Good morning everyone

WHERE are you? I saw Melaine Goddard nee

Allen yesterday and here are some pictures of her children Ethan (4) and Jaime and Hannah (2)

Take Care to you all

START POSTING AGAIN please I'm lonley

love Amber xxxx

Welcome To the Family

Congatulations and Welcome Home Jacob

To Alex, Rachael and Charlotte

all the Best

Lots of Love Amber and Co X X X X

Hello Everyone how are you all?
Here is a picture of the kids reliving our childhood memories and a picture of mine and Dawn's children growing up very fast!!
Love to all
Amber XXXX
ps sorry about Bens bum!!!

Well it's time for my first exhibition. The private view is on Friday 28th August at 7pm at the University of Gloucestershire's Summerfield Gallery. If you can make it there I can promise a glass of wine, witty banter and intellectual conversation (the wine I can provide, the rest I'm relying on you to bring with you!).

You'll be reassured to hear that it's not just a few of my photos on the wall, it's a joint exhibition with some proper artists (with letters after their names and everything), suffice to say there will be printmaking, sculpture and paintings on show as well.

Further details are on the poster, click on it to enlarge it to a readable size.

For a sneak preview of some of the shots on display head to my website.

Hope to see you there, Matt

Looking Good

Here is a New picture of 79 Godstow Rd, It is back on the market so I have arranged for a veiwing!!! will update on how its looking!! When I've been to see it
love to all
Amber and Co xxxx

Hello Everyone it's us

Hi Everyone how you doing?
I thought I'd put a picture of my lovely children on! Don't they look good! well don't be fooled!!!
love to all
Amber & co xxxx

SPLISH SPLASH! it's me monkey......Uncle Mervyn

Medical rebore

Hi all
Despite a slight blip in my health, I am still here. Ive had an engine rebore and an oil change but I have got to take it easy for a while to run my engine in. Thanks to everyone for their good wishes and visits. By the way, where have all you bloggers gone?
Mervyn

Hello Godwins

Well here She is Emily Rose 8lb 3 1/2 oz was born on Tuesday 27th of January

at 6:38pm after only 1 hour 42 mins labour!!!!

So far she has been a good baby

love to all

Amber, Craig, Ben & Emily xxxx

Congratulations Amber, Craig & Ben on birth of baby Emily Rose; we can't wait to see some lovely pickies.

Take care all our love Bec, John & Isla x

Happy New Year

Hi there everyone

1st of all Happy 60th birthday Mum. Then, Hope everyone has a good 2009 i know mine will be buzy to start with as we are still waiting for Baby Emily to arrive only 2 weeks to go but they seem to be the longest weeks!!!

love to All

Amber & Co

A very happy christmas to all the Godwins

with Lots of Love Bec, John & Isla

Clothkits!

Long time no posting I know but I was wondering if any of you knew that clothkits was up and running again. This may interest Mum, and Aunty Beth and Aunty Jill perhaps...

http://www.clothkits.co.uk/

I think they are only online at the moment so go and have a look there are some really nice items.

Anna

HELLO

Hey where are the piccies of the Babies just been born? Want see them
We MUST have a Family got together soon as we haven't met up all together for ages
love to all Amber & Co xx

Happy Birthday's

To Rosalind, Anna and Ben and anyone else i forgotton!!

hope you all had a good Birthday

love from Amber xxx

Hello Godwins, I have just gobbled my first meal yum yum yum ! milks is overated.....

Where's the cake....

Lots of Love Isla xxxx

Congratulation's to Alex & Rachael on birth of baby Charlotte.

with all our love & kisses Aunty Becca, Uncle John & Cousin Isla xxx

Yes Dad you should have been a model....

Dad modelling one of my new scarves in the range......

Little Monkey!

hello godwins, I am now developing my little monkey skills..... and have officially wrapped mummy round my little finger.

Nanny has brought me a little monkey stool, which mummy says she will put in the naughty corner... I think I will be sitting on my naughty monkey stool quite a lot! nanny says that mummys childhood has come back to haunt her!!!

it's all such fun........

Love Isla xxx

News for the Family

Hello Everyone just thought you may like to know Craig, Ben and I are to be 4!!
Baby Ford is due in January
hope you are well
Love always Amber xxxx

Isla has now begun her excursions; a very big thank you to Emma & Lisa who are introducing Isla and mummy to all the fun and games in eynsham & saving mummy's sanity.......

Also a very big thank you for all the lovely cards & presents.

XXX big kisses from all.

For Becca......

Hi Bec,

As you know I gave baby Isla a cushion and I thought you might like to see this! For the future maybe!!

CLICK HERE

Anna

baby Isla

Hello Godwins!

It's me little baby Isla Franchesca Robbins, I came to join you on 3rd May at 9.04 a.m. @ 6llb 10 oz. I can't wait to meet you all, but I am going to wear my mummy & daddy out first because I am so excited that I don't like to sleep much......

Nanny says I am like a little bird, Mummy says I look like daddy & daddy says I pull faces & frown just like mummy & Uncle eddie cuddles me and looks in disbelief like he has won the lottery....

see you all soon x Isla

Congratulatoins

Well done Becca and John welcome to the newest edition of the Family
look forward to seeing her very soon
lots of love
Amber Craig & Ben xx

Its a girly!

Congratulations to Becca and John!! Good news they have a little girl called Isla (lovely name) Cant wait to see you all. I really did imagine that she would have lots of black hair but I hear through the grapevine that shes a little blondie!! Cute xx

Anna

Happy Brithday Dad!

Sorry I bought you a polo shirt that was too tight. It might have fitted if you had looked a bit more like this.......

Anna xx

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear Uncle mervyn
happy birthday to you

And welcome home Kizzy after being in hospital
for a short stay

lots of love Amber Craig & Ben xxxx

79 Godstow Road.

The framework, the shell still intact, but hollow, the life blood gone,
Summer’s warmth dissipated in the Autumn mists –
My family home now diminished by the absence of those
Whose presence warmed and enveloped all who came.

No voice of welcome echoes through the rooms.
The teapot stands empty.
No one cooks with love.

And yet our memories will forever warm and bind us as a family,
Glued by the love received through all the years.

I wander from room to room.
Here I slept, read, played,
Secure in family bonds too strong to break.
Here I dressed for my wedding, nursed my new born babies and finally
Cared for those who for so long cared for me.

I gaze from the window and look onto the old shed and yard
Where childhood games played out our sense of fun.
We fought the injuns, hid from foes and built our beanpole dens.
Strains of skiffle, rock and pop still echo in our minds
And the ghost of a blue curtained van forever haunts the yard.

We have lost the family home but
Cannot lose the love we shared within its walls.
Here others will live out their dreams
Whilst we move on.

God bless us in our journeying.

What I have been doing today.....

It made such a cute picture I thougth I would share it with you....lots of brooches nearly ready to go off to thier new home in London!

Anna