Coincidences - In one of life's little coincidences, last night while working on de-cluttering I chanced upon my father's (rather sparsely populated) sailing logbook.
Family History
They Built Their Own Yacht - Packed away in a box under the bed I found this newspaper cutting from 1960. It tells the story of how my father and a work colleague built their own yacht. 5 5
Hadham Hall School, October 1968 - Today (March 11, 2021), spurred on by an email I recently received from another 'old boy,' I did a quick stitching job on the pictures.
Hadham Hall School, Form 5T, 1972 — The Power of Mnemonics — A friend posted a mnemonic on Facebook for the sequence of the royal houses of England in chronological order. It reminded me of one my uncle taught me, which in turn reminded me of a couple I learned at school. 2 3
Old cuttings of my father - I've had these pictures for years I thought it's about time I posted them. +1
Robert's 'Official' Christening Picture.
Maisonettes Gary Helped Build — When I left college, I worked for a summer as a labourer on a building site, building these apartments.
Brian Kidd Way and Southsea Castle. And a note on my very (very) small contribution to preserving artifacts from the Mary Rose.
Denouement (365: 161) - This morning I told Elaine I wanted a divorce. 1
Aftermath (365: 162).
Hadham Hall School - I've not visited my senior school since I left in July 1972. 2 17
Hormead Church of England Infant and Junior School - This was my school from age 4½ to 11. 5
Flickr meet (365: 217).
August 11, 2007, First Meeting - and just over a month after we realized we'd get married.
Decree nisei - Today the decree nisei was issued. I didn’t receive a copy until the 12th. One-minute read
Decree absolute: Unknown to me at the time, but on this day my Decree absolute was declared. I was officially single for around a week before I knew it.
Today I received the decree absolute. Four months after my first meeting with my solicitor. Now we can apply for my visa. All I need is the list of papers I need to take with me on my next visit.
k1 Visa - After a lot of debate, we are going to file for the K1 Visa. Essentially the immigration choices are ... Two-minute read
A special event – Gary and Ginger get engaged - Okay I admit it, this isn’t a special picture in the photographic sense, but it isn’t every day you get engaged.
Gary and Ginger get engaged.
Now we’re officially engaged, that puts the seal on things, and today we posted the huge pile of papers that makes up my visa application.
With current processing times we’re looking at my having my embassy interview sometime in November.
Identity Crisis - My mother’s Christian name is a little different. Which led to some confusion when I started completing my emigration paperwork. 2
Ginger and Gary's Wedding day - At four pm on 20 February 2009 we got married. Here are a small sample of the 800-odd photographs we have of the day. Album: 9 65
One door opens as another closes (365:034) - I've just received news of a death in the family back in the UK, and This morning we went to the hospital to see the latest addition to our family, Natalie Anne, born yesterday evening to Betsy and Matt. Just as one life ends another has begun.