Woodland Folk: 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

Sophie 21 months - Christmas 2012

Banana? Where?

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear Ellie

Happy Birthday to you

Hip hip HOORAY!

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Winter warmth

No sloes this year for sloe gin because of the sharp spring frosts so an urgent alternative had to be found!

I think this will do.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Introducing the Highwood Games!

8 posts:

click August under Blog Archive on righthand side of blog

to get them all on one page

The Team

Ellie gets a hard earned gold for the Garden Marathon whilst Sophie completes the 5m toddle.

Flags: Sophie wins the flag waving with a clear lead although the slight wobble did lose her a few points. Amazingly, Ellie made the flags for all of us before running her marathon.

Whistling: Mike has the winning whistle: Nina gets the silver:

Brigy is disqualified for not knowing how to do it.

Rich is a non-runner.

Sophie waves the flag.

Harry gets a well deserved Gold for his Manual Weed Turning

(though I think his sister ate the medal)

Gymnastics - Ellie and Sophie make valiant attempts at the Forward Roll event.

New for 2012 - Hiding the Ball - Ellie and Harry.

Ellie waves her gold medal - before she eats it!

Saturday, June 02, 2012

Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee June 2012

Mike's aerial is very handy for hanging flags to celebrate the Jubilee!
Front and back views.
Hope everyone has a great time (despite the weather forecast!).

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

More Honeybrook Farm 26 May 2012

Sophie shows Grandad who's boss;
Sophie and what she loves doing best;
STRAWBERRIES?! Just let me get that lid off ....

Monday, May 28, 2012

Honeybrook Farm 26 May 2012

Ellie gave a carrot to the white donkey at Donkey Feeding Time on Honeybrook Farm. And then she gave it another ... and another ... and another!

Here's Grandad, Harry and Ellie returning from their ride to the Castle Tree.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Avon Beach 12th May 2012

Sophie gets the giggles about the waves - and then does a King Canute!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

The fourth gathering of the Emm clan - and lovely to see our Emm friends again. This gathering included a couple from New Zealand, Michael and Dot from Warwickshire and Carol and husband from Tamworth - (yes I will update Ancestry soon!).
At Bratton, Wiltshire, on Saturday, Adele had spread the family tree which is now 100 ft long and growing.
I put together a couple of family trees on the surname Penny and its interrelation with our Emm branch - time and time again!
Now what do I find about Bundys and Moodys now?!

A good Sunday lunch at the Queen's Head, Broadchalke where several Emms had been landlords in the past - and where our orders were taken by Christian name!
A very rare occurrence - a pair of Michael Emms (but only one hat)!

Sophie's Christening 29th April 2012

Ellie in her lovely summery outfit

Thursday, May 10, 2012

The beautiful christening cake made by Babs - and scrummy!

Brigit, Darran and Sophie in her lovely Bridget dress

Revd Louise Horlock and Mummy and Daddy Hoole with Sophie, Grandparents Hoole and the Hoole and Emm godparents (and Ellie)

The Woodland Folk, proud grandparents, with Harrison aged 18 months, Ellie aged 4 1/2 years and Sophie aged 13 months.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Sophie aged 13 months

"Will you come to my christening?"

Sunday, April 22, 2012

April garden 2012

Blossom galore - orange berberis darwinii against the white of the loved-by-squirrels cherry tree
The first blossoming of the Concord pear tree
Orange tip butterfly on pulmonaria