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Nonu Mon 05-Nov-12 19:11:37

Jane x to you and the parents of the soldier

jeni Sun 11-Nov-12 17:00:44

kittycome on, pictures please.

soop Sun 11-Nov-12 17:18:26

kitty Sounds like the day you had hoped for. We look forward to seeing the photos. smile

grannya I was thinking of you yesterday. Hope to hear that you rallied and felt very much better for your son's special day. flowers

jeni Sun 11-Nov-12 17:23:21

Grrrrrrrr! Now I can't open a mini bottle of prosecco!

Nanadog Sun 11-Nov-12 17:38:44

Try the full sized ones, easier to handle hmm

kittylester Sun 11-Nov-12 18:22:01

Just uploaded 2 photos of the wedding to see if I could - I could!! More eventually, there will be no stopping me now!!

jeni Sun 11-Nov-12 18:25:04

Oh they look lovely and so happy. We want to see you as we'll!

janeainsworth Sun 11-Nov-12 18:32:10

So glad you had a lovely day kitty Your daughter looks so beautiful and happy.

grannyactivist Sun 11-Nov-12 18:45:00

Congratulations on your lovely day Kitty. Although I wasn't fully well I thoroughly enjoyed the wedding and everything went off without a hitch. The bride was radiant, the weather was glorious and my son's speech was wholly in rhyme and voted the best ever heard. There were many lovely quirky things; all of the tables were named for moustaches (an homage to the Wonderful Man); origami birds graced every table; there were no favours, but paper bags and jars of sweeties for pick 'n' mix were available for people to choose their favourites. Most importantly the bride and groom enjoyed every moment of their day. smile
Today was a complete change of tone as the family gathered at my son-in-law's grave. During the two minutes silence my grandson stayed completely still and silent then kissed his daddy's gravestone and said 'goodbye'. Tears all round. sad

annodomini Sun 11-Nov-12 18:54:14

Happy pictures, Kitty. I hope the next ones will show us the well-dressed mother of the bride!
GAso pleased you made it to the wedding, but sorry you weren't feeling too good. It sounds like a really fun wedding with all those interesting ideas.

Marelli Sun 11-Nov-12 19:07:38

GA flowers Bittersweet time for you. xx

Marelli Sun 11-Nov-12 19:11:39

Kitty - what lovely photos - you have a very beautiful daughter! smile

janeainsworth Sun 11-Nov-12 19:50:08

Ga flowers for your happy times and your sad ones.

Ella46 Sun 11-Nov-12 22:09:03

Kitty Lovely photos, they look very happy.

grannya An emotional weekend for you flowers, take care of yourself.smile

kittylester Sun 11-Nov-12 22:11:03

ga hope you are feeling better and have been able to rest. You sound as though you had a really enjoyable day and then a poignant one. flowers. My daughter cut her cake with the military sword belonging to one of her old school friends who, thankfully, returned safely from Afghanistan. He attended in uniform, with medals, which thrilled all the little boys present. This morning at breakfast, we remembered the sister of another of their school friends who died in Iraq. sad

Having worked out how to up load photos, I'm on a roll and have added some more!

Nelliemoser Sun 11-Nov-12 23:04:32

I washed my car several times! Why does a newly washed car look perfectly clean until it dries?
In between these washes.
I watched the Remembrance day parade from about 10:40 to 11:15. It always makes me cry.

Otherwise I bought a book using the Canadian Amazon site, Bought a short break for DS and partners christmas present and not a lot else acheived.

Ariadne Mon 12-Nov-12 06:34:47

ga was thinking of you and your family this weekend at the services. flowers

Ariadne Mon 12-Nov-12 06:38:01

Lovely times; We went to Hampshire yesterday for DGS2's fourth birthday party, and saw the two DGDs too, then DH insisted on driving over to their house in Cheltenham with a couple of things that don't fit in this house. So we finally got back to Devon at about midnight. Why am I awake??

Grannyeggs Mon 12-Nov-12 07:16:33

ga flowers, I too thought of you yesterday and sent you silent good wishes when I went to our local church for the Remembrance service. Glad the wedding went off well.

Bags Mon 12-Nov-12 09:02:41

The tournament was fun, though tiring, especially as we didn't get a break. Every tournament DH has been to before has had a break half way through. Never mind. I shot reasonably well, though I've a bit to go before I can compete with the Scotttish women's barebow record holders! DH came third in the men's recurve competition and got another medal. Pretty good seeing as he's still a novice. I was given a wee trophy because I won my category of women's barebow. Not difficult as I was the only entrant for that class!!!!! It's much harder to shoot barebow, which is why it isn't so popular as olympic recurve. All the sighting and aiming and so on is down to you and not the equipment. That's its appeal for me, plus the fact that one's bow is lighter because you don't have rods and weights fastened onto it.

I was shooting in a group of four which contained the man who won overall, a lady about my age (whose son was also taking part put on a different target; he won his under eighteen category), a girl who was very good (won the under fourteen girls'), and me. There was a boy of eight on the next boss who chatted (a lot!) to me between ends. He was like one of Brave heroine, Merida's, little brothers – red curly hair and full of mischief. His big brother, seventeen and also red haired, was shooting barebow too. I expect he got a higher score than me wink.

When I said I think of GN when I'm doing archery, I didn't mean any of you were 'on the target'. It's more as if I'm representing gransnet shock. Odd really. Anyway, I was quite nervous and butterfly-tummied at the start but that soon settled down. Archery has a way of concentrating the mind, so you're too busy trying to get your centre of gravity right to stay nervous. Or so I find, anyhow smile

baubles Mon 12-Nov-12 09:07:00

Your first tournament sounds like quite an achievement Bags fun too smile

Butty Mon 12-Nov-12 09:10:28

Sounds like a fine way to spend a Sunday! Congrats on the 'wee trophy'. smile

Grannyeggs Mon 12-Nov-12 09:36:37

kitty lovely photos, the bride looked gorgeous. I am going away for a few days but when I return I am going to try uploading photos, it is time, you have inspired me!

soop Mon 12-Nov-12 11:37:04

Bags I'm really proud of you. Very well done to you. Mr Bags...congratulations!

soop Mon 12-Nov-12 11:40:09

kitty The bride looks radiant. The groom looks so proud. You look truly elegant. The wee bridesmaid is very sweet. Thank you for sharing your happy day. smile

glammanana Mon 12-Nov-12 13:04:06

Lovely photo's kitty such an attractive couple you must be very proud wine