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Photograph by Alistair Pryde of Words & Pictures,
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Ask
not for whom the hound roos; she roos for thee.
(From:
"Send not to know for whom the bell tolls,
it tolls for thee." John Donne, 1624)
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We
are delighted to announce the engagement of our
daughter, Hannah, to Ben Steele.
They are planning their wedding for October next
year.
Further details to follow as
they emerge!
Ben is a teacher and Special
Constable, orignially from Newcastle and now
living and teaching in County Durham. Hannah and
Ben met at Edinburgh Napier University and have
been together for a few years now. We're
genuinely delighted and very excited to have Ben
join the family.
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A young stag at Altnaharra -
early in the season, he's still "in
velvet" meaning
that his new set of antlers
are still covered in furry skin. |
Ian (as HM Deputy
Lieutenant) plants an oak tree at Gainford
to commemorate the Coronation. |
Altnaharra
weather station
(often reporting the lowest temperatures
in the UK,
but not today!) |
May 2023The big event at the
beginning of the month was, of course, the
Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
That was quite a busy time for Ian with a couple
of services and even a tree planting ceremony! We
also took part in The big lunch on
Gainford Green which was lovely, and we
contributed coronation chicken sandwiches, which
appeared fitting! We watch the Coronation itself,
of course a chance in a lifetime maybe
and wondered what the full version for the
Late Queen must have been like given that this
was a stripped down version. Anyway, it was a
terrific weekend!
Ian did some sittings up at South Shields
Magistrates Court (thats away from
his home area) which he found really interesting
and will return for more if possible.
Our anniversary was at its usual time but we went
away this year, travelling all the way up to
Altnaharra. If you think youve heard of it,
you probably have since it regularly hold the
record for the coldest place in the UK
not
for our trip, though, which was lovely weather. A
couple of pics are above.
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