A shameful lack of updates on my site. Will have to rectify that. Take a look at helens site for some great new pics
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Sophie got to stay with Mimi and Grandad and feed the birdies!
And the happy couple!
And the happy threesome!
Every time we met someone new in Germany and told them Sophie’s name the response was “ahh, Miss Sophie!” which got a bit weird after a while. Then we found out what it was all about. Click the link below the picture to see the 10 minute video.
Same procedure as last year Miss Sophie?
“The sketch was originally performed in the 1920’s in the British music halls.The 15 minute sketch is performed by Freddie Frinton and May Warden, and was filmed by NDR in Hamburg in 1963. In the early 1970’s it became a regular part of the German New Years Eve celebrations.Over the years somehow, it has become a cult classic in Germany – to the extent that its shown on almost all the regional channels at some point during over New Year, and NDR shows it 6 or 7 times during New Year’s Eve! Even one of the commercial stations will find a slot to show it in such is the popularity of the sketch. But its hardly known in the place it originated from – the UK.”
What time is it? Tweenie Clock! Mucking around yesterday with Playdoh – how’s this for a fancy watch and jewellry!
Quite some news since my last update. Started a new job last week. My previous company died on it’s arse in November but they were a weird bunch anyway so receivership is good enough for them. Now I’m working in Harrogate and at the end of the first week I’m enjoying myself! Harrogate is a nice town so hopefully we will move over there soon.
Some Christmas pics as promised:
One good side of losing your job just before Christmas is the long holiday!
Putting young Billy to bed, whether he wanted to or not……
With Grandad Billy!
Christmas morning on the beach at Laytown while Mum goes for a run:
At Christmas dinner. Eating dry turkey and ham. We cooked Christmas dinner for the first time ourselves and had Owen and Fionnuala over. First Christmas I didn’t stuff myself silly!
On the day, or day before my little sister Helen, has her first kiddie,
I thought Sophie should have one last grab of the limelight before she
has to share her grandparents affections! All grown up looking here,
she grabbed some of mummy’s accessories before heading out for a little
shopping.
This time Newgrange farm in Meath – home on holidays to visit Mimi and Dandans (current names for the grandparents, subject to change, on a whim.) Farm itself was a bit rubbish with a laid back farmer manning the gate from his 4X4 letting the cash roll in. Some nice stuff there, weird chickens and stuff, but no signs to explain what breed or anything. Not a patch on the one in Yorkshire last month. Anyway if Sophie was disappointed by the educational shortcomings she was polite enough not to refer to it. Every animal not fast enough to out run her got a “nice hug”.
