Well it’s that time again when we say goodbye to one year
and welcome in another and what a year it has been for all of us here in wet
and soggy Somerset. Looking back it has seemed like the better half, little bit
and I have barely had a chance to stop. First off we celebrated Liz’s Diamond Jubilee,
60 years in the same job and no matter what Charles says she doesn’t look like
she has any plans to retire yet.
Everyone threw a big party for her which was all going
swimmingly until Philip had to be taken off to hospital, he really hasn’t been
well this year.
Sports day went brilliantly, you may have caught some of it
yourselves. Cousin Mo really showed his stuff and Jess won gold in her events.
Bradley, you remember him he was the one who got the new bike last year, has
had a brilliant year in cycling.
It hasn’t been all smooth sailing, well apart from for Ben
but enough of sports day for now. Aunty Beeb has been having a few troubles
again this year. It looks like Jimmy, he was the one who always smoked those
foul cigars and wore too much jewellery, and some of his friends have really
gotten out of line. Beeb had tried to keep it out of the press but as Uncle
Rupert found out last year that doesn’t work. It turns out that quite a few of
the people who belong to their club have being having a spot of bother but we
try not to get involved in all that sort of thing.
In a slightly better turn of events Paul finally managed to
get most of the squatters out of his father’s house earlier this year, although
some of his friends and family weren’t too happy with the decision I can tell
you.
Mark’s little internet venture has had a few problems. It
seems that some of his investors weren’t too pleased with their payoff. That is
just the way this year though, no-one seems to have enough money to around. Then
again what’s new about that?
After last year’s holiday debacle in Syria, we checked into
it but decided not to go again this year, we thought that a quiet cruise would
be nice. Next year I think we are just going to stay at home, it was an
absolute disaster. Mind you the captain did seem like a decent enough chap.
I mustn’t forget to tell you the good news it looks like
Will and Kate, they were that nice couple I mentioned in last year’s letter,
are expecting a baby. It made up for some fiasco earlier in the year when some
pics of Kate were doing the rounds we heard.
Anyway that pretty much sums up everything got to crack on
with sending out the rest of the cards. That couple we met in America a few
years back for instance are still contacting us, apparently he has done well
for himself becoming President of something or other, it may have been his golf
club for all I know. It amazes me how many people contact you around this time
of year with all sorts of info you wouldn’t care about. Anyway bye for now.
