Family - Welcome to Ava

Ava Elizabeth Watson

Born 31-12-2012 at 10:12

Weighing 7lb 14oz

Proud big sister Isobel and Ava - my two lovely nieces

Caving - Manor Farm

Manor Farm

Ringing Outing

Ringing Outing

Combe Raleigh

Gittisham

Ottery St Mary

Sidbury

Payhembury

Broadhembury

Dalwood

New Job - It's Official!

New Job

Well it is now official - I have heard that my start date is January 28th 2013 and today I handed in my notice!  My last working day in Poole Hospital is the January 23rd.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Tim and I spent a lovely Christmas day with his Gran, Mum and Sister in Marnhull.

Doughnut getting his present

Me, Lu and Tim playing handbells

Ringing - Quarter Peals

Christmas Eve Quarter Peals

Spetisbury

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Stourpaine

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Puddletown

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Christmas Dinner With Mary and Andrew

The Countryman Inn

Tim and I went to The Countryman Inn this evening for dinner with Mary and Andrew.  We had a lovely carvery.  There was a 'magician' showing people some tricks with his red squidgy balls!  Andrew and Tim didn't seem that keen!!

New Clarinet - Creating a Case To Fit!!

Clarinet Case

My new clarinet is longer than a standard clarinet and the case it came in wasn't the original so it didn't fit it properly.  I felt I needed to sort something so it would be protected sufficiently when I am transporting it around.  I searched online and no where seemed to do a case that was appropriate, I found on a forum advice about making a case using a flight case.  I thought I would give this a go!!  I am quite pleased with my efforts and think it will do a good job in protecting my new clarinet.

Crossways Village Handbell Ringers - Galton Garden Centre

Crossways Village Handbell Ringers

Galton Garden Centre

Today the Crossways Village Handbell Ringers played two half hour slots at Galton garden centre.

Doughnut - Bath Time

Doughnut's Bath Time!

Doughnut has been needing a bath for a while.  As we didn't have our handbell practice tonight we decided that tonight was the night for the bunny's favourite event!!!  Afterwards he was in quite a sulking mood - he disappeared under his stool and hasn't yet emerged!!

Caving - Honeymead Hole

 Honeymead Hole

Group of 4 - Tim, me, Steve and Mike

We went to Honeymead Hole today.  We were at Crapnell Farm by 11 and got all kitted up.  It is only a short walk form the car into the field where the cave entrance is.  Tim and I went down the 8m entrance shaft first, a further 3m climb leads into a chamber called Slab House, Tim rigged the first pitch - The walls are quite loose so the ladder provides all the hand and foot holds!  A short squeeze led to the Watershed and the next pitch - a 5m pot.  I abseiled down it and Tim, Steve and Mike climbed down with a lifeline.  The next section it a series of narrow awkward passage - on the way a small chamber - Somerville Hall is off to the right.  At the end of the passage we reached the top of the main pitch - Keen's Pot - a nice 25ft climb to a dripping chamber below! Down to the right at the bottom of the pitch is Kryptonite Passage that leads to the prettiest aven in the whole cave.

While Tim and Steve continued up the muddy passage Mike and I carried on down to have a look at Chalice Well.

On the way out we made our way up the main pitch.  At the top we had a look down the side passage down Balcony Pot 6m through Blood Alley to Neptune Hall.

We made our way out and got to the surface about 13:15.

Back at the caving club Tim wrote up out trip in the club log book...

Ringing - Quarter Peal

Quarter Peal

Long Critchel

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