The Web Site of One
Particular Phillips Family
- Mike and Moira
Phillips, plus Oona, Tiffany, Ashley and Leon -
By Invitation Only
Tiff &
Tesh's Housewarming and Halloween Party
Saturday October 31st 2009
** Click Here For The Photo Album **
The
Marriage of Tiffany and Pritesh - 16th August 2008
The Manor
Hotel, The Village Green, Datchet, Nr Windsor, Berkshire
A Photo
Selection
The Bride and Groom by the River Thames
The Wedding Ceremony with the Registrar
The Hindu Wedding Ceremony
The Wedding Guests
The Bride
Photos by Mark McQuade - http://mcq-photos.co.uk
2005 - Our New Boat - "Deux Poissons"
After a long search for "something larger" than "Diana III" we found an elegant 34ft steel-hulled motor yacht with a very attractive mahogany superstructure and interior, built in 1959 by the famous Royal Van Lent shipyard in Holland. Moira and I went to view her one day in May and fell in love with her. We took delivery of "Deux Poissons" (Two Fishes) on June 17th 2005, my birthday - the best birthday present I've ever had! Click here for a selection of photos.
2005 - New Member
of the Family:
Oona Gives Birth to Sam
On Wednesday January the 19th 2005 at 5.30am my daughter Oona gave birth to a 7 pound 9 ounce baby boy - her second. Both Oona and the baby (Sam) are doing famously.
Today (Saturday) I shot some indoor photos in fairly low light (I won't use flash on a baby) and here are the results in a small album for you all to see. Click here
2003 - Tiffany's Graduation
We attended my younger daughter Tiffany's Graduation, or rather "Ceremony For The Conferment Of Awards", at Bristol Cathedral on Thursday November 6th 2003. This was a very proud moment for Moira and myself, and most especially for Tiffany.
She was awarded a well-earned LLB (honours) in European Languages and Law by the University of the West of England. I took some photos during the ceremony (by available light, which was very little, hence the poor quality) and afterwards. Click here to view them.
2003 - Oona's and Gary's Wedding
My eldest daughter Oona and her partner Gary Vatcher were married at Leatherhead Registry Office on the 30th of August 2003. This was followed by a truly excellent Reception at Lingfield Fire Station - an unusual venue, but thanks to the marvellous hospitality of the firemen (especially Sean) we all had a brilliant time (and Tiffany got to ride in the fire engine!)
I was the
wedding photographer, and if you click here
you can see a selection of the photos.
I wish Oona and Gary every happiness for the future. They are a marvellous
couple.
2002 - Our Trip
to the Lake District in Cumbria,
In April of 2002 we went up to Cumbria to
visit Agnes, Moira's mother, and stay in her charming Cumbrian cottage in
the tiny village of Baggrow. The Cumbrian Lake District is a place of
enchanting natural beauty, carefully enhanced by man over the centuries.
Click here for a small
selection of the many photos we took.
Thames Cruise
In July my wife Moira our younger son Leon and I boarded our 27ft fibreglass diesel cruiser "DIANA III" and set off from our mooring at Staines up the river Thames, stopping off as we have done for the past fifteen years at the Thames Traditional Boat Rally, at Henley on Thames. This is a marvellous event - too good to miss if you have never been. See the web site at www.tradboatrally.com
Normally after the Rally, we cruise on up the Thames to Oxford, then turn around and come back. This time however we carried right on to the end of the "navigable" Thames, at Lechlade, and then carried on a further six miles towards the actual source of the river, on board a friend's narrowboat. We went with our old friends, the owners and crews of "Nomads" and "Straight Across".
Click here to view the large album of photos cataloguing our voyage up the river Thames and back down again, whilst sampling the various joys of the English weather!
For anyone wondering what happened to our lovely vintage cruiser, "Maraime", we sold her a while ago, as the restoration work was getting too much for me to handle, and I bought "Diana III" to get a break!! No doubt we shall purchase another vintage craft when we find one we like.
Email me at mike@phillipsweb.co.uk if you like.
Best wishes,
Mike Phillips
www.phillipsweb.co.uk
mike@phillipsweb.co.uk