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Thursday, February 8, 2007

In the bleak midwinter…

by Barney on 8 February 2007

Snow scene on Rosecroft Lane

Yes, it’s the first serious snow of the winter of 2006-07. It started snowing at some point in the early hours of this morning and has dumped around 3 inches on us. As I write (11:36) it is still snowing. We can’t get up the lane, so we’re here, stuck, until the weather changes.
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New granddaughter

by Barney on 8 February 2007

Maya Olive Leith

After a long and exhausting labour, our son Tom and daughter-in-law Vicky’s baby, a girl, was born in hospital last night by forceps delivery.

First picture of Olive Maya (or possibly Maya Olive) Leith, taken moments after the birth on Tom’s mobile phone.
Vicky had arranged a home birth, so a forceps delivery in hospital will not [...]

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