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Like Father, Like Sons #19

...Cristal Challenge National. He also drove Gavin’s Reynard FF2000 at Donington Park for a few laps to get the feel of a racing car and to see if his future lay there. Nowadays he’s more interested in the two wheel variety, regularly travelling around Europe riding along the French mountain trails! Piers holding his trophy    Don’t miss next week’s instalment: Coming of Age! If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends.                                  ...

Queen Alexandra - my family #52

...Here is a final selection of photos from the album of Queen Alexandra, found in the Library of Hoar Cross hall.  Alexandra enjoyed photography as a hobby and in 1908 put together this album of personal photos of her family to be sold for charity.  It is a fascinating insight into another world, long gone now.  As we lead up to the Coronation of King Charles III it is a reminder of all that has gone before and all that is to come in the future with our hard working royals.     King Edward VII and David Here is the King in relaxed pose with his grandson, David, who later became King Edward VIII.  David became the King in January 1936 and famously abdicat...

Becoming A Rock Chick! #17

...it was a challenging day but at least all our Christmas presents were still in the house and the three of us had a (fairly) nice dinner finished off with a good dose of the Morcambe and Wise Show to put a smile on our faces!   If this is your first visit to my blog site and you would like to read from the beginning of the story: Please click here!Don’t miss next’s week’s instalment: Party On!Subscribe now and please share with any friends that might be interested in my story!...

Becoming a rock chick #18

...it was a challenging day but at least all our Christmas presents were still in the house and my dad, Gavin and I had a (fairly) nice dinner finished off with a good dose of the Morecambe and Wise Show to put a smile on our faces! Don’t miss next weeks’ instalment:  Party On! If you’d like to follow my story from the beginning click here and please feel free to share with your friends.      ...

Christmas High Jinks!

...CHRISTMAS HIGH JINKS:     The sounds of La Golondrina floated through the air as Viv sat at the grand piano.  How pleased she was that someone had asked them to look after this fine musical instrument for a few months.  Having learned to play when she was younger, this gave Viv the opportunity to brush up on her skills as a pianist and she was thoroughly enjoying it.  The piano was in the Library and suited the room perfectly.  She could hear her father and an antique dealer talking in the Long Gallery as they haggled over the price of a painting that he was selling.  Viv gazed out of the window as she played and thought back to the Midsummer’s Eve Bal...

Here comes the bride (Part 1) #30

...HERE COMES THE BRIDE (Part 1)   Our wedding preparations were going quite well.  As we knew lots of musicians it wasn’t hard to find a local band and a DJ to do the disco.  A friend of my dad’s offered to do the catering and the bar was set up with plenty of kegs from the local brewery in Burton on Trent.  I had two bridesmaids and we all went to Birmingham one day to choose our dresses and shoes – it was all kept very simple really as I had no help or advice from my mum as most brides do.   Kev’s parents had eloped after the war and got married in a register office with two witnesses dragged off the street, so they had no idea what you did to pla...