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New
Arrival!
Many congratulations
to Phil & Claire on the birth of their baby daughter.
Emily Freda was born at 10.41 on Tuesday 14th October
2008, weighing in at 7lb 3oz. Mother and daughter are
both doing well!
Ellie
in print! When Ellie took part in a creative writing
exercise at school she didn't expect to end up being
published. Her piece was reviewed by the publishers
of a booklet and made it into "Entirely New" a
booklet featuring writing produced under the Canterbury
laureate programme. Congratulations Ellie!
Me
as a particle of dust (and other strange things)
by
Ellie (aged 10)
If I could
be a particle of dust I wouldn’t settle on something
and make my parents mad from dusting. I would
float around as if I were a cloud and not care about
anything. I wouldn’t miss out on parties or other
exciting things. I would just float along and
join in the games, but hopefully not get blown away!
The only down side is that I might get forgotten,
just lying on the bottom of the bed, but I would find
a fun thing to do.
If I could
be a flea I wouldn’t make my cat sick from scratching.
I would hop and jump and run around and fly like
a mini helicopter. I would be a strange type of
flea, because I would be bigger than ordinary fleas.
I would be the size of a bumble bee, just the
right kind of size to get noticed. The only down
side is that fleas sometimes get trapped in circuses,
but that could never be me.
If I could
be a sunflower seed I wouldn’t put myself in a bird
feeder. I would blow down to the ground and let
nature do its thing. I would grow and grow until
roots started sprouting. My flowers (when they
grow) would be different flowers. I would make
them purple and blue. The only down side would
be that after a while the flower would droop and die,
but that wouldn’t be the end of me.
If I could
be some bark off a tree, I wouldn’t just lay on the
ground. I’d make myself useful, let a dog chew
me or be a cat’s scratch pole. My bark would be
blue, my leaves would be yellow and my blossom would
be a beautiful violet colour. The only down side
is that trees do die, but there would be a use for me.
If I could
be a rocket, I wouldn’t just stay in a laboratory. I
would blast off the ground in the middle of the night
and get everyone worried that I was stolen! I
would go into space, find Pluto and Mars then finally
come back home again. I’d see the stars, the clouds
and the sun; I’d be the first thing to land there. The
only down side is that rockets don’t always have a safe
landing, but I would always find somewhere safe!
All these
things sound cool, but I’d much rather be ME!!!!
St Mildreds Bay Family
Picnic 24/08/08
The August
Bank Holiday weekend saw an intrepid bunch assemble
on the seafront at St Mildreds Bay for a family picnic
and kite flying session. Chris, Julie & Ellie, Mick
& Barbara, Steve, Dad & Eileen all had a good
day out. The picnic was interesting as the weather had
decided that with so many remlaps there it just had
to rain! We managed by parking the cars close together
and with the use of umberellas to have a successful
picnic until (as the forecast had predicted) the sun
came out at 4.00 allowing everything to dry out on a
wonderfully warm August evening. Photos of the family
to follow but the kites made quite an impression as
the late evening shots show.
Photos
can be found HERE!
THOUGHT YOU MAY ALL LIKE THIS
MARGERY PALMER'S LENTIL
ROAST
INGREDIENTS
1/2 lb red lentils
11/2 lb potatoes, cooked
and mashed
3 small onions
2 tsp chopped parsley
1/2 tsp mixed herbs
2 oz dripping or lard or similar quantity of vegetable oil
1 egg
A
little flour
Breadcrumbs
METHOD
1. Heat some of the fat/oil in
a saucepan and fry onions until soft but not brown.
2. Wash the lentils
and add to the onions with barely enough water to cover and cook gently until
the lentils are soft and dry.
3. Mix the lentils and onions with the
potatoes, parsley, herbs, salt a pepper to taste and sufficient egg mixture to
bind. Shape into a loaf, cover with flour and breadcrumb.
4. Put fat/oil
into a roasting tin or pie dish in a hot oven and heat until almost
smoking.
5. Place the shaped potato/lentil mix into the hot fat/oil and
roast basting from time to time until golden brown, approximately 20
minutes.
6. Serve with thick gravy.
N.B. Original Bisto gravy
browning is approved by the Vegetarian Society
LONDON
TO BRIGHTON BY BIKE!
Sarah
successfully completed the London to Brighton bike ride
in aid of the british Heart Foundation on Sunday 15th
June. She was up at 3.00am to catch the Minibus
taking a batch of riders from Chatham to the start line
ready for the off at 6.00am. She arrived in Brighton
at approximately 1.00pm raising nearly £250.00 in sponsorship.
There is still time for those wishing to add to the
total, just go to http://www.justgiving.com/haras
and donate freely.
Sarah
(in black) with only 3 miles to go!
David's
Fire Juggling
Pictured at a
gig in March by evetS, David is making a name for himself
as a juggler / Poi performer and is a member of Equity.
I believe this is a first for the family
   
NEWS (16/06/08)
This
week the Kentish Gazette & the Messenger's
online paper (www.kentonline.co.uk) are both are
carrying a news item showing that David is not the only
one with circus skills
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