12th, 13th and 14th Of July: I Know, I’m Sorry!1:08 Jul 16th, 2009 | 2 notes
Well once again I haven’t posted about my holiday for a few days. That’s because nothing interesting happened. Yesterday we drove from Monmouth to Ludlow, walked around Ludlow, went into a wonky old Tudor house in Ludlow and had cream tea in Ludlow. Today we spent hours driving from Ludlow to Morecambe which, as you know if you’ve been reading my twitter, is the seedy British equivalent of Bondi. I’m sorry, but it’s true. There are dilapidated buildings all over the place, a creepy closed theme park, broken windows, teenage mothers and a giant tower with “Polo” painted all over it. Not a nice place. So to brighten up your day today, my mum Carole Wilson is making a cameo appearance to tell you about her recent college reunion. Hello! Too many years ago a group of enthusiastic teenagers attended Harrow School of Photography. My friend, Margaret, took up my idea of a reunion and undertook the task of tracking everyone down. The reunion took place at Symonds Yat . There were two partners who attended as well as nine other ex-students. Two people could not attend, one being in Texas USA. We met at the Wye Knot (after the River Wye) Hotel for lunch. There was a special surprise for me in meeting a close friend after many years and others were anticipating a surprised and delighted look on my face. However, they were disappointed because I failed to recognise him at all! Rather embarrassing especially for the person concerned! We had all changed so much but after spending the afternoon together it soon became apparent that we had not changed at all in our personalities. Not many of us are still involved in photography but one makes guest appearances on ‘The Antiques Road Show’ as an expert on Art Deco and Art Nouveau. We spent the afternoon after lunch going on a walk, finding our way out of a maze, going to a butterfly zoo, having a cream tea at Rose Cottage and finishing by having a boat trip on the river Wye. My brother killed himself laughing when he saw the itinerary and asked “WHAT HAPPENED TO DRUGS, SEX AND ROCK AND ROLL!?” Oh well! We swapped photographs of all those years ago so we have our memories! Thanks Mum for the cameo appearance! Now, back to your regular daily features! Observations: · The British can’t make coffee · There isn’t free Wifi anywhere! · A British ‘beach’ isn’t the same as an Australian beach
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