8 Keeling brothers

George is a genius

George is a genius
George has put up a calender on 8brothers so we can all see when it is good to go down and look after Granny and Grampa!!
Well done George!!!
Rob

a fabulous weekend at jacobs

Here is a picture of Mum resting on a work break in between doing her fabulous jobs of running Hotel Jacobs.

Unfortunately I haven't worked out how to do the picture thing correctly, and my cameras are still giving me aggravation in getting pictures out, so your roving reporter Rob can only let you have this one.

After the weekend was over the internet connection went down. Mum then achieved Master status by phoning PlusNet, (the ISP), and fixed it herself. Well done Mum.

Thank you for Simply Books

I am now in my third year of depending on Simply Books to do my Accounts. I can thoroughly recommend it, and hope to produce a draft set of accounts for the Revenue in April, rather than slogging through them to beat the January deadline.

I don't keep accounts in the way David intended, but I do it my way. But it definitely cuts out loads of bookkeeping errors that would otherwise get into my accounts.

Many thanks David.

jude learns to ride a bike

I am proud to announce that Jude has learnt to ride a bike shortly after his fifth birthday.

He got the bike from his parents as a birthday present, from Alice and Ryan.

jude learns to ride a bike

I am proud to announce that Jude has learnt to ride a bike shortly after his fifth birthday.

He got the bike from his parents as a birthday present, from Alice and Ryan.

Ladycross School Song

I was down at Jacobs, and was in the loo by the pink bathroom, and saw this song on the wall, and it evoked memories from over forty years ago. Hopefully, it will bring back memories for some of my brothers. Sadly my skills don't include music notation, which is available on the back of the copy should anyone wish to play it. (Preferably on the adjacent piano rather than the loo!!!!)

Ladycross Laudes

Quam jucundum vocibus sonoris

Aedem Crucis resonare

Vurginis quae coeli sub praesidio

Omnem docet sapientiam

Fiat nobis haec salutis signum

Fiat lux aeternitatis

Nobis haec per cursum sit tutamen

Dum stet carina in portu incolumis

            Quam jucundum, etc.

Sicut omnes militant atheletae

Unus autem fert coronam;

Nostrum quisque in Artibus praesceptis

Victor laudari certet omnium

            Quam jucundum, etc.

Ergo, pueri, Pertonet per mundum

Christiani Vox Exempli

Ut in coelis vita perfruamer

Patris aeterna amplexi brachia

            Quam jucundum, etc.

Virginem precemur dolorosam

Filiumquetriumpantem

Ut, redemptos Morte, nos dignetur

Pater illuminare Spritu.

            Quam jucundum, etc.

Sweet it is to celebrate with praises

Ladycross, our Alma Mater,

Which protected of the Queen of Heaven,

Teaches us wisdom, human and divine.

May this cross of safety be the standard

This the torch of life eternal

This to guide our course with the certain beacon

Till harboured safe our ship in port shall rest

Ours the boys o’er other schools to triumph;

Ours to gain the power of prowess;

Life throughout in ever-present danger

Ours to exalt our Mother and He son

Ladycrucians let lives re-echo

With example’s pealing thunder;

So rest forever life enjoying

Safe in the embrace of God’s eternal arms

Pray we now our Mother of Queen and Sorrow,

Pray our Father that our souls are ransomed

Pray we now are souls once ransomed

Shine with the Paraclete’s resplendent light.

E.A.R.

Multitasking Granny

Hi Guys

Just to let you know that you have a multitasking Mum/Granny. She is doing the blog while making pancakes for lunch.

Dad/Grampa is worried that we won't get lunch, and wireless mouse will be served instead!!!!!

Simon's 50th

Simon's 50th at the War Rooms was a real blaster. He managed to assemble loads of friends and relations, from the ones I haven't seen for years, to the ones I didn't know existed.  Mark and Nick Crean, a representative from the Gaynor family, Tavy, leading legal counsel, Andrew Caldecott, who I haven't seen since I left Eton, who told a story about me that I am sure is libellous, probably so that I would have to consult him on to see whether or not I could sue him.
David Kirke was there, complete with a picture of him in  the Dangerous Sports Club, but now with white hair, looking dangerously middle aged. Carolyn was there, and  told me that he frequents the Oxford bars, where he met Ruth. Apparently one of Carolyn's friends was so concerned that Ruth was mixing in the wrong company (wth David Kirke) that she warned Carrie that Ruth really shouldn't mix with him! So nothing changes then.
Henry Hyde Thomson was there asking if our Dad could contribute a story or two, to an up and coming eulogy to his dad, Paul Hyde Thomson. Henry said that he was a physicist looking for another  assignment to take him through life.
All the brothers were there, including George, who must have flown in from Spain for the  occasion.

Apparently there was a party after the party, which unfortunately I couldn't make, as I was on my way to work at that point, and couldn't find the restaurant in the Strand.

Anyway, a good time was had by all.

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A Spark earning his daily bread

Well after the last two posts from techno george (rtd) and rising star, rocket ruth, I thought you'd be absolutely fascinated to learn what life holds out for you when you reach the age of 55.

I had a wonderful birthday, and saw Babel with Alice, which is quite watchable if you guys want to go to a film, and can't wait for it to come out on video. It was good to see the film with Alice, who had a completely different take on the film, apparently it's got a really good director whose done a number of other films. 

I am still working nights on London Underground at Holborn, coping with the bureaucratic nightmare that the Underground create to prevent work being done on the system. The sad thing is that it is all being bank rolled by you the travelling public, in the form of higher tube fares. Well at least some of that money is going to a deserving cause, an aged Uncle/Brother/Father.

Skype is a bit patchy, there aren't enough people to talk to on the Skype network, and at the moment when one gets through to someone on skype, it's a bit like being a radio ham, and meeting someone in the ether, because not everyone has skype yet. I am sure that will change, as more people get skype, and eventually there will be another way to socialise.

Interestingly, in the film Babel, the Japanese kids had videophones, so they could stick their tongues out at each other, and see each other in a phone call.

look forward to seeing you all at Simon's bash.