9 JULY 2006

WE WERE OVERWHELMED BY THE KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY OF OUR DEAR, DEAR FRIENDS, PAM AND MIKE PAUL WHO HOSTED THE "GLOBAL VILLAGE" BON VOYAGE PARTY FOR US TOGETHER WITH EDWARD AND CLAIRE ENGLAND. FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY CAME OUT ON A SUNDAY EVENING DRESSED AS EVERYTHING FROM NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS TO BACKPACKERS COMPLETE WITH POTS AND PANS! SHAHEEN MARTIN CREATED AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT CAKE WHICH UNFORTUNATELY LOOKED AND TASTED SO GOOD IT GOT CONSUMED BEFORE I FOUND MY CAMERA! TRULY A WORK OF ART.

EDWARD ENGLAND AKA 'OLE BLIGHTY' FROM PREVIOUS COUND GIGS WAS ON THE DECKS PROVIDING THE TUNES. STARTING OFF WITH THAT STATUS QUO FAVOURITE ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD ! HE REALLY GOT THE PARTY GOING FULL SPEED AHEAD!

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE "WELCOME HOME" PARTY!

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR A FAB EVENING!

ENDINGS AND BEGININNINGS.....

PREPARATIONS ARE WELL AND TRULY UNDERWAY....

RORY AND ALICE'S DAYS AT PRESTFELDE CAME TO AN END ON 8TH JULY (RORY'S 13TH BIRTHDAY!) WITH SPORTS AND SPEECH DAY. IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY (FOR MUM!) AS RORY AND ALICE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 8 AND 6 YEARS RESPECTIVELY, AND THEY LEAVE THEIR PREP SCHOOL DAYS BEHIND THEM FOR A LEAP INTO THE WIDER WORLD.