Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Mother's 90th

We went to the Chilterns for Mother's 90th; to a nice house outside Great Kimble. These are some pix, lightly decorated. Full pix here. Here we all are.

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Here's the house - yes, I took the drone. See pix for other views, e.g. this.

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We went to La Fiorentina - no ZaZa's - on Friday night. On Saturday we had a slow start having breakfast in various nooks. Here's D, outside.

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M and I preferred the window seat. We had a picnic in the Ashridge woods:

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We sent the children up trees. We climbed trees ourselves:

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And we tip-toed through the bluebells.

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We visited the monument (E and N on top; D on bottom).

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Then home to relax by the pool; a meal at home; and quiet reading for the evening and by the fire.

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On Sunday people were tired after Saturday's exertions. I took D and E to see Berkhamstead Castle; Great Gaddesden graves of the Proctor ancestors; a look around the church; then home via Cheddington and Peter's grave. At some point in the afternoon, tennis: Toby initially dominant until Rob remembered how to play.

On Monday M and I walked up in the morning: round the field to Great Kimble and the church.

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Then over the road, up to the "fort" which isn't really there any more. I thought drone views might show it up but no; there are a few earth banks. And so after lunch we all parted in the afternoon.

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