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Cox's Orange Pippin- Never mind the name, it is an APPLE! Don't you want to eat it?
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| Richard with his friend Henry in Henry's Garden-September 2014 |
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| Here we are posing with Henry's parents, Joy & Henry. Don't we look happy? |
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| Everything in Henry & Sarah's garden was lovely. |
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| The fruit was perfectly ripe. This was a pear tree in Henry's garden. |
It might seem that I am going back in time...I wrote about November in my last post and now, I am showing you photos of our trip to England from September! There are still lots of photos that I can show you and even more that I want to tell you about. One of the main things though is to say that we don't just visit England, we visit with family and friends and we are made to feel welcome, very welcome indeed.
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| School friends since John Ruskin Grammar School! |
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| Lovely meal! |
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| Henry, Richard and Dave...can't you still see them as naughty boys? :-) Better be good, guys, Santa's watching! |
Our visit to Dave in Burwash was a very nice visit too and we took some great photos but that will have to wait for another post!
The Joy of Friends! That was the name of the post that I wrote two years ago when we last visited England and you may read it just
here. If you don't have time to look at it, I have some photos of Joy & Henry from that post. Here's to all friends, near and far. Please, leave best wishes here for our friends in England. Happy Christmas to you all! xx
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| Gorgeous! |
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| Gorgeous, even the Queen thinks so! |
I remember you having shown us the lovely place of your friends before, right? (Didn't go back to the older post to check.)
ReplyDeleteI even remember the Yellow Daisy Festival you are wearing - I want one of those!!!
It's the same for me when I go to England - I mainly go to see Steve's family, who has totally become my family, and friends. Everything else, like my favourite walk to Fountains Abbey or seeing other sights, is just an added bonus :-)
Best wishes to friends, whereever they are on this planet (and beyond, if you happen to have an astronaut friend who is currently residing aboard the ISS)!
Yes, I showed Henry & Sarah's house and garden in that post from two years ago! And I don't normally wear bright patterns like that but I had to represent the Yellow Daisies!
DeleteYou, of all people, know just what I mean about visiting England! It is spent visiting dear people that you don't get to see that often.
Aha, now we know YOU must have friends in HIGH places! HA! :-)
Christmas is all about being with friends and family so your visit with them is just right for the season. Merry Christmas to all !
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree...I started to name this post, "Faithful Friends Who Are Dear To Us" but I thought that seem too corny, so I didn't. It would have been true though! :-)
DeleteThose are some really nice apples. There's not much like visiting old friends. Though I don't really have any so I can't say for sure. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself and were so welcome, and had a great time with old friends and family.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Good luck with your driving, by the way! Be careful and drive defensively, that is my advice for you!
DeleteHope you have a nice Christmas!
Happy Christmas to friends and family, near and far!
ReplyDeleteYes indeed!
DeleteYeah, I bet those three boys were holy terrors at grammar school!
ReplyDeleteHey, did you see that Angelina Jolie had to miss the red carpet premiere of her own movie "Unbroken" because she had chicken pox? What's up all of a sudden with all these adults catching what used to be strictly childhood diseases? There's a whole bunch of hockey players in the NHL who just came down with mumps too, fer gawds sake. The world is upside down!
Ha! I am only guessing since the guys don't have too much to say about their school days. They are British, after all! LOL!
DeleteYes! I saw that Angelina had chicken pox. AND that the hockey players had mumps, guess they didn't get their vaccinations! Don't know about you, they were sticking me with shots all the time! (Except for chicken pox, that wasn't around when I was a kid).
It always sounds strange when I hear Happy Christmas instead of Merry Christmas. I guess for you English relatives our way sound strange.
ReplyDeleteYes, they almost always say Happy when we almost always say Merry.
DeleteI wonder why that is?
You will be sending me to do some research on this subject! :-)
Best wishes and Happy Thoughts to you and all your friends here and elsewhere! Friends are one of the chief blessings, especially friends who can remember your childhood with you......
ReplyDeleteI wish the same for you! Faithful friends are blessings indeed!
DeleteIt is lovely to see more of your pictures from your travels and to know that you had such a great time with so many lovely people. Happy Christmas! xx
ReplyDeleteIt was lovely! And Happy Christmas to you too! xxx
DeleteHi Kay! Just wanted to pop in and wish you a very Merry Christmas!!! I hope you have a warm, happy, joy-filled holiday. I'll be sneaking out to see Unbroken just as soon as possible ~ I can't wait to hear what you think of it as well! :-) XOXO
ReplyDeleteHey Audrey! We are Americans so I am wishing YOU a MERRY Christmas! HA! I really do mean it though, hope you have a wonderful JOY FULL holiday. You know I will see Unbroken as soon as I can, hopefully, the day after Christmas, or on BOXING day, as they say in England! xxxxx
DeleteThe pictures gave me a feeling of joy. So much love is evident in each one. The wedding photo looks like a double exposure but I agree with you... It is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI took a photo of that photo on their wall, and I didn't know that the sun was giving such a reflection but you can still see their smiling faces and see them holding hands looking into their happy future! So, since I liked it so much, I have shared it with you! Glad you can see the love! x
DeleteNow I'm waiting to see that pesky partridge in that pear tree!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you all...in the UK and in the US...and wherever else you may be. :)
And Merry Christmas to you down under!
DeleteDidn't see the pesky partridge, maybe they are just in the pear tree at Christmas! ;-)
Hi Kay
ReplyDeleteReally good to be reminded of the good old times: even if they were as recent as 3 months ago! Since then we have all been a bit under the weather. Even our dog was under the scalpel yesterday.
Joy and Henry will be tickled pink to see the photos. That wedding photo was taken 64 years and 5 months ago.
Wishing you, Rick and Christopher and all a very merry Christmas and all the best for 2015.
Henry and Sarah
Hey Henry!
DeleteI hope that your Mum & Dad will enjoy this post! And they will have their 65th wedding anniversary next year! Hope you are planning a nice celebration!
Sorry that you have being going through some health issues, hope all are doing better now, not to mention the dog!
Merry, Happy Christmas to you all! xxx
I love these happy photos. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThank you! And Merry Christmas to you in Hawaii!
DeleteAloha!
Happy Christmas to all of you (including the queen)! What wonderful photos, Kay. I would sure love to see England again some day. I hope the weather was good for you. It looks it from the photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kay! Hope I get back soon myself! The weather was fantastic in September, you will be seeing those photos from that visit for about the next 2 or years, LOL!
DeleteHappy Christmas! xx