Category Archives: Family

Cycling Down Memory Lane

Posted on August 7, 2012 by tokyofox

As a man who likes to combine bicycle rides with photographic journeys I borrowed my dad’s bike way back on Boxing Day morning last year and went on a trip around my hometown of Market Harborough to re-visit all the … Continue reading →

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Australia 2012 Pt I: Family Affairs

Posted on March 28, 2012 by tokyofox

The idea of returning to Australia for a holiday was far from my mind until six months ago when my parents told me that they would be visiting my sister and her family in Melbourne this month. That got me … Continue reading →

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Great Bowden In Pictures

Posted on January 19, 2012 by tokyofox

This village is kind of like a suburb of Market Harborough in Leicestershire and on Chritsmas Day afternoon I went for a short walk round the area with my parents in the name of photographing some of the more interesting … Continue reading →

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Meeting Baby George

Posted on January 15, 2012 by tokyofox

Without doubt the highlight of my trip back to Britain was seeing my nephew for the first time and no doubt if my sister is reading this then she will be spitting her porridge out at the computer screen in … Continue reading →

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Santa Brings Me The Latest Leicester Shirt

Posted on December 28, 2011 by tokyofox

When my mum asked me a few months ago for some christmas present ideas I couldn’t really think of too much so I said I’d have a Leicester City shirt which is something I always used to get for my … Continue reading →

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A New Addition To The Family #3 – George

Posted on May 13, 2011 by tokyofox

Welcome to the family! I’m an uncle again as George Smedley was born at 5.45am on April the 30th. Congratulations to Stuart and my sister Lorna on their first child.    

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Use The Forks!

Posted on March 3, 2010 by tokyofox

Not exactly topical but one present which I got from my sister and brother-in-law while home at Christmas was a spinning fork (I should add that this wasn’t all they bought me!) which is designed for eating spaghetti and possibly … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – Back Home

Posted on January 10, 2010 by tokyofox

So due to the Eurostar problems I was back home a day earlier than planned and I didn’t really do anything of any note until Christmas eve when I went out to the usual pub in town for a fair … Continue reading →

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A New Addition To The Family #2 – Anesta

Posted on August 23, 2009 by tokyofox

I am a proud Uncle again after my sister Ruth gave birth to Anesta. She was born on August 14th so congratulations to both Ruth and Carl on their second child.    

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Back To Britain Pt II – A Castle, A Lightsaber & My Nephew!

Posted on September 30, 2008 by tokyofox

I didn’t have too many spare moments when I was back in England but wanting to make the most of our trip to Leicester  to collect the wedding suits I asked my dad to take me to a few places. First … Continue reading →

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