My daughter stumbled on this blog before I launched it. Her response?
“I can’t believe it! You’ve told your whole life story and you haven’t mentioned us once. We are your children, you know…”
So, in chronological order, here they are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oliver, b. 1972. High-powered lawyer in Jersey. Married to Natalie, equally high-powered finance director. Parents to Benedict and Phoebe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

George, b. 1974, Classy estate agent in Queenstown New Zealand https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeQueenstownrealestate/ Married classy Oregon-born Haley and loving the Kiwi life. Parents to Max.

 

 

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Owen, b. 1996,  and Liana live in Norwich where Owen helps Norfolk police make sense of their data, and Liana has carved out an enviable career as an online Jill of all trades.

 

Theo b. 1997, hospital doctor, about to take up a new post in Melbourne.

 

Lottie b. 2000. Graduate of Liberal Arts at Leeds University. After teaching English to small children in Hanoi, about to start a teaching degree at Brighton University.

 

Hugo b. 2002  Economics graduate. Another climber – and also a sailor. For his final year at Sheffield, instead of paying his accommodation allowance to a student landlord, he bought an old Ford Transit and threw a mattress in the back. Now teaching himself woodwork.

 

The Grandchildren

Ben: b 2008: Banker in Jersey

 

Phoebe: b 2012. Budding actor

 

Max, b November 2025. Growing apace!