1st January1995 is where it all began thanks to the gift of a
Visitors’ Book from Mary Kate long before we were ever users of the internet.
It was sporadic at first as we didn’t always like to ask or simply forgot to
ask people to write a few words but then it took on a life of its own
especially after we moved to France. People became more imaginative with their
entries and started to read who had said what since their last visit; I started
to record the menus we’d had so that I didn’t offer the same thing to the same
people and to decorate the entries wth wine bottle labels and other reminders
of the event recorded. A small library of visitors’ books started to grow and inevitably,
things evolved. More and more it was me that recorded not just visits but also other
things that were happening in our life until the time came at the beginning of
2008 to let the dust accumulate on the books and hit the keyboard instead.
Never having kept a diary before, I wasn’t sure that I could keep up a blog but
apart from the occasional backlog, it’s still alive and although our audience
isn’t large (not that it was ever meant to be), our “daily doings” are read by
a few faithful friends and family who have said that they enjoy catching up
with our news. Well, they would wouldn’t they? We enjoy reading it too, by the way!
So, now for a digital version of all those entries
nestling in the six now-redundant books that as time goes by will appear on this blog in italics in chronological
order. It will be a laborious, long, slow process but here goes ......
New Year 1995
New Year 1995
- How on earth can I make amends for my faux pas in 1994 - can I have a clean sheet for 1995? Lots of love, Sheila. (Shame we can't remember what her faux pas was!)
- I don't think Sheila should have a clean sheet, do you? Happy New Year from the "baby, sometimes on the train girl", Julie xxx
- Have really enjoyed visiting you for the passage of '94 and the arrival of '95. Look forward to many other visits with yourselves and friends in the future, Colin
- All time is space, Johnny
- Having a lovely time. Lots of lovely people!! Ann
- A wonderful time and great time. Looking forward to 1995 and hope all yer wishes come true, Mary Kate
- Happy New Year, Morgan. That was easy!
- Hope '95 is a good year for you, love from Laura
- Happy New Year and all the best in the future, Lynn
- Don't forget us because we won't forget you. Maybe (?) we will be neighbours in France sometime, Bill
- A' the best for '95, June
