I’ve lead a couple of rambles in the last month, both starting at Abbots Well, close to Fordingbridge. There was a good turn out both times with numbers in the 20’s. The left hand photo is Gaze Hill. Terry, in the hat, had just come back from trekking in the Himalayas so this was just a pimple to him. The right hand photo is taken at a concrete direction arrow on the old Ashley Walk bombing range. I had never seen it before. It was pointed out by one of our ramblers and cannot be seen on Google Earth, which is surprising.
In early December we visited Jean and Graham for lunch in Marlborough. We were also joined by Jennie and Neil. All of us, except Jean and Jennie, had been at school together in Surrey.
| Jean, Jennie and Stuart |
| Neil | Graham |
Sue at lunch, with our Portsmouth friends, at Eastney Cruising Association (ECA).
| Sue and Sue | Geoff and Sue |
| Stuart and Joy |
Christmas Lunch, chez nous, with Jane and Ron.
All went according to plan much to Sue’s relief. I'd bought a Q&A table game which kept us amused for some of the time. The following day Sue and I joined Jane and Ron and another couple at J&R’s new home in Barton on Sea for lunch. We were treated to kasseler joint and all the trimmings which brings back memories of Germany. We also had one of Heston Blumenthal’s Christmas puddings, very tasty! A lovely day. Thanks.
We were quite busy over the Christmas period with very enjoyable visits to the neighbours.
On the 27th Dec. work started on the en-suite. I had stripped the shower out and had taken the tiles off the walls. On the left hand photo you can see I also removed part of the wall – ooops!
Right hand photo – work in progress.
The week before Christmas we had a lovely walk along the front at Friar’s Cliff, Christchurch and I managed to collect all these beach hut names.
Oldie Photo – Sue at Wilhelmshaven West Germany (as it was then) 1976.
Next year’s blog can be found at http://thebuchans2012.blogspot.com/
Happy New Year
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