THE FISHERMAN'S COT

Abi mentioned her visit to The Fisherman's Cot.

I thought I would post a picture of this beautiful venue for readers who are unfamiliar with the place.


From Paddy Burt's review in The Telegraph:

The Fisherman's Cot, on the bank of the River Exe, is where (so it's said) Paul Simon wrote Bridge Over Troubled Water. If this is true, it's easy to see why he was inspired. Beneath the ancient grey stone bridge, the River Exe is flowing so fast that its foamy waves are a mini weir.

Visit to Brean

Joe and I went for a day trip to Weston super Mare today and took these photos of some cows at Brean beach. They were in a field of sand and seemed to be having a lovely afternoon! Today has been the hottest day of the year so far and it was a great day to visit the sea side.

Visit to Great Bradley Cottage 13/3/09

Joe and I visited Dad's grave in Devon today and planted a new plant called an Aureomarginata which we bought on the way from a garden centre. The man there was very helpful and assisted us in choosing a suitable plant which was hardy enough to withstand the strong sun and wind on the hill where Dad's buried. It has strong smelling purple/red flowers in March and then red berries in April to match the Rowan tree, which, as you can see, is doing well! Above is a picture of the daffodil Nic planted last year which David and Linda had left for Dad.

After the planting of the new plant, we said goodbye and went for lunch to the Fisherman's Cot in Bickleigh where Dad loved to go, and saw 'The bridge over Troubled Water'. We then drove on to Exeter, passing Burrow Combe farm and Stockleigh Mill.

The new plant

Me and the Tree!

A CANDLE FOR DAD

We attended the 5.30pm Mass and lit a candle for Dad on Friday afternoon.

Dad loved dogs so it was perhaps no surprise to see one taking a snooze between the Cathedral pews.

THIRD ANNIVERSARY

Virac Cathedral

Dad left us three years ago today at the age of 75. Elvie suggested a visit to Virac Cathedral to light a candle for him. We shall be doing that later today. I believe Abi is planning to visit Dad's grave at the natural burial site in Devon. She will report on her visit and on the Rowan tree that we planted for him.

For pictures of Dad click on the 'Jonathan F K Houghton'  link under 'PHOTOS' in the left margin.

Eastbourne Trip

Here are a couple more photos from our trip to Eastbourne, featuring the gorgeous baby Nathan, Jono, Alison (Dorian's partner) and me!

Visit to Eastbourne

Joe and I travelled down to Eastbourne this afternoon and met up with Dorian, Jonathan and D's partner, Alison at their house at the harbourside. We were very pleased to meet their new addition, Harvey, the Springer Spaniel and really enjoyed playing ball!

We then all went on to Betty's house and enjjoyed a delicious lunch with her, Karla and baby Nathan. What a sweetheart he is! I felt very proud to hold the newest member of the family, and felt very emotional thinking about how he'd be my father's first great grand son! He certainly had a Houghton look about him, and gave me the most wonderful smile I've ever seen from any baby. Very lovely!

Joe and I were sad to leave at 5pm, but had to get back to Bristol. We felt very happy to have seen everyone and were amazed to see Karla looking so well and trim after having a 9 pound baby only weeks ago. We look forward to another visit hopefully soon and will post more photos here when Joe downloads them from his phone. Here is one for now though......from my camera, taken just before we said goodbye!