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GRAHAM RAWLINGS'

BIRTHDAY
TODAY!

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Graham officially became a member of the Houghton ''Bumble'' when he married Sally on 26 September this year

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

TO

AUNT MARGARET

IN

PORTSMOUTH
21 November

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It's a boy!

Hello all! We hope everyone is keeping well. Joe and I had our second scan of the baby last week and discovered we are expecting a baby boy! We are very excited and looking forward to his arrival, due on April 7th. All was well according to the scan pictures and we were very lucky to get some great photos to take away with us. Our new house is lovely and we are settling in nicely! Our new address is 99 Furber Road, St George, Bristol BS5 8PT. Mobile numbers remain the same. Take care and hope to see some of you at Christmas or sooner! x

VISIT TO SOLVA

During my recent visit to UK I was able to make a journey to S W Wales and visit with Uncle Peter and Aunt Annette in their beautiful home in Solva for a few days. They were perfect hosts. Aunt Annette and I took a few walks and chatted at length about family. We even paid a visit to the archive in Haverfordwest to try and learn more about the Davids family to which we are linked. We also took a look at St Davids Cathedral. Its an impressive structure for such a small place and in its day must have been of extreme importance.
Uncle Peter's art is displayed in every room of their house.
Aunt Annette had only recently had her arm out of plaster. She fell over and broke her arm. Yes, it was an alcohol related accident, but only in that she fell over a case of wine that had been left on the living room floor.
We attended the local church on the Sunday where Aunt Annette was able to play the organ for the first time since her accident.
I spent a delightful few days in Solva. The walks, the talks or just sitting in the conservatory enjoying a pot of tea and the views over the sea, nodding or waving to the walkers that periodically walk past on their way along the coastal path.

WEDDINGS GALORE

Also married on 26 September was Christian Hatton (son of Annette Houghton) in Oxford. Christian shares the exact same birthday as Nic and now shares a wedding anniversary with Sally.

SALLY JEANNE GETS HITCHED

The Houghton Beach Party welcomes Graham Rawlings and his family.
Sally and Graham were married in Woodbury Salterton on Sally's birthday, Saturday 26 September 2009. They held a reception at The Digger's Rest pub.

The photos may be seen at:
http://gallery.me.com/COOKSFARMER#100030&bgcolor=black&view=grid

SUNDAY WITH MUM

Mum took a shine to my hat. I thought I would never get it back.

Mother & Daughter

Mother & Son

Going home

A visit to Bude

Saturday 12th September, Joe, Becky and I headed South from Bristol to make a visit to our cousins in Bude for the weekend. We stopped to pay my Dad's tree a visit on the way and found that it was still growing well, and produced several berries this year although most of them had gone over. We planted some daffodil bulbs for the Spring which hopefully will pop up around Dad's birthday in March. The next time we visit, there may well be a new member of the family joining us! I was pleased to tell Dad the news that I am expecting a baby in April, although I'm sure he already knew!!

We had a nice lunch sitting outside in the garden at the Roase and Crown before heading on to Bude.

We had a lovely BBQ at Sam's house and enjoyed playing with her two daughters, Isla and Mischa, 4 and 2 years old. Isla starts school on 14th Sept so good luck Isla!!

Julia, Tanya, Amber, Sam and India also came along and it was lovely to see everyone, and we enjoyed the sunshine late into the evening. Gareth did a fine job of cooking the food which Sam had prepared earlier!

Claire arrived later on, after travelling back from Wales with her two dogs and partner Keith, in their camper van. Bobby and Ruby (dogs) are both very sweet and are lucky to have found such a wonderful, loving home with Claire and Keith.

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DOUBLE TROUBLE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TANIA AND JOE

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HARRY

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JON HOUGHTON
ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY

Have a good one!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MISCHA
(Sam's daughter)

15 July 2009

KEEPING COOL

For all you poor people in UK who are suffering from this temporary heat wave I have a message from my former GP in London.

Dr Rosemary Leonard gives advice on how to stay cool.

HAPPY

10th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

to

JULIAN & TANIA

26 June 2009

Better late than never - back in May 2009 I had the priviledge of participating in a flower festival in Westminster Abbey - we finished creating this design at 2.30am - very spooky in the Abbey at night!

Tims 40th birthday, campin in boarhunt, 19th june 2009, here are some photos.

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CONGRATULATIONS

ITS

TIM'S BIRTHDAY

ALL DAY TODAY!

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NATHAN'S DEDICATION, JUNE 2009

Here are some photographs of the event courtesy of Great Aunt Sally:

NATHAN

Nathan with his mother, Uncles Dorian and Jonathan and Great Aunt Sally

Nathan & Great Aunt Sally

Nathan with Mummy & Daddy

Its mid-summer's day (in the north)

which means its

Karla's birthday

She was born in

Swaziland

29 years ago today

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARLA !

A visit to Solva, Pembrokeshire

Sally, Graham, Joe and I decided to pay Auntie Annette and Uncle Peter a visit on Saturday 23rd May and arrived at their beautiful home in Solva just in time for a wonderful afternoon tea, carefully prepared by Annette.

We enjoyed a lovely spread of cucumber sandwiches, strawberries and chocolate cake, as well as some delicous scones and tea!

It was a sunny, clear day, so after tea, we sat in the conservatory and enjoyed the view over the sea and into Solva Harbour. As you can see from the picure, it really is a stunning view!

Annette and Peter showed us their wedding photographs (from the year 1950) and we enjoyed seeing our parents and grandparents in their younger days along with Uncle Adrian and Uncle Chris! Sally kindly brought her photos for Annette and Peter to see, which included a photo from her parent's wedding and her childhood. Annette was very pleased to see these as after her mother died, she didnt manage to retreive many of the family photos and hadn't seen many pictures of her mother or father, apart from her wedding photos.

It was a very special day and we all enjoyed hearing tales from Annette about her youth and growing up in London where she lived in Stratford on the Green until retiring to Solva with Peter in 1986. Annette commented on how she dearly loved her mother and reffered to her as a 'darling lady whom I miss to this day'. She has a strong beleif that we will all meet again in the afterlife and a real faith in this, as our Dad also had. Sally and Graham visited Dad's grave before coming to Wales and there is a photo of the tree in full bloom!