Nerollie's 60th Birthday Party

Mothers Day 2010

This year was on the 9th May. At 2-30 pm, as arranged weeks ago, we met John and Dorothy at the Restaurant at the Garden Hotel in Marshlands Road. Devonshire tea had been advertised for ten dollars per couple and we had booked it prior to my recent trip to Auckland. We enjoyed our hour an a half enjoying the tea / coffee and scons with raspberry jam and crea.

I took four pics and they can be seen here. With us and John and Dorothy M.

Lunch at Tai Tapu Hotel

On the 8th May 2010 Brenda and Paul passed through Christchurch on their return trip to New Plymouth. Paul had been working on an aeroplane at Timaru. Ruth Andrew and I had lunch with them at the Tai Tapu Hotel. Wenlin could not come as she is in Fiji on a business trip. Here are the pics (only 3).

Auckland April 2010 - Sightseeing with Bruce and Otilia 28th April

Oxford A & P Show 2010 Ruth's 63rd Birthday

Our trip to Akaroa - June 09

I am going back a bit here. About 2007 Ruth and I celebrated her birthday in the Tram Restaurant. Win 7 does not want to tell me the date of the pics - it does not seem to appear in the xif data. Any way, here they are.

I P A Luncheon which was held at Hintons Winery Restaurant
in Wairakei Road at mid day on Sunday 21st June 2009 - the winter solistice.
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Nerollie and Michael McIlroys Ruby Wedding Function at Twiggers on 18th April 2009

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Michael Macartneys Wedding 2006 Family Black and White pics More to Come

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Mmy recipe for a fruit cake.

The simplest fruit cake ever - hardly any ingredients.  Click here.

And here is a recipe for a chocolate cake - made in a coffee cup (nuked).  Click here

Nerollies Patties

Scons

Wellington to Lyttelton Yacht Race 1953

In 1951, there was a yacht race between Wellington and Lyttelton. A storm occurred which endangered the yachts and there were losses. Our relative, Arch Childs, father of Bruce, Judith and John, who appear regularly on this web site was on the rescue, on the fishing vessel "Tarawera". Here is the professional account. The rescue vessel Arch was on, was owned by George Brassel, a well known boatie of Lyttelton. I had the pleasure of working with his son Charles (Charlie) in the Police in the early seventies.

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If you have a daughter, this application form to date her may be of help - only use if you have a sense of humour. Click here

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