And we arrive in 2022.- UK and Skiing.

Finally managed to remember how to do this blog!!!!  ( I think)

Last year- to recap we took a quick trip - finally to visit Portsmouth and the amzing old ships- 

The HMS Victory and The HMS Warrior - only 30 mins by train from Chichester.

Then the winter sport of tramping through the woods, beating, in all sorts of weather with The Langford Shoot.

--- The Xmas Girls.!!!

 

2022

Alot has happened so far this year and alot still to happen - some things totally unplanned and others we thought well planned.  

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Last year Emma got engaged to Jesse, and we have a wedding to attend in Toronto in Septemeber.

And on New Years Day, Benji proposed to Claire. (so all go on the mother and father-in-law front)

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Then we were invited to meet Benji's parents in Gstaad, - so we had a great few days in January skiing with Benji, Claire and Marion ( Benji's Mum).    

During Febuary we managed to go on a small tiki tour for 10 days to Italy starting in Champoloc ( a favourite) with our ski-buddy Steph, and then going on to Courmeyer.

Difficult to decide what size bottle to order- but hey- the glasses were a good size.                                                         

Skiing is a very tiring pass-time!!!!!!!

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March- my birthday, so a quick weekend trip to visit Betchley Park with Bill and Min Jennings.  

Then the final skiing trip in April didn't end so well- other trip with about 16 friends from Chichester -- but lots of time to party each night.

 

THE PIGS ARSE--- great place to stop on the last run home.

Other nice stops along the way.

So, while the party week continued, --- I ended up having a crash    during a friendly ski race. Obviously going too fast and managed              to hit the second to last gate and fracturing my Pelvis.

Have to say the Italians were fantastic and of course thank god                for insurance.

I lay in a hospital bed, quietly nursing my wounded pride,                            (and being on the receiving end of my profession) for 10 days.

Then a UK ambulance repatriation crew came and delivered me from Aosta back to Max                    and my own bed after a very comfortable 16 hr journey. 

SO then I am on bed rest/crutches for at least 6-8 weeks(not fully wt bearing)--- so all summer plans had to be tweaked a bit.

Max and I have got quite adapt at over the last few years.

Lastly but not least, my big brother who married Pippa on June 1st in Brighton.  Such a lovely wedding and its great to finally welcome Pippa and her sons, Leo and Max to the Stallibrass clan.

 Oh and not forgetting Kirk🐕

So now Max and I have to sort out how we are going to manage the coming

 weeks as we go to the boat....