I am a bit behind on blogging stuff but must tell you of our great mothers day weekend recently. Taking advantage of the top weather we popped down to near Newquay and camped the night (impromptu-like) in the Bongo. At first we struggled to find a place that was open! We could have done worse for sleep - all 5 of us tucked up inside - but it was jolly fun being away and in the morning we drove up to Padstow for a walk around in the brilliant sunshine and capped it with an ice cream and a Mothers day lunch at Ric Stein chippy. Lovely day, (see piccies here), spoiled only by missing of old Faithfull.....
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Old long since, farewell Faithful
DSC_7698, originally uploaded by Phil Haygarth.
This week we said good bye to Dileas (pronounced 'Jeelus', always some uncertainty as to the correct spelling or gender usage of the name, but we understood it was gaelic for 'faithfull'). He was in his 13th year and although a platitude, he really was the most gentle, human-like of dogs, wonderful with children. And a great running and cycling companion. When I first met Anne, 'Dile' came with her, he was only a pup then. He soon played second fiddle to the new boyfriend and subsequently our three children as they emerged in turn; but he remained dependable, loving and stoic all along the way- always living up to his name. This picture was taken at Crackington Haven in January - one of his favorite places. He passed on Tuesday in a strangely serene manner on our front lawn among glorious spring sunshine, in Anne's arms. The events of this week have shaken Anne and I more than we could have predicted and we have been overwhelmed by the messages we have had from you all. I have started a special set on our Flickr photo site called Dileas and if you have any half decent pictures of him please send them to me and will add them - or leave a comment on this blog (or for flickr users tag them 'philhaygarthdileas'). I plan to scan in some cheeky puppy ones soon enough! My brother posted a great blog too - see here. It marks the passing of time, auld lang syne - old long since - and all that. Farewell Faithful.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Our new car!
We treated ourselves this weekend and traded the two 'old' citroens for thsi new one - that has 7 seats! Lovely. See more pics from the event here.....
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Mild Mevagissey
We are just back from another belter of a half term. For the 6th year in a row we have joined with our friends 'in a big house somewhere on the south west coastline' - this time we ended up in Mevagissey, the south coast for a change - warm yet waveless. Some high points were the Lost Gardens of Heligan, coastal walks (increasingly one of my great pleasures), a ferry to Falmouth, Valentines night 'Mamma Mia (Honey Honey)' cabaret from the wives and a great big garden for the children to cycle around and play in. Not to mention a bit of fund raising hair bleaching by me and Dave (curtesy of our haiur dressers Poppy and Molly)! As ever we all enjoyed our photographyt and the cream of the groups shots can be viewed here, as well as the rest of Haygarths here.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Once in a lifetime.....
They're saying that the snow that fell on our village on Thursday - Friday is a once in a lifetime event. 55 cm. Stunning fun.....here is a selection of snaps over what has been a fantastically exciting long weekend from South Zeal. It's like living in a ski resort!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
A day in the snow
Along with most school children in the country today, our 3 enjoyed a bonus day off due to the snow! Great fun, snowballing, pub lunch (along with half the village) and sledging. Here are the pics.....
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