Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Kew Gardens with Rob, Jas, Rosie and baby Juno
Bluebells in the New Forest
Spring in the New Forest
Tricky, Jane & Millie
Milly helping in the kitchen
Pippa and Xavier
Pippa and Xavier
Pippa and Xavier
Xavier having fun!
Keith & Xavier smashing geodes
But no joy, unfortunately!
Xavier in the New Forest
Chart Southampton to Northumberland
Angel of the North
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We left for the Farne Islands from Seahouses – a pretty port.
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bamburgh castle
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Guillemots…
… thousands of them!
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Puffins…
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Puffins…
And a common gull with its chick.
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A grey seal from the local colony.
The lighthouse for the Farne Islands.
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Wooler Camp Ground
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Our camping set up – very comfortable apart from the leaking air bed!
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Royal Border Bridge
Royal Border Bridge
Royal Border Bridge
Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
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A chair designed by Mackintosh – simple but elegant design.
A chair designed by Mackintosh – simple but elegant design.
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… designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – absolutely lovely architecture.
In Glasgow we took tea in the Willow Tea Rooms…
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chart southampton to northumberland trip
scottish border glass arts (3)
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Keith wanted to paddle in the Kielder Reservoir – but the water was cold!
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It was a wet and overcast day when we explored Hadrian’s Wall.
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In York we enjoyed ambling the streets…
… there was a queue outside this Harry Potter Hogwarts store!
york minster
inside york minster
National Railway Museum
Rachel and Charlotte exchanging their wedding vows. Such a happy ceremony…
It was lovely to have all the family together for the occasion.
The Reading Ladies Rugby Club were a fun part of the day!
… they both looked beautiful in their dresses.
Keith, Aidan and Henry enjoying a cuppa after their labours!
We ran into Trevor and Maggie Page at the Southampton Boat Show.
Charlotte playing with the Reading Ladies Rugby Club…
… as well as Rachel – they both scored goals in a very good game.
Keith enjoyed a day in London with Rob who was on 3 months paternity leave with Juno.
Gill and Aidan’s temporary flock of sheep…
… and their permanent flock of chickens.
… and just some of the butchered meat from their two pigs!
Keith and Aidan pouring the foundations for their barn…
… the next week, the steel frames go up with the help of their neighbour, Henry…
… next, the roof beams are secured…
The nearly completed barn – Aidan was putting the roofing on without Keith’s help.
