Scutt Pics

We've always counted ourselves lucky to have so many good friends. They know who they are, so lets spare the platitudes; I'll name a few though as time has been less kind to some than others ! Lets start with our wedding, back in May 1989. First the rugby club related lot: (From left) Julie, Eva, Trish, Mandy (1), Mike, Alison, Adrian & Sean (behind me), Dave (our "best man", behind Trix), Jim, Tiny, with Tony in front with Angie, Les, Jackie & Pauline. Then there was the horse riding crowd: Rob, Bev & Mick, with Briony in front. Brian, Terresa, Pam, Tony, Boiler (Kate), Dave, John, Sally. Alan & Nick in the back row, with Alison, Helen, Sarah, Colin, Andrea & Russell. Back at Trix's Mum & Dad's for a break before the evening reception. That's Laurie talking to Trix, with her husband David standing to her left. The three behind him are Sally, Alan & Tom. "Take your partners" for the evening square dance - yes, the cou...

A drive and a train under the Channel and the French countryside is your oyster (or fish, lamb, cheese board ...) A short drive down the coast from Calais is the seaside town of Wimereux and the Hotel L'Atlantic, a favourite of ours for lunch. This trip was with Sean & Eva, Mike, Mandy & thier two daughters Emily & Alice. A splendid lunch and a quick shop on the way home made a great day out.

Another of our long weekend City breaks with friends Sean & Eva. The cultural heart of Andelusia , this is a laid back relaxed City that's easy to stroll around. Lots of historic buildings (Alcázar Palace, the Cathedral, the Giralda Tower etc.), good shops (as long as you don't visit on a Holiday weekend !), tapas (they say it was invented here), bars & great restaurants. It gets darned hot in the middle of the summer, but spring & autumn its warm, sunny & an ideal escape from the cool British weather. Home to the 1992 Expo World Fair, the parks & buildings left over have largely fallen into disrepair & offer limited attraction so stick to the north bank of the Guadalquivir. This is also the City from which we got marmalade; due to a British importer who had to find someting to do with a consignment of bitter oranges, bought by mistake. For those into the Dan Brown books, many landmarks will be familiar from Digital Fortress.

Near the City of Bend on the Deschutes river in Oregon, USA we are building a log cabin. Well, actually, a general contractor will be building it on Rennie's land under his supervision, but as a property investment its a lot more exciting than a 2 bed flat in Brixton ! It should end up looking something like this, with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a bonus room above a double garage to be added to the side. Peter & Ren measure up the plot. Looking West along the river; upstream. The river is very low in October. Looking East, downstream. Here's a cabin, variation of the same design as ours, that Chris & Cliff (our general contractors) are building for a client up in the hills, a few miles the other side of Bend.