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HELLO ALL OF YOU. SORRY NOT TO HAVE PUT PHOTOS UP LATELY, BUT BEEN BUSY WITH OTHER STUFF AND WILL DO SO SOON.

BRIAN AND I HAVE STARTED WORKING AT THE LOCAL CHARITY SHOP, BRIAN DOES THURSDAY OR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND I DO MONDAY. IT IS QUITE HARD AND LOTS OF SORTING IS TO BE DONE. I MOSTLY DO BOOKS AND LOVE IT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AS WELL AS HAVING FIRST CHOICE...

WE HAVE ALSO JOINED ''U3A'' IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT THAT IS????? UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - HOWS ABOUT THAT.

BRIAN WENT ON HIS FIRST WALK TODAY, FROM ODIHAM, THROUGH LUSH COUNTRYSIDE AND A STOP AT THE PUB. HE IS OFF NEXT TUESDAY ON A TEN MILE WALK, TAKES ALL DAY.

ME, I AM TEACHING CREATING WRITING IN SEPTEMBER TO MEMBERS - I OFFERED MY SERVICES AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON AS THERE ISN'T A WRITING SLOT AS YET.

HARTLEY WINTNEY HAS OVER 200 PEOPLE IN THIS SO FAR AND NUMBERS ARE EXPANDING. WE CAN LEARN SPANISH - OH NO. TRY WINE TASTING - OH YES. LOTS OF OTHER THINGS TO KEEP OUR MINDS YOUNG AND SUPPLE.

WE HAVE ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEG DELIVERED TO OUR DOOR WEEKLY AND TESCO DELIVER THE HEAVY STUFF.

HAVE OUR BUS PASSES NOW SO WE POP INTO CAMBERLEY TO M&S ALSO TO (IF WE WANT) THE CINEMA - BUT WE HAVE BEEN SO BUSY WITH OTHER STUFF WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME.

JO TOT CAME UP FOR A WEEK AND TRIED OUR NEW SOFA BED OUT. SHE HELPED BRIAN WITH THE GARDEN AND ENJOYED HER STAY IN THE VILLAGE.

LAST FRIDAY HAD A GOOD TIME AT ISABELLA'S SPORTS DAY AND ENJOYED A PICNIC THERE.

OUR GARDEN IS LOVELY AND SO FAR THE SUMMER HASN'T FAILED IN SHOWING US THE LOVELY ENGLISH ROSE AND OTHER FLOWERS COMING TO BLOOM IN OUR GARDEN.

TWO MINUTES FROM OUR HOUSE WE CAN PICK UP 'NEW LAID EGGS' BRIAN POPS UP THERE MOSTLY AND IS LICKED TO DEATH BY THEIR DOGS. THE FARM IS QUITE BIG AND HAS JUST STARTED WITH THE HENS.

WE SPEND SOME TIME WATCHING CRICKET ON THE GREEN WHEN THEY ARE PLAYING AT HOME. THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO IN THE VILLAGE. BUT NO - WE HAVEN'T JOINED IN THE PUB QUIZ YET.

WE ARE THINKING OF BUYING A CAR BUT SO FAR HAVEN'T YET DECIDED IF WE WANT TO.

JOHN FLEW IN FROM SWEDEN LAST WEEKEND TO SURPRISE US ALL. NICE ONE JOHN.

OTHER NEWS - HARRY RECEIVED PLAYERS PLAYER IN HIS FOOTIE TEAM. JACK RECEIVED MANAGERS PLAYER. HAYLEY HAS STARTED AT NEXT IN THE EVENING. GABY IS SITTING EXAMS. MATTHEW HAS LEFT FOR USA TO COACH FOOTBALL FOR TWO MONTHS. EMILY HAD HER FOOTIE TRIALS. TABITHA STARTS AT STOCKWELL HOUSE IN SEPTEMBER - WHAT! WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE, SHE MUST STILL BE A BABY SURELY. ISABELLA IS IN A SHOW AT PRINCESS HALL IN ALDERSHOT ON SAT. DAVID IS STARTING AT CHICHISTER IN SEPTEMBER AS WELL HAS BILLY - WELL DONE BOYS.

AND MOST IMPORTANT WE ARE ALL THINKING OF JO JO. XXXX

LOOKING FORWARD TO PICKING UP VALENTINA ON 17TH JULY FROM GATWICK.

I WILL PUT SOME PICS UP SOON - PROMISE.

FORGOT TO SAY - BERNARD TURNED UP THE OTHER DAY WITH HIS MOTOR BIKE - LOVELY SURPRISE.