As a matter of fact...i'm back!

Hello everyone.......Got the computer back at last.
My typing is now even slower than before as I have treated myself to lovely long false nails and if I'm not careful I press all the wrong letters, can be rather embarrassing!
Happy birthday to Charlie..........Feel like you're getting on a bit does it Paul? At least you have your" little one" to keep you young!
I went to my first property auction last Friday, Shoulders were very tense, trying not to scratch our noses but great fun and we came away with a bargain Victorian Jobie in Greenwich (well.....Plumstead anyway).
If anyone has any free time on their weekends we would love to see you. We are only 4 miles up the Wrotham road from where we used to be.
Mark and Kim the view from your holiday villa looks spectacular.....I'm very jealous:)
Love to everyone
Ruth XXXXXXXXXX

Oh to be 21 again

another one has reached 21 GOD i feel old ! Chaz`s 21st to day out for a few down the old Chequers. Any 1 fancey a pint ? Before we drink it all. Bye 4 now

Recently back from Majorca. Seems like a distant memory already. Pretty good weather, though it does change quite rapidly when your that high. Great food. Need a few more visits to the gym now, i think. This pic. is a typical veiw from the villa that we were lucky enough to stay at. Hope all is well with everyone and Ruths move went ok. Went to Pauls last sunday. Nice road and house good to catch up with them. Will write more soon. Going to eat now.

Busy Weekend

I took Friday off and me and Caroline went to Wimbledon to watch the Davis Cup vs Croatia. I've never been to a 'proper' tennis match (let alone to the All England Club) so that was a novelty in itself. However, not so much of a novelty as seeing two British sportsmen win on the same day!

Spent most of Saturday and Sunday painting bits of the house, mostly front room ceiling and staircase bannisters. I'm glad that's out of the way - back to work tommorrow for a bit of a rest!

Mark & Kim over

Hello all again havein a quick tidy up Mark & kim over. Another nice day i see. hope u all ok speak soon gotta go out & get some veggy things + wine. bye 4 now PAUL x

Bl***y winter!

Did I miss summer this year? I think I must have been in the shower when it happened or something )-: On the way home last night, for the first time this year, I had the bike lights on for the whole journey home! Admittedly, I didn't leave the hospital until 6 pm but it's still not good. The clocks don't go back yet, which means it's still British Summer Time until the end of October - HA!

Oh well, that's my little Victor Meldrew moment done with for today!

Ahh Bruv Simon

hello that is a old photo of the pub. its changed a bit now. Hope u lot ok ? we all good just graffting 24|7 must meet up very soon !!!

Happy Birthday, Charlie

Good to hear from you, Paul. Give our love to the birthday boy. On the subject of pictures - you can always cheat, y'know! For instance I found this fairly 'naff' review of your local, together with this photo.

I didn't realise they tried to change the name to 'The Olde Investigator' for a while (something to do with being part of a chain) but it didn't stick. Although, not having been in Ilford for so long, I guess there's no reason why I would (-;

Hello all

sorry its been so long; been really busy. still cant find our lead for the camera so still no photos. hope you are all well. Chaz`s 21st in a few weeks so we will be back in barkingside for the night down the old Chequers for 1 or 2 you know me. Speak soon luv ya PAUL x

We could be Heroes!

No, not the title of my favouritest-ever Bowie song! I'm talking about the TV show Heroes. It's one of those things I've heard good reports, always meant to get around to watching, but never actually did! Well it is a Heroes 'catch-up' weekend on BBC2 this weekend so we actually sat through 6 back-to-back episodes last night (with another 3 this evening!). Really great! B.t.w. if you too are into it - don't look too hard at the link above, they're on series 2 in the U.S. so it'll have all sorts of 'spoilers'.

Just us two then

Hello Simon then!
Next time I get Andy on the phone I shall remind him about this great site, but PAUL, MARK, where are you???
I was hoping for regular family updates.........pleeeeeeeez post
Your ever loving sister
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Welcome back, Ruth

Well I'm glad to see you back so quickly! I can't say why everyone else isn't posting (-; You say you even did a tutorial down in Wales - what can you do? In the immediate absence of people being able to get down to sunny (!) Kent, how about some pics of your new abode?

Incidentally, Ruth, you said that Eltham Palace was a favourite of yours - well when we were there a few weeks back, I picked up a leaflet for a Art Deco Fair this weekend. I thought you might be interested.

Where is everybody!?

I get back on line and everyone stops posting...was it something I said?

IKEA come to the housing market (2005)

Look on the bright side, Ruth (0; I found this little article about entire 'flat-pack' HOMES.

I dunno if they ever caught on, but they sure beat the 'ole concrete 'pre-fabs' built after WW2.

Back again!

Hello everybody peeps
We're back up and running now, Friday actually but we've been in darkest Wales with Andy and Sian. They should be posting soon as I have showed Andy what to do.
Well, the move went quite well but we are still surrounded by boxes in certain rooms not least of which are the bedrooms as we have no wardrobes!! We ordered some for George which arrived on Friday but we have yet to "un" flat-pack them............something to look forward to after work tomorrow!
Hope to hear from everyone soon and if you don't mind dodging boxes you are all very welcome to come and see us
New address
"Beeches"
3 The Covert
Vigo
Gravesend
Kent
DA13 0SY

01732 822163

Love to all
xxxx

Back again

Back again

Back from Kernow

We just had a great week away in Cornwall in an apartment near St Austell with Jenny, Caroline's mum. A very relaxing time was had by one and all, to the extent that the camera didn't come out too often. Despite the 'long-range' forecast being very pessimistic, the weather wasn't too bad, really. We managed to get to the beach most days and topped up the tan! We went up to the north coast to Wadebridge where the girls walked along the Camel Trail to Padstow.

I got this picture from the website of one of the cycle hire shops in the Wadebridge. While the rest of the party all set off on the 5 mile hike towards Padstow and pasties, I hired a bike and went in the opposite direction! The whole trail is around 17 miles so when I got up to the (newly extended) end ...

... I just turned around and went back to meet up with everyone back at 'Padstein' (as I believe it is now called after Rick Stein took over just about everything!). Of course, the car was still at Wadebridge so I cycled back to get it and pick up everyone else in Padstow. So I ended up doing the whole trail twice - oh well, that'll make up for mot commuting for a week!

Of course, Ruth should be in her new abode by now. Evidentally, they haven't got the 'ole internet fully functional yet, but I hope it all went OK.