New year at Holmdale Road, Jan 2004
Annicka & James Terry
- Char, Martin & Solly joined us & others with babies for
a night of good food & stimulating company. In fact, we all had
such a good time, the party went on the next day. Martin cooked
breakfast and Char played with the boys as the picture shows. She was
oh so very good at hanging out with them both in these early months.
Paris, Mar 04
MRB - I
can't quite remember how this trip happenned, and that is no doubt
because I had little to do with the logistics. We went to Paris thanks
to Charl's orgainsating and Judy's generosity - she had agreed to have
Sol for the whole weekend (the first time that had happenned I
believe). I remember sitting on the train (UK side) negotiating
the sale of our flat in Plympton Road. By the time we arrived in Paris
we had sold it. We stayed in a littel themed hotel in St Germain, we
walked and talked and ate well (hard not to I guess).
Char took me to Notre Dame and the Musee D'Orsay which she had always said was her favorite museum in the world. I remember taking lots of pics of motorbikes for Solly who had just developed a thing for bikes.
This pic was taken quite close to the Pompidou centre, I am sure there is a St. Martin shot that we took a few moments later
This particular trip will always be special to me for no other reason than it was Sam was conceived.
Skye, Apr 2004
MRB - The
best holiday we ever had was a 2 week trip to the western isles of
Scotland. We spent a few days on Skye walking the Cuillins.
We stayed at the Hotel Eilean at Isle Ornsay, maybe the most beautiful place I have ever been. We took at day trip to Raasay and climbed up Dun Caan with Solly in a back pack, singing songs until we reached the peak.
We were (literally) on top of the world.
Soph and Char's Friday night birthday dinner, June 2004
Jo Sadie - Not sure who is looking forward to blowing out the candles more, Josh, Nat, Sophie or Char.
Ace Cafe, June 2004
MRB - One
sunny saturday morning we decided to have breakfast at the Ace Cafe on
the North Circular. I rode down on my new (old) Thunderbird with Sharon
and Char followed with Sol in the car. Just by chance it was
'Triumph Day'! Amongst all the bikes were a troup of Police
bikes. Sol couldn't wait to sit on them. After asking
whether Sol could sit on one of the bikes, one of the coppers said,
"That's how we became coppers!".