here is your chance to relive August 1957 all over again! Love Chip

Happy Birthday, Big Bro!

Lots of love, Beverly Anne

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday, Chip! Much love, Big Sis xxxxx

That photo was really a video but I couldn't get it to upload onto Blogger, so I've put it (and another one) onto YouTube _ the link is : Kirsty's 40th Hong Kong and then follow the other The Bevanne (that's me) link to get to the one with Gabi on.

40!!!

Gabi and I flew out to Hong Kong for the weekend for Kirsty's surprise party - and she was surprised!