Europe 2008 Part 53

Family Gathering

 

So we went back to Ian and Sue's home in time for a family lunch and afternoon of meeting the Jarvises.

 

Here are Ian and Sue in their living-room.

 

The photo below shows us with Karen and Sue's parents, Vic and Dot. They lived in Auckland for several years while Karen and her brothers and sisters were at high school age, but then moved back to the UK to live in Abergele, while Vic commuted for his last working years to Luton near London.

 

The family had previously lived in Cyprus and Singapore, where Vic pursued his work as an aircraft engineer in the RAF. The other brother, Stevan, still lives in Auckland with his family.

 

 

Cousins together

Slowly other members of the family arrived; sister Helen and her husband Paul, with their children Alice and Emma, brother Ian and Sarah with children Adam and Nick.

 

As well as the direct family, we also met two of Vic's sisters; Ruby with her husband Jim, a former truck-driver, and Marion, with her husband David.

 

It was a pleasant and relaxing occasion and we felt very welcome and very much at home.

 

There were plenty of young people to keep us on our toes and tell us about school and university in that part of the world.

 

What an interesting family!

 

Here is Sue and Ian's home.