Accommodation...

Hi guys!

Just to keep you in the picture I thoughtI'd let you have the website for the chalet by the beach which our friends have.. Lisa has been writing the site and they just got the new indoor images today.. so take a look.. I haven't asked about availability in May but can do if and when...

The link is : http://www.oceandriverevive.co.uk/revive_self_catering_accommodation.html

Hope all good in the US, it was great to chat.. now let's do it in person!

Love to all from Kathi & clan...xx

PS That's me and Col and the 3 youngest on holiday last month.. was it ONLY a month ago..more gossip on my own blog..xx

Cornish activities..?

Hey, that sounds good, May 15-22 is the week previous to our local half-term so less busy for travelling about etc..not sure if same week in Liverpool, but from our couple of days there last October, I think it is 'always open!'




What day is your birthday, if you guys are not all together on the actual day we could schedule some kind of party here in Cornwall over the weekend.. one of the famous Jones' three day events heh?.. Bank Holiday on 25th so plenty to see and do that w/e..do you fancy the Open Air Theatre ?.. or a fishing trip again ... and def a fishy barbecue...the fishing and theatre will be weather dependent but on the bright side Cornwall is also magnificent when it's blowing a hooly!

Dates Solidifying

I saw Michi and Phil this weekend. We talked about the advantage of including Memorial Day, May 25 in our time span. It allows all the corporate workers to squeeze out another day of vacation.

We also talked more about the core of one week of being together. This again would suggest going to or meeting in Liverpool first for maybe two nights and then going to Cornwall. At least this is the latest input.

Mull it over and see what you can add.

Cheers

PS I have also added your e-mails so that if anyone comments on anything you wrote you will be notified by e-mail.

Hello from California

Guess what! We're related!

Hello Cousins, Aunts, Uncles and family across the pond,

Let me introduce myself, my name is Graham Smith. And, although I am proud to be named for another Graham in the family, I am by far, the most awesome, world famous cousin/relative/nephew/son ever. And I'm ever so humble too.

I am William Smith's eldest son, and by some strange whiff of good luck, I'm not completely bald yet. Michele is my younger sister. 18 months younger. Which makes me the boss - no matter what she tells you. Mikey is the youngest son ... don't tell him about the whole "me being boss thing", as he grew up to be quite large.

I live in San Diego, California, USA with my homegirl, Dawn Vitale, and our little dog, Don Juan. Yes, the weather here is perfect everyday and usually, you can find money just laying on the ground. It's that good. The Pacific Ocean, where they keep all the surfers, is about 18 miles away. People always ask.

Dawn

Don Juan

I am an illustrator by trade. That mean I draw pictures for magazines and they give me a little money. Usually, as little as possible. No matter, all the other jobs seemed like such a bother, with all that waking up on time and being busy all day.

You can see my work here, and my blog here.

Cornish dates

Hiya
We are back at work tomorrow after a long, almost 2 week Christmas break and I have promised myself I will be especially efficient and not as distracted this year, so my blog and all the other things I ponder during the day will have to be an evening pastime!

To this end I have a couple of dates which may be worth mentioning... our youngest kids (and Ross of course as he works with schools) have school Half-Term break, a week off, from Friday 22 May through to Monday 1st June. Not sure if Ben has same break in his area but guess he and Zac have GCSE's so may be on skeleton attendance!
(This week may be worth aiming for, or alternatively avoiding so the tourist crowds are less and also the rental rates for accomodation would peak then with schools out.)

In our area we have also a Festival Week called Golowan which concludes with Mazey Day, this year quite late w/e 27-28th June, but it is quite a spectacle and I know Bill enjoyed photographing the remnant flags etc in Penzance last year. Looking at your note previous I think it will be too late though for you guys.
http://www.purelypenzance.co.uk/thetown/festivals.html

Just some food for thought..(oh, and a scrapbook page I did of some of the photos Jordan took at Mazey Day last year)...Kathi x

The Big Trip

It seems I accidentally erased my introduction to the Blog. Never mind, Kathi has jumped in with a great picture as well. We now have Colin and Kathi, Graham J and Ben, Graham S and Dawn, Mike and Nancy as authors. All we need are those of Colin and Kathi's children who want to join in the fun no doubt we will have a page about each of them anyway. Lisa and Zac, I know are very Web literate.

So let's get information up about everyone. I know my business information doesn't quite cut it, but that went up automatically from my Google account.

Then let's start playing with ideas of what ideally might be, what the possibilities are and also let us share our constraints of time and timing likes and dislikes etc. Anything goes, there's is nothing that is right or wrong at this stage, no judgments just "appreciation" of the possibilities and realities. (Yes this is AIC in practice-Smith kids stop throwing the eggs).

Welcome from our side of the pond!

Colin & Kathi and all the family in Cornwall UK appreciate Uncle Bil's work on this and look forward to a great time seeing you guys and showing you some of our sights in the early summer.

Here's a little pic I took when Bill was with us in August..my home fishing cove..Penberth.. a dead cert you will not be able to avoid visiting if I am tour guide!

Love to all, chat soon..xx