Another scorcher here. Mummy of shortly to collect granny near Leeds which is the halfway point from Oxford. Richard off to Edinburgh to move into his new flat, back on thursday. Charlotte in the middle of exams. Hope all ios well with you.

Love as always Dad

England lost five wickets for 21 runs and were thrashed in the final test. High in the eighties here today. Richard has been making shelves in the shed and a large racks for all the garden tools. We have moved another 30 concrete slabs and angela has made a path behind the fruit cage and along side the beech hedge to the path, looks great. Paddy has got his helicopter licence. Went and orderd my malaria tablets today in Wooler and saw two traffic wardens, mad. Ross is coming to supper tonight since Bex is out of hospital and her mother is looking after her in Yorkshire. Ross has been working with Ken Armstrong in the steep wood by Hill Cottage building Pheasant pens. Shearing starts her sometime next week. As I look out of the study window i can see Richard reading his book with Purdey lying at his feet, He and Ross might go for a swim at Linhope spout this evening. This time next week Richard and make are way south to London and then Devon and I will get a coach from Exeter to Heathrow.

Lots of love dad

have sent you an email!!

hello! it was lovely talking to you today on the phone...so envious of you doing your bungee jump! such an amazing experience!

well you seem to be getting up to far more than i am here, mum and dad have been ruching around frantically trying to get everything ready for the flipping church fete!

i have my moc drama GCSE exam in a week...and then the real thing in 3 weeks...and i aint ready for it! dont know if mum or dad have told you but i am through to the next round for my 2oom sprint at county...if i win my race that is coming in then i am through and will run for the county!!

oh and at last i am going skiing, its with the school int feb half term..its out in norway at a place called vos!

anyhoo, better go get my supper. speak to you soon,

lots of love charlotte xxxxxx

p.p- im loving all the photos! xxx

Keep pressing the wrong button!! Enjoyed your pictures, thank you. Have you any of Wellington and the Levien house?? Garden now looking pretty good inspite of the rain showers. Its very windy tonight and rather chilly but fingers crossed it will be good on Monday. Still some work to do. Where are you now and what happens next. Not much news here, Charlotte has some friends coming on Monday. \It will be a full house cos Rich and Susanna will be here too. Pat is very kindly doing sups for us after the fete. Have you met up with anyone you know yet? Miss you lots

Love Mum

Back from Edinburgh, have now got my visa for India. Richard and I went to see the De Vinchi Code, fantastic. Went to supper with friends of Richard, girls took me out clubbing, only grey haired man. Mummy in the garden all day in the pouring rain. Richard working in the Tankerville tonight and lunch on Saturday then off to Perth for a dance in the evening, returning on Monday with Susannah to help with the church fete. Charlotte got four friends staying and the rest of us going to supper with Jim and Pat. Pieterson gets another century in the Test. Granny down to Mike on Tuesday for a week. Loved your photos.

Great - pictures again. Thanks. It all looks good fun. Raining here today but am going to the greenhouse soon to do some potting. Dad in Edinburgh with Rich - getting his visa sorted -, coming back today. Bex home but having operation on Tuesday then 12 weeks convalesing(?). What happens after Queenstown? Speak soon

All love

Mum

Obviously you are are far too busy to upgrade the photos from the 22nd of April. having a good time. Bex back in hospital waiting for an operation. Mummy beavearing away in the garden, Jim said we might get snow tonight. Ross got a new gun that fires three cartridges, when he upgrades his fire arms certificate he can use five 12 bore cartridges. Pond full again after the rains. Next Test match starts on Thursday. Have you got the book on India yet?

All love Daddy xxxx

Lovely to be in contact again. You obvously were a hit with you hosts on the Lake - they have sent a lovely email to Great John. Looking forward to getting your photos soon. Is black water rafting worse than the white variety? What an action packed time you have had. Your time in India will be tame by comparison unless you find the tiger!! Dad has booked a holiday to Crete at the end of July for us all so I hope you will not be too travel wary.
Johnny an Sarah have gone away for a few days to Scotland so Ros is in charge. Granny is going to stay with Mike and Debs in June and I think Elisabeth is going to be there too for a few days. Charlotte was running for county selection yesterday - she was piped to the post by a toenail in the 100m, she convincingly won the 200m and the LT team steamed in ahead of everyone else in the 4x100m relay. She will now have to go the Hexham for the next bit. Didn't she do well. Must go and do the washing and a bit of gardening - only 10 days to go before the church fete. We are taking Rich and Susanna to Figaro on Friday in Newcastle. Lots of love Mum

Hey you gorgeous sandboarding dude, como estas?
just love being able to see what you've been up to so far, such great adventures, love the snail, the candelabra and did you know that the plant looking down into that monumental gorge is Puya alpestris??
I bet charlotte likes the pink ribbons in the llamas ears, the bremish valley will be all a flutter in pink ribbons next lambing season.......
nothing changes here, fred is in cricket mania, sophie nose down in a book, jamie buying up all the chinese porcelain he can find, and I am doing a bit of this and a bit of that and lots of rubbing tummy of Daddy's irrestistible puppy Titan.
Going to see Radiohead with Mandy on friday night.
hasta luego and lots of love from us allxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx