2010 !!

Can you believe it?
2010 !!

A
VERY
HAPPY, HEALTHY
PROSPEROUS (WELL WE KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN)
HOUGHTON
NEW YEAR !

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

A very merry Christmas to all the Houghtons out there - wherever you are.

Lets make a resolution to expand the Blog membership in 2010.

Happy Christmas

Hi Everyone!

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2010!

Joe and I are spending Christmas Eve at home in Bristol, will be our first Christmas here so we are looking forward to lighting the fire and snuggling up in front of the Christmas tree this evening. Today, I'm going to visit the church where we married to say a prayer and light a candle to remember my dear Dad and to say thanks for everything we've been blessed with this year. The baby bump is growing, due April 8th, and Joe and I are very excited about our new arrival. We have discovered from the scan that bump is a boy! Tomorrow we're off to see our families in Hampshire and eventually Devon on the 30th so hopefullly we will see lots of you soon.

Nic-hope you have a great time in the Phillipines, thinking of you too!

Anyway, hope you all have a peaceful and joyous time!

Abi xx

SKYPE CONFERENCE CALL

I would like to try a family Skype conference call over the Christmas holiday.
Let me know if you are interested.

www.skype.com

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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.