Spring has Sprung

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May 27th 2007

Published: May 27th 2007

‘Spring has sprung! Spring has sprung.’ So Dog, our favourite four-legged friend from Footrot Flats used to say. Shortly afterwards he would slink off to meet his favourite four legged friend - Jess, a female border collie - who always happened to be in heat in Spring. On the way he would pass such symbolic scenes as new lambs gambolling and birds nesting. Well as I wander along the swathed ... Read Full Entry

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Claire and Brendon Reid

Claire and Brendon

Claire & Brendon's adventures. Can you believe it? Another year gone! Where does the time go? Brendon loves even numbers - and is thrilled about the idea of 2010. So nice and even and balanced. Anyone think perhaps he should be an accountant..... Anyway, the past few years have really been living the dream for us. It's hard to imagine that anything could beat them. But with Cuba, Turkey and a trip on the Trans Siberian / Trans Mongolian Express from Beijing right the way up to St Petersberg all being in our shortlist, it might just be the best yet. Watch this space XX to ... full info

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Just like back home

Spring means lambs - we even saw a ewe giving birth. Weird looking at sheep like tourists - not locals.

My new best friend

We were adopted by the B&B owners' lab. he was great company & very happy - as long as we kept throwing his sticks for him.

Bourton-on-the-water

So 'country-side' pretty and rustic it has, unfortunately, becom a tourist trap.

Exterminate! Exterminate!

Chris & Dad, this is for you. Daleks at 2 O'Clock. OUtside some collectors / museum at Bourton.

A Bridge over Lower Slaughter

Our country-side jaunt took us back to the delicately named Lower Slaughter, where Rosemarie & I had visited nearly 4 years earlier.

Did you say pose?

Why not? L-R, me, Paloma & her friend (also) Claire. Claire is working as an ER Dr in Oxford & came to visit us for the day.

So idyllic it's nearly false

The mill at Lower Slaughter

Call this a country walk?

One thing we found very quickly is that English 'country walks' were more strolls down country lanes - the kind of thing your Grandma could do in a wheel chair. IAbit more gentle than back home.

High tea at the Manor

Or at least a Devonshire tea on the lawn at 'Lords of the Manor' Hotel in Upper Slaughter. This is the life.

Just look at those tulips

They do bulbs really well in England. Every colour you can imagine in just about every garden. I wish it would take off back home.

Country garden

Please, please, when I grow up can I have an English country garden? This fine speciman is back at Lower Slaughter.

Matching the flowers

I didn't realise that my dress blended in so well. We were heading off to dinner at a really nice pub in the oddly named village of Guiting Power - pronounced 'Geeting Poor'. Confused me for a while. Dinner was great, however our lack of English sport knowlegde (call either snooker or darts sport?) meant we failed to win th pub quiz that night. Good thing the food was good - as was the company. Brendon, Paloma & I ended up chatting to those at the next table 'til 2 in the morning.

Who's this drunken bum?

Brendon's so tired from keeping up with the girls all weekend, that we come out of (sighteseeing in) the Church at Burford to find him asleep on the bench. I could think of worse places to be.

Farewell Cotswolds

Is that a nostelgic looking Brendon as we have our final meal in the Cotswolds?

Agmen-Smith family reunion

Four of Grandma's six grandkids living in or near London? Time for a catch up BBQ. Back Row, L-R: Sam (Lorna's bf), Keith Agmen, & that dodgey looking fella is Brendon. Front Row, L-R: Lorna Agmen, me & Alison.

Agmen-Smith family reunion II

Back Row, L-R: Sam (Lorna's bf), Keith Agmen, & that dodgey looking fella this time is my brother Chris Agmen-Smith. Front Row, L-R: Lorna Agmen, me & Alison (Chris' wife). All on Chris & Ali's back lawn in Petts Wood, Kent.

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