Andrew graduates, just enough snow for skiing, Kasia gets a new bike!

We would like to wish all our friends and family a HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2007 and if we didn't get to call in and see you all when we were over in the UK at the end of November for our youngest son Andrew's Graduation Ceremony we are sorry! We did try to fit in as many visits as we could during the many miles of driving we had to do from arriving in at Newhaven on the 22nd to leaving from Dover on the 29th November. Everyone knows where we live and if you haven't been to this part of France, as we hadn't before we came to look at properly here, it is a lovely part of France and well worth a visit.


Andrew at his Graduation Ceremony

The day we arrived back home from the UK Steve came down with pneumonia and was in a bad way. We were a bit shocked as we thought that it was only old, sick or very young people who got pneumonia. As usual Steve recovered quickly and is now fit, healthy and working hard again.

Andrew came out for 6 days just before Christmas and had hoped to get some snowboarding in but for the first time since we have lived here there wasn't enough snow. He is coming back during the February half term. So fingers crossed. Steve and I did manage to ski on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing day but haven't been since.


Steve on Christmas Day at La Mongie


Kasia on Christmas day

Our eldest son Gary and his girlfriend Eli came over on Sunday 14th January for 8 days and had hoped to get on the ski slopes but unfortunately it is Wednesday and there hasn't been enough snow so far. It is predicted that we are due for a good fall of snow on Sunday/Monday. Too late for Gary and Eli unfortunately.

I have just had a delivery of a new GARY FISHER Tassajara Disc GS 2007 women's specific mountain bike as an early birthday present (March 24th). For any of you women who are looking for a new bike but not pay too much money it feels great. My bike is a 13". As you all know as I am only 4ft 10ins tall getting a mountain bike to fit me has always been a problem but with this one being women specific and with only a little tweaking it fits perfectly and is a lovely shade of blue as well. The only thing is my BOB clothing doesn't co-ordinate very well. Oh well you can't have everything can you. This will be my 4th GARY FISHER bike, the first 3 where sponsored bikes through MOUNTAIN TRAX when we used to compete in all the GORRICK and Southern Area mountain bike races. Steve has also converted my old GARY FISHER HOO KOO E KOO for road riding and I am very happy with it.

I look forward to seeing some of you who haven't been to see us yet visit the Pyrenees in 2007.

Lots of love to you all
Kasia & Steve