John's Blog for 2009

Monday 19 January 2009

Well, it's been more than a year since I managed to find the time to write up my blog, so I've started a new page.

Family news: Patti is spending this week in Fittleworth looking after her mother. I've just been for a blood test which I'm confident will show that I can abandon porridge and return to fried bread, bacon and egg for breakfast. Anna and Stuart are getting ready for their annual stint in Scotland, where we shall join them later as baby-minders. Caleb thinks his hair colour is the same as mine! Naomi is climbing stairs. Dan's just got back from his week in Boston, where he's had a lot of fun on snow mobiles and snow shoes. Jenny is settled at Yehudi Menuhin School and offers us the opportunity to attend lunchtime concerts. Katie is at School and Sam at Pre-school. Caroline is well into neurology, and is still making music: here's her MySpace website where you can hear her sing. Meanwhile, here are some pictures.


Here is Anna in a snowhole on Creag Meagaidh last year. Will she be doing the same thing this year? We must wait and see


Anna in town with both children, one probably asleep, on holiday in Cornwall last year


Breakfast for one of our Japanese guests here at Arden House last summer


Last year we had a week in Tenerife early on; here is Patti with a drink at The Harbour Club


Then we had Christmas, and Jenny had some chocolates


During last year Katie and Sam did the cooking


More Cornwall; Anna introduing the children to the sea


More Christmas: Levi in deep contemplation . . .


. . . and Patti opening a present with Sam


But before that, there was the incident with the golf ball . . .


. . . and then getting fixed up with some new glasses


Levi the photographer


Caroline with Sam reading one of his presents


. . . and Stuart with Naomi reading one of hers


New Year's Day: brunch for friends in the conservatory at home to start us off in good style

Here is a link to the list of contents signposting all 2009 blog entries.