Sunday, August 30, 2015

Victorious Festival

We met the Jennings Clan at Victorious: Jimmer, Rory, Sarah, Angus and Karen...
The seaside stage...
We had a look round the castle before everything got going...
Angus has got a very steady hand....
Karen was taken with some of the early bands.  Fickle Friends....
My Favourites....CAST!

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Beautiful Days 2015

Our Beautiful Days Video is here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVkLlDzRRsU&feature=youtu.be
Me and Joe did some late night shopping on the first night...
Slamboree were a jamboree!!!
The kids constructing insects...
Joe carved a mallet (all by himself with a 'really' sharp knife) in the woodland crafts area...
The Beat were neat....
Pizza frenzy with Ian and Deborah's crew....
Here we go......
Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs (with Emma)....
Chilling out at the bandstand.  Our tent is just behind this stage....
It got a bit muddy....someone thought it was great!
Remote controlled (by the kids) frie breathing dragon...
We are running off to the circus dad!
Lisa's new glow-in-the-dark poi...
Dancing to the Ukele Orchestra of Great Britain...pose...
The children's fire show.  Joe says he is going to do it next year...
Levellers closing the festival....there's only one way of life!!!!
Boom....
Night all...see you next year :-)

Monday, August 17, 2015

Isle of Wight

We've got a ticket to Ryde (Fishbourne).  We went over to visit the off shore Fellows's for a couple of days...

Peter and Julia's garden...
The kids say that it is illegal to walk past an ice-cream shop without buying one...
Spot the ferry...
Paddling in Cowes...
Collecting stones !??!?!
We had a walk along to Gunard. This plaque commemorates the 'Fellows' of Fellows Road...
The daredevils...
"Now ladies I need that typing complete by 5 o'clock..."    "Yes sir"
We had a walk on Headon Warren bear the Needles...
Lisa and the heather...
Marching off towards the fairground...
The children have been eaten by big pink balls!!!!
Selfie on the chair lift to the beach....
Alum Bay...Amazingly none of them fell in...
Great stay....thanks guys...

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Pompey 3 v 0 Dagenham

Me and Dad went to see Pompey's first game of the new season and the first of the new Paul Cook era...
The team played brilliantly and beat Dagenham and Redbridge 3 v 0.  The star player was Kyle Bennett, he set up the first and scored two more!
Play Up Pompey!
Video of our summer adventures so far...

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Wickham Festival

The kids went to visit Gran and Grandad for a few days so me and Karen toook ourselves off to the Wickham Festival...
Billy Bragg nailed it....
Camping...
Nigel Rippon, a friend who used to play gigs with us many years ago in the Heavy Sound Band days, playing electronic cello on the acoustic stage. He did a set later with his band Stone Cold...
A very tall Scottish person and his fluffy dog :-)
Our favourite band on the second stage.  They were awesome...can't remember the name though...
Karen's favourite tea place, and venue of the late night open mike....
Good times....adios Wickham...