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Congratulations! You have found the Habershons.com family website, started in December 2001. All Habershons and non-Habershons are welcome to wander around. Stick a pin in the Guest Map; leave a message in the Message Book; and if you're a Habershon, please let us know you were here so we can list you in our Branch Office. And if you are looking for stuff on Bikram Yoga or Mini Coopers, click on the pictures in the left-hand column.
We also encourage you to register. This takes less than a minute and will allow you to view and leave comments, chat in the chat box at left, and look at the photograph albums. And if you're logged in you'll never see this annoying message again.
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Catherine Athearn (née Habershon)
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Libby came up with the perfect present for David's 60th birthday -- a day on the footplate. He got to drive a steam train on the Mid Hants Railway, on the Watercress Line. Click here to see the website.
He obviously had a great time. Photographs by Libby. Yes, you have to be logged in to see them.
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| Friday, July 23, 2010 |
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Happy birthday
John Glenn,
Nelson Mandela,
Steve Forbes,
Paul Verhoeven,
Joe Torre,
Richard Branson,
Nick Faldo,
and, of course,
Ed!
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| Sunday, July 18, 2010 |
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John and I have just returned from Pawhuska, Oklahoma. It was a sad trip as we went to a funeral. Louise Whited's. Habs, you will all recognize her name as she was one of our valued and prolific Habershons.com commenters. She's the lady who was always contributing pictures of her husband Frank's vegetable patch.
We met her for the first time about ten years ago on our annual Memorial weekend camping trip. She and Frank always showed up with home-grown asparagus and the best potato salad. The last couple of years they didn't make it as she was in failing health.
Here's a link to her obituary. Interesting to note that, just like mum, she was 67 years old and married for 42 years to a Navy man.
RIP, Louise. You'll be missed on Habershons.com.
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| Saturday, July 17, 2010 |
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| Saturday, July 10, 2010 |
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From today's Guardian:The largest single hoard of Roman coins ever found in Britain has been unearthed on a farm near Frome in Somerset.
A total of 52,500 bronze and silver coins dating from the 3rd century AD – including the largest ever found set of coins minted by the self proclaimed emperor Carausius, who lasted seven years before he was murdered by his finance minister – were found by Dave Crisp, a hobby metal detectorist from Devizes, Wiltshire.
. . . Does anyone know which farm?
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| Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
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Who's everyone rooting for? Spain or Holland?
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| Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
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 The rain here in Houston has prompted me to run something by all you Habs and wannabe Habs. Let's have a ruling on this:
Remember we cancelled our Wall Street Journal delivery (which was in my name) because it got too expensive? Then in April 2009 John got a special offer for $99 for a year. That year was up in April, and so that his credit card wouldn't automatically be charged for a second year at the normal rate, he called to cancel. That request was half met. His credit card was not charged, but the paper is still landing on our lawn every morning.
So what do you think? Should we come clean? I know there are at least three Habs who have had a paper route in the past. Would you be upset if you knew you were delivering a newspaper to someone who wasn't paying for it? Bear in mind that we do tip the carrier every Christmas. John's theory on all this is that they are lucky we're not prosecuting them for littering our lawn every morning. My take is that we help boost the circulation figures.
And what does the rain have to do with all this? Well, whenever the paper got wet we only had to call a number and a dry one would be delivered within the hour. This morning's was soggy, in spite of the plastic wrapping. I didn't have the cheek to request a fresh one.
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| Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
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Jamie has been busy since our visit to The Stables in April. The vegetable patch is thriving and the birds are laying around nine quail eggs and three chicken eggs a day. He has 86 quail eggs in the incubator almost ready to hatch. The cocks will be fattened up for Christmas and the hens will be kept for laying. He and Gina are starting up a luxury catering company and are already using their own produce and quail eggs for dinner parties for clients in the South West.
Log in to see the pictures. (photography by Gina)
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
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It's good to see that David has been hard at work on his allotment.
This way to his pictures. Remember to log in or register.
Next, let's see a bowl of picked veggies, David. Even better, let's see a veggie stew.
UPDATE (July 10th, 2010): David has come up with the goods. Check out the album for pictures of his veggies.
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
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Nothing like a three-day weekend to catch up with stuff. John's and my photos from Glastonbury and London are now in the England album. (Remember that you have to be logged in to view pictures.)
We got a bit photographed-out by the end of the trip, and unfortunately don't have any of the brilliant family get-together at the Indian restaurant in London.
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
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It's so strange to sit here in Houston listening to Radio 2 and hearing that there's a 3-mile traffic jam on the road from Shepton Mallet to Pensford via Farrington Gurney.
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| Monday, June 28, 2010 |
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Now that England has been knocked out of the World Cup, it's time to concentrate on the Astros Wimbledon. Thank you, John, for re-hoisting the Stars and Stripes outside our house.
So when does the St. George's flag come out again? April 23rd?
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| Sunday, June 27, 2010 |
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Now that the U.S.A. has been knocked out of the World Cup, it's time to concentrate on England. Thank you, John, for hoisting the English flag outside our house.
We'll be watching the match tomorrow morning over breakfast.
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| Sunday, June 27, 2010 |
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Charlie notes in the chat box that Pat has taken a job with Ferrari. I think that warrants an official post on Habershons.com.
Ferrari have appointed Pat Fry as assistant technical director just over a month after he quit rivals McLaren.
Fry left his role as chief engineer at the Woking-based outfit in May after 18 years and his new job begins on 1 July.
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Fry would have played a key role in developing McLaren's 2011 car but will now use his experience at Ferrari.
. . . Anyone have the inside scoop on this? Did he have the job lined up back in May?
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| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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It's been more than two years since we heard that a Whole Foods Market was going up near our house. They've JUST started building. John and I took a walk down there this evening to check it out. It's 818 paces from our doorstep.
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| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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 Here's an update on the crepe myrtle pruning experiment. Remember that I pruned the one on the left? Click on the picture and see which one has bloomed first.
Of course, we'll have to wait until the non-pruned one blooms. Maybe it'll bloom for longer. I think, though, that pruning is the answer.
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| Friday, June 11, 2010 |
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Getting it done slowly.
Here are some pictures of our weeklong stay in the Lake District.
Once again, login required. It keeps the script kiddies away.
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| Monday, May 17, 2010 |
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| Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
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John took an awful lot of pictures (not a lot of awful pictures) during our vacation. Part One was the canal trip.
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Parts Two and Three will follow ASAP.
By the way, this was the best vacation I've ever had. It was lovely being back in England after a four-year absence. And it was tough to leave this time.
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| Monday, May 10, 2010 |
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Happy birthdays, Helen and David.
Sunday birthdays are good.
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| Sunday, May 09, 2010 |
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Hello, Habs and loyal readers. We're having the most amazing vacation. Four days on David's canal boat and now we're nearing the end of a week in the Lake District. We've got loads of pictures. If you'd like to see them, go to John's Facebook page.
Glastonbury tomorrow.
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| Friday, April 23, 2010 |
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 I finished the 60-day challenge this morning at 6. 60 classes in 58 days. Included four doubles and two triples. Slept for 20 minutes at the end.
John and I are now leaving for England for two weeks. There are no Bikram Yoga studios where we are going. I think that will be a challenge, too.
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| Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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| F.M. |
Posted by cat - 408 Reads |
In anticipation of our trip to the Lake District I decided to update the maps on my Garmin nüvi (I think you call it a SatNav over in England). The downloads are taking for ever. Started at 4 p.m. and it's now almost 10 p.m.
While sitting here waiting for it to finish (long past my bedtime as I have to get up at 4:25) I remembered something that gave me and John a good chuckle. I have the audio set so that the directions are in a voice with an English accent (her name is Emily). She comes up with some funny pronunciations, but the one that really makes us laugh is her translation of F.M. Over here in Texas the equivalent of England's "B" roads are "F.M."s. For instance, F.M. 1960 is Farm to Market Road 1960. So whenever Emily tells us to drive on one of them she says, ". . . drive three miles and take a right onto the Federated States of Micronesia . . ."
I think we'll give the nüvi an American accent when we come to England.
95% downloaded. (yawn)
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| Monday, April 12, 2010 |
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Our crepe myrtles were looking a little shaggy last year. I did some online research and got mixed advice. Some sites said it was okay to prune them and some likened pruning to a massacre.
So I decided to prune one and not the other. Did it two weeks ago and already they're growing leaves. Here's a picture of them right now. I'll follow up with another when they're blooming and see which looks better.
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| Monday, April 12, 2010 |
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Posted by cat - 459 Reads |
A Facebook friend was in the Lake District yesterday and sent me this picture. (Troutbeck Churchyard)
Two days to go!
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| Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
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I wonder if John and I are fit enough to handle this walk? Paul and Pam, are you up for it, or do you prefer something gentler?
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| Thursday, March 25, 2010 |
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One of our bendier instructors at South Boulevard, Alisa Matthews, was recently hired by Office Max for an ad in their Designer Catalogue.
I love it! Check it out!
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| Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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Not long now until our vacation in England. I miscalculated the daffodil peak season, though. According to this Daily Telegraph article, daffodils appear in March in the Lake District, not mid-April.The area's flowers, celebrated by William Wordsworth, are normally blooming by late February.
But after the coldest winter in 31 years, there is no sign in the vales and hills of Wordsworth's famous "host of golden daffodils". Hopefully the weather will stay on our side and there will be plenty left when we arrive.
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| Monday, March 15, 2010 |
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 Tomorrow I'll be halfway through the Bikram Yoga 60-day Challenge.
It's been quite a challenge so far. It's almost impossible to fit in practice when I teach two classes in the morning and then go to my other job. I actually took three classes on Saturday to catch up. Felt pretty good afterwards, though!
That being said, it's quite humbling to read Robert Wingo's (one of our students) blogpost right here.
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| Monday, March 15, 2010 |
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