Can you believe it?
2010 !!
A
VERY
HAPPY, HEALTHY
PROSPEROUS
MILDON
NEW YEAR !
2010 !!
A
VERY
HAPPY, HEALTHY
PROSPEROUS
MILDON
NEW YEAR !
Thursday 31 December 2009
Thursday 24 December 2009
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
A very merry Christmas to all the Mildons out there - wherever you are.
Lets make a resolution to expand the Blog membership in 2010.
Lets make a resolution to expand the Blog membership in 2010.
Saturday 12 December 2009
SKYPE CONFERENCE CALL
I would like to try a family Skype conference call over the Christmas holiday.
Let me know if you are interested.
www.skype.com
Let me know if you are interested.
www.skype.com
Sunday 29 November 2009
Monday 28 September 2009
SALLY JEANNE GETS HER MAN
The Mildonfamilyofdevon welcomes Graham Rawlings and his family.
Sally and Graham were married in Woodbury Salterton on Sally's birthday, Saturday 26 September 2009. They held a reception at The Digger's Rest pub.
The photos may be seen at:
http://gallery.me.com/COOKSFARMER#100030&bgcolor=black&view=grid
Sally and Graham were married in Woodbury Salterton on Sally's birthday, Saturday 26 September 2009. They held a reception at The Digger's Rest pub.
The photos may be seen at:
http://gallery.me.com/COOKSFARMER#100030&bgcolor=black&view=grid
Monday 14 September 2009
SUNDAY WITH MUM
Mum took a shine to my hat. I thought I would never get it back.
Mother & Daughter
Mother & Son
Going home
Friday 21 August 2009
Friday 24 July 2009
Thursday 2 July 2009
KEEPING COOL
For all you poor people in UK who are suffering from this temporary heat wave I have a message from my former GP in London.
Dr Rosemary Leonard gives advice on how to stay cool.
Wednesday 1 July 2009
WELCOME
Please welcome Jeanette who joined the Blog in June. Jeanette is the daughter of John & Marina Mildon. John is the son of Fred & Ethel pictured at the head of the Blog and brother to Joyce (Houghton) and Doreen (Discombe)
To all Blog authors:
Please encourage other family members to view the blog and join up and contribute.
They can do so by sending me an email from the email account they want to use for signing in, (or naming that account in the text) and I shall do the rest.
Tuesday 30 June 2009
RIDGE
Ridge will always be the home I associate with my grandparents, Fred & Ethel Mildon. I thought there would be interest in showing an aerial photograph of the property (courtesy of Google Earth)
"Ridge", Cheriton Fitzpaine, Crediton, Devon
[click to enlarge]
The east wing appears to have had one or even two extensions judging by the colour of the roof tiles. The fruit and vegetable plots and the orchard have all gone.
There was a cement path all around the house and the section outside the coal shed made a funny noise as you ran over it. I left my sister hanging upside down in an apple tree in the orchard whilst I went for help to get her down. It was lovely picking and shelling peas from the garden and eating rasberries from the cane. I think grandpy found a gold coin in that large field to the west.
Uncle Ron's (husband to my late aunt Doreen) brother (Frank Discombe) had a workshop to the north of the property. There appears to be similar activity still going on there today.
I remember playing whist, Newmarket and dominoes with my grandparents.
Who remembers the round tin of buttons? Then there was the wooden stool next to the cream coloured Aga in the kitchen where the radio would play "Mrs Dale's Diary" and "The Archers" (Jack Woolley had all his marbles then and Walter Gabriel was still walking the fields).
Thursday 25 June 2009
RIGHT UP SALLY'S ABBEY
The arrangement was destined for the commemorative window for Stephenson. Hence the display is influenced by the engineer's Menai bridge.
Monday 22 June 2009
PHOTOGRAPHS OF NATHAN'S DEDICATION. JUNE 2009
Here are some photographs of the event courtesy of Great Aunt Sally:
NATHAN
Nathan with his mother, Uncles Dorian and Jonathan and Great Aunt Sally
Nathan & Great Aunt Sally
Sunday 21 June 2009
Sunday 17 May 2009
Monday 4 May 2009
WANTED: UK STORAGE SPACE
Since leaving UK in September 2007 my household effects have been stored in a garage in Eastbourne. The owner now wants to sell the garage and I need to vacate.
I have two choices:
Ship to Philippines or
Find new storage space.
There is stuff that I definitely want here (family silver, heirlooms, photographs, CD collection, books etc), but there is much that I can now do without. So, before I ship I need to weed. In the meantime, I must find approximately 10 cu metres of new storage space. It should be secure and dry. I am prepared to pay. Can anyone help?
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Wednesday 4 March 2009
JOYCE HOUGHTON: FALL
My thanks to cousin Tracey for advising me about Mum's fall in a message to me on Facebook on Monday. I found the following in an email from my sister on Wednesday morning:
The day after you telephoned the home* she unfortunately took a tumble backwards down the stairs. She was taken by ambulance to the RD&E where they discovered she had broken her shoulder. There is little they can do other than strap it up and wait for it to heal. She has been in some pain which is being controlled by painkillers. On Thursday afternoon she will be attending the fracture clinic when they will reassess her progress.
She seems fairly settled the last few weeks I have visited. I continue to try and see her every week. I am getting to know the staff and other residents now and it is much easier to go."
* In the absence of any recent news about Mum I telephoned the residential home on Sunday. Nurse Daniel was most helpful and gave me a full run-down. His description matched my own experience when I last saw Mum nearly a year ago. I took heart in this because whilst we can expect no improvement in her condition, there appeared to be no further deterioration.
Tuesday 3 March 2009
JOYCE HOUGHTON
I have an unconfirmed report that Mum had a fall on Monday. I do not know any other details. I shall post more information when I have it.
Monday 16 February 2009
How to Dance in the Rain
I thought I would share this little heart-warming story with you all:
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an
hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would check his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognised him in five years now.
I was surprised, and asked him,
'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'
He smiled as he patted my hand and said,
'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.'
I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought,
'That is the kind of love I want in my life.' True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but 'how to dance in the rain'.
Thursday 29 January 2009
Sunday 25 January 2009
Thursday 22 January 2009
VISIT TO JOYCE HOUGHTON
Pictured: Joyce, Wendy and Tracey
Joyce's brother John Mildon, wife Marina and daughters Wendy and Tracey visited her recently at Hay House. The day was bitter-sweet, for this meeting was followed by attendance at the funeral of Doreen Discombe (Joyce and John's elder sister).
Wednesday 21 January 2009
Monday's Child is Fair of Face
Nathan is a popular Christian name for a boy. It has been a popular name since the birth of Christianity. It is a Hebrew word and its literal translation is "God Has Given". It can also mean "A Gift". Nathan was also the name of a Prophet in the times of David and Solomon. Nathan the Prophet was present during the reign of both Solomon and David, and therefore wrote histories about their reign. The feast day for this prophet is celebrated on 24th October. Eight other men of the same name have been in the Hebrew bible too. Nathan is also a word in the Tamil language. Its literal translation is "Son Of God". This word has been derived from the Sanskrit word "Naath/Naatha). It is also used as a name for a boy among the Tamilians
Tuesday 20 January 2009
WE ARE A GRANDFATHER!
My daughter Karla, gave birth to Nathan Knight, 9lbs in Eastbourne at 10pm GMT on Monday 19 January
Sunday 18 January 2009
Friday 9 January 2009
DEMENTIA DRUG DEATH RISK WARNING
Read the article on the BBC's website about the results of research made on longterm effects of taking chemical coshes for dementia patients. Click here.
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