Kathleen's Website

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#336666" TEXT="#080000" background="2e0b85a3.jpg"> <div> <B>Kathleen's Website</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#336666" TEXT="#080000" background="2e1d2b83.jpg"> <div> <B>Last updated 10/11/08</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="37371960.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thisen's website</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thisenbird.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thisenbird.co.uk">www.thisenbird.co.uk</A></div> <div> <B>Sue's Convent website is</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.poorclare.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.poorclare.co.uk/"><U>The Poor Clares at Woodchester</U></A></div> <div> <B>Jill's website is</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.infinitycottage.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.infinitycottage.com">Infinity Cottage</A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My garden">My garden</A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vacations">Vacations</A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friends and Relatives">Friends and Relatives</A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family tree">Family tree</A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Patchwork quilts">Patchwork quilts</A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cecil John Marshall">Cecil John Marshall</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1079" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="1069"><div> <B>Lunch at Colin's on Sunday 9 November 2008</B></div> <div> Here are four photos of Gemma, Oscar, Nina and Rowan</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 353 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="414f9340.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="308" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="542"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="41a2f450.jpg" border=0 width="303" height="325" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 393 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="416f97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="418d4800.jpg" border=0 width="468" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 221 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="40f1ad40.jpg" border=0 width="282" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="235"><div> <B>Noelle</B></div> <div> is  over from Zimbabwe for 3 weeks, so we visited Peter for a few days.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/atpeters/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/atpeters/gal">Click here</A></div> <div> for more photos</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="41205c40.jpg" border=0 width="261" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 186 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="40d00ab0.jpg" border=0 width="256" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="235"><div> <B>Family Camps 2008</B></div> <div> We had 2 camps this year, one in France and one in England.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/garden1/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/garden1/gall">In my garden prior to going to France</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/French camp/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/French camp/">French camp</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/east wittering camp/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/east witteri">East Wittering camp</A>  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="40becb10.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 209 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="3f60bc80.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> Vicky and Simon </div> <div> are the proud parents of</div> <div> <B>Rowan David Bird</B></div> <div>  who was born on </div> <div> Monday 23 June 2008.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="rowan.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rowan">More Pictures</A> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="3f80ac80.jpg" border=0 width="266" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 238 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Namibia 2008/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Namibia 2008"><B><IMG SRC="3b30ab20.jpg" border=0 width="266" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <I>Vingerklip</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="235"><div> <B>Namibia </B></div> <div> <B>April 2008</B></div> <div> I spent two and a half weeks touring Namibia with Kevin, Claire, James and Pauline and Graham, Claire's parents. We stayed in comfortable lodges and saw plenty of wild animals. We also witnessed the Tsauchab River flowing through the desert - an amazing sight.The salt pan at Etosha was full for the first time in 30 years.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Namibia 2008/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Namibia 2008">More photos</A></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="3b109b20.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>White rhino at Omaruru Game Lodge</I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 190 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Aus 08/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Aus 08/galle"><B><IMG SRC="3ab08b10.jpg" border=0 width="264" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="235"><div> <B>Australia </B></div> <div> <B>Feb 2008</B></div> <div> We spent 6 weeks in Victoria visiting Jill and doing a few trips mainly to national parks. <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Aus 08/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Aus 08/galle">Here are a few photos. </A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="3a988b50.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 151 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/xmas07/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/xmas07/galle"><B><IMG SRC="3a4c0800.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>Christmas 2007</B></div> <div> We had Christmas lunch at Alpine. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/xmas07/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/xmas07/galle">More Photos</A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="3a6768e0.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 191 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="39ef2b60.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="235"><div> <B>Nina, Simon and I</B></div> <div> went to Hilliers Arboritum on 21 December, a very cold day. Nina pushed Dragon in her little trolley, and went so fast it was difficult to get photos of her!</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/nina/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/nina/gallery">More photos</A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="3a094b10.jpg" border=0 width="148" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/james/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/james/galler"><B><IMG SRC="3a2db930.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="235"><div> <B>Claire, James and I </B></div> <div> went to KEW gardens on 20 December, where there was a Henry Moore exhibition, and where we saw Santa. Unfortunately Santa's grotto was very dark, so the photos taken in there are not too good. James nearly fell in the fish pond, rescued by Mum in the nick of time.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/james/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/james/galler">Photos</A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="3a1e79b0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="155" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 187 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="moms_xmas_lunch.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Moms Xmas lunch"><B><IMG SRC="376edb20.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="235"><div> <B>Mom's Christmas lunch</B></div> <div> On Saturday 15/12/07 we took Mom out to lunch at a garden centre close to Breadstone House, where she is now living. Cecily came over from Ireland, and we met Sue, Peter and Wendy in the resaurant for lunch.</div> <div> <A HREF="moms_xmas_lunch.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Moms Xmas lunch">More </A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="542"><div> <B><IMG SRC="378e7ad0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 37 WIDTH="1069"><div> <B>Family Camp at Thurne, Norfolk July 2007</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 164 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="36d379c0.jpg" border=0 width="823" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 290 WIDTH="286"><div> 22 of us drove to Thurne on the Norfolk Broads for the annual camp on 26 July 2007. Judy and Robin stayed in a B+B, and the rest of us camped. </div> <bR> <div> The campsite was a square field, and we had half of it. We arrived in very strong wind, which made pitching tents difficult, and getting the gazebo to stay up impossible. It rained as well, so by unanimous decision we retreated to the village pub for a meal. Afterwards the traditional bedtime stories  were told in Colin's palatial tent. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  </div> <div> Next day things improved, and we got the two gazebos up with the kitchen set out under them. The evening barbeques went well for the next 3 nights, providing a fire to sit round afterwards. Simon's stories were as always appreciated by the children. </div> <bR> <div> We walked to Potter Higham for lunch on Friday, and on Saturday everyone went to the beach except for Judy, Robin and me. We explored the area a bit, then went to see some gardens, but they were closed on Saturdays. So we ended up going for a long walk on the beach - after everyone else had gone back to the camp!</div> <bR> <div> Kevin left on Sunday morning, and the rest of us went on a two hour boat trip from Potter Higham to Thurne and back. Very pleasant. Colin left after lunch, and the rest of went to see Debbie and Phil's house.</div> <bR> <div> Packing up on Monday morning took ages. Simon Vicky Nina and I finally left just after 12, getting back to Alpine at 4:30. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Camp/gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kathleenbird.com/Camp/gallery">More photos</A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="37424ff0.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="255" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Tabetha Robin Judy Thisen Debbie Kathleen Phil Simon Amber Alice Nina Vicky Kevin Colin Thomas Mitchell</div> <div>  (front row)  Chloe Alysha Kiera Gemma  Oscar James </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="371e12d0.jpg" border=0 width="481" height="301" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>   <script>var go_mem="Kathleen";</script> <script src="http://c2.gostats.com/go.js"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://c2.gostats.com/gogi/viewstats.pl?mn=Kathleen" target="_top"> <img src="http://c2.gostats.com/gogi/count.pl?mn=Kathleen" border=0></a> </noscript><br> <a href="http://gostats.com">Get a GoStats hit counter</a>   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>