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!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

ABI 

Friday 27 February, 2009

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The Big Freeze!

Well, we have had a rather cold and snowy week here in Bristol! As you can see from the picture, Joe and I have been making the most of the white stuff and been making a snow man!

NATHAN KNIGHT

A Karla Houghton Film

A Warrior With Heart Production

Introducing

Nathan Knight

No little people were harmed in the making of this film

Monday's Child is Fair of Face

Nathan is a popular Christian name for a boy. It has been a popular name since the birth of Christianity. It is a Hebrew word and its literal translation is "God Has Given". It can also mean "A Gift". Nathan was also the name of a Prophet in the times of David and Solomon. Nathan the Prophet was present during the reign of both Solomon and David, and therefore wrote histories about their reign. The feast day for this prophet is celebrated on 24th October. Eight other men of the same name have been in the Hebrew bible too. Nathan is also a word in the Tamil language. Its literal translation is "Son Of God". This word has been derived from the Sanskrit word "Naath/Naatha). It is also used as a name for a boy among the Tamilians

WE ARE A GRANDFATHER!

My daughter Karla, gave birth to Nathan Knight, 9lbs in Eastbourne at 10pm GMT on Monday 19 January

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Its approaching midnight here in the Philippines and time to wish readers of this Blog the happiest, healthiest and most prosperous of years in 2009.

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas everybody! We hope you all have a great holiday and a Happy New Year!

With lots of love

Abi and Joe

THE GENOGRAPHIC PROJECT

A Landmark Study of the Human Journey

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Graham's Father

I just wanted to send my best wishes to Graham, whose father had a stroke recently and is experiencing internal bleeding. I hope that he gets better very soon and makes a good recovery. Also to let Graham know that we are thinking of him and his family too.

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Belated

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

TO

AUNT MARGARET

IN

PORTSMOUTH

for 21 November

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Belated because I have been offline for 10 days or so.

Still, I am not the only one that can post on here.

Dad's tree

This is long overdue, but here is a photo we took of Dad's tree when we visited his grave in March 2008 and planted some daffodils. As you can see, it was not the dryest of days!

Congratulations Joe!

You are now an official qualified teacher of English! Rather you than me!

Abi xxx

BBC REMEMBRANCE WALL

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