Here is a photo me and my Nana, my Mum's Mum.
And one of my Mum, her sister Ann and husband Tony, and my Grandad
I also managed to catch up with some old friends. Anne, Will (sorry, Nicola - old habits die hard!) and I have known each other since we were about 13 0r 14....far too many years ago for any of us to want to remember exactly how long that is!! We had a great evening out at the Lambwath in Hull reminiscing and catching up...Anne and I managed to do that at The Olde White Hart as well when were were out "Christmas shopping" one day!!!
No trip to Hull is ever complete without the obligatory visit to the seaside. This beach is at Dane's Dyke, a bronze age settlement north of Bridlington. We walked along the clifftops to get there and were going to walk back to Bridlington along the beach, but the tide was coming in and the danger of being cut off in this area is to great to really risk it.
It was a nice bracing walk though (!), and of course, we were able to stop off on the way home in one of my favourite pubs in the area, the Tiger in Brandsburton...here are Mom and Dad enjoying a pint...well, Dad is anyway, Mum was driving!
We also managed a day in Lincoln, somewhere I haven't visited in years. It was as lovely as I remembered and the cathedral was just beautiful.
It was a gorgeous day too, if a little cold (in hindsight, it was a scorcher compared to Crested Butte these days!)
And see - even Hull looks lovely in the sunshine! We spent an afternoon wandering around the Marina watching the yachts sailing into port and checking out the cost of a boat for Nick and I. One day, when we have sold something in Crested Butte we will be out sailing the Med!! Oh yeah, and we snuck in a pint or two in Minerva...another favourite that just happens to be near the Marina!
James and Ben, were all ready for Hallowe'en when I visited them, but unfortunately, Hollie was ill and I didn't want to take a photo of her laying there not feeling well, so this one of Hollie and Thomas is from a holiday they took in Devon earlier this year (along with Mum, Adele)!
I also go to spend an afternoon with Ian, Natalie, Zane (with dad) and Lucas who I'd never met before...Zane was as charming as ever ("hiya gorgeous" was his catchphrase last time I saw him!)
And it looks like Lucas will be following in his big brothers footsteps - he was just the cutest little thing - and a little mellower than his brother! Thanks for picking me up Ian - and Natalie, I promise to send Oreo cookies your way sometime soon!!!
No photos of York this time round, which is always a favourite place to visit, but I did get one of the pheasant stall in the market!And as it's such a lovely place, these are from a year or so ago...
York Minster in the mist and the Shambles getting ready for Christmas
And last but not least, our good friends, Mike and Av in their lovely new temp housing while they wait for their home to be fixed up after the floods in June. And yep, this was taken in late October, and yep, they are still in the caravan waiting for the house to be finished...seven months later...and almost even worse, Mum and Dad are still waiting to find out when they are moving out so the builders can even start on their house...unbelievable...
But the trip to Hull was a lot of fun and it was great to see so many people. Thanks to everyone who made the effort and rearranged plans last minute so I could catch up with them - Lou, I didn't get photos of you and Em and Jack, sorry, but it was great to catch up with you and I'll get them next time!
Looking forward to getting home again in 2008!
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