First Visitors from Singapore

 Trevor and family came for a lovely day together. Lots of chatter and laughter we had. 

A hamper of goodies, festive treats from  Mary-Ann and Alice. Thank you, much enjoyed.

2023 Xmas Day

 Christmas Day, a very damp day with a full moon giving a very low tide.

Such a contrast to a couple of days ago.

 

 

Three years old and the first wiring done.

A Christmas treat soon to be enjoyed.
 

Old Meets New

 The lathe Grandad taught me to turn on with its miniature descendant from  Proxxon.

 

A new Contemporary exhibition for the new year, Mini Fabrics by Lim Gek Kheng.

 http://www.gekart.net/Contemporary/Min-Quilts.html

for a link to the gallery.

Apartment Entrance.

 Forgot to add sculpting. 

Gek's Play Room

 

Oil, Chinese ink, water colour painting  and different quilting techniques in miniature  and full size. 

David's Play Room

 

A room with Grandad's, Dad's, Daughter's and Gek's creative efforts on display to enjoy every day.

Christmas Decs Up

 Common area with festive glitter,

including the nativity box from way back when.

Furnished

 

Finished. A living room which is literally our live in room with bed, sofa and doorless  access to the kitchen. Bathroom round the corner.

Living Room

 Carpet layed, blinds installed.

Minature oak tree and minature  furniture  the first to take up residence.

Revamped 80's Bathroom

Moon Light over the Pier

First of many no doubt. 

And the sparkles. 

Cliff Top View

 

Taken with Gek's steady hand.

Lunch Out at Coffi Co.

 
Roast chicken and veg in a giant Yorkshire  pudding,

with a view of the passing storm.

A New Kitchen is Born

The old kitchen,

 ripped out.

The next day the new installation well on the way.

Day three. Worktop, cupboards finished and sink in place. 

Day  four. Tiles in place, as is the oven, and sink christened.

And after a coat of paint by yours truly, finished. Can you spot what is missing?

Gek's Forest

   

 Three years old and still babies. But the 'training' has begun.

Strange

 

 A surprise to welcome us to  Penarth? 

 On a new train to Penarth,

To meet the kitchen delivery men. Installation by Jacob starting Monday next week.  Progress.

More Rain, More Bows

 

 Extremely bright, but short,

to full arc. Lovely.

Chaos Reigns

 I will be ready for the move, honest.

Flexibility

 

Blackwork work station  

Another Sunrise

Rising over the misty valley. 

These two young men we met as youngsters at the  Lotus Children's Centre in Ulaanbaatar in 2007, on the left Uganaa and right Gantuluk.  Picture from Alice, found on Facebook.

Gantuluk, the dancer,

Uganaa the joker.  From a  home for UB street children to serving in the Mongolian police force. Amazing

Work in Progress - Embroidery

 Soon be stitching the Pelican.

Lunch at Romeos by the Sea.

 Autumn has finally arrived, so indoor seating for us.

There are supposed to be fossils hidden in these pebbles. Damned if I can find them.

A Short Stay.

Staying in the guest room whilst Christopher redecorates the whole apartment.

A six day job with every surface repainted.  And an excellent job he is doing.  Much, much better than I could have done!

Back to the Drawing Board

Well, since the recent renewal of the flat's firedoor, the Queen Anne cannot move with us to Penarth. Bummer. But there is a plan.  Build a new one with no outside walls or roof.  Interior walls will hold the whole structure together. The room spaces will be a copy of the QA's to display the furniture and fittings. Where there is a will there is a way.

11 Bridgeman Court, our Next Move

We finally have the key. The view towards the pier from our front window.

Part of the communal garden from my future playroom window.

A stoll along the Esplanade before turning in.

 Sun rise.

Packing

First, the dollhouses. Of course, these take priority over the house we live in.

The Queen Anne house is not going to Penarth.  It will not fit through the front door. But Jane's furniture is. 

Temporary storage area.  Very conventient.

Another "house" is about to be built to house the Q A's furniture. Watch this space.

Mandy

Mandy

1968 - Elmina, Cape Coast, Ghana

Jenny and I became good friends with Peter and Mandy during the 9 months we spent together working  as teachers in Cape Coast.

1978 - Gwaun cae Gurwen, Wales

In 1973 we all moved down to GCG and by 1978 we had bought two adjacent  properties on the edge of the GCG Common, each with 9 acres of land. Both properties needed extensive work on them, all good fun.

1980 - Athens, Greece

Taking a break.

1983 - West Coast, Singapore

Jenny, I and our two girls move to the far east. 

1983 - Desaru, Malaysia

Taking a break from city life.

1983 - Bellevue Hotel, Penang Hill, Penang, Malaysia

And in Malaysia.

1983 - Bayview Beach Hotel, Penang Malaysia

1990 - Harz Mountains, Germany

On returning to the UK, our two families spent  holidays  a couple of times together including  three weeks in Florida in 1988

2001 - Hooke Court, Dorset, England

RIP old friend.