Are you having a laugh?

There's always time to have a laugh and it's even better when you catch people off guard. Here's a few that brought a smile to my face.

Now, that hat makes me sick!



Steve reminding me that Spurs were knocked out of the FA Cup losing to Chelsea 2-1



'You spin me right 'round baby...'



Roger doing his ironing. Such a domestic queen!!!

Streets in the UK

The UK has many cities under constant change. Yet, many places seem to remain the same because we're so used to seeing the images in the media. Can you guess where these pictures where taken?



Difficulty... you haven't got a prayer.



A new feature on an industrial landscape.



A popular shopping street in the West End.



This place is now described as 'Little India'.



Who am I? Where do I live?

Little Women

A trip up north gave me the chance to see how Dave and Mandy and the children are getting on. All the kids are growing so quickly. It didn't take long for us to get down to some fun and games which was a welcome bit of rest and relaxation.

The fabulous Becca who was so kind during my stay. She even made me breakfast! Top girl!



Nadine is certainly finding her voice and was happy to spend much of her time saying, 'hello Roger'.



Abbie looking wild, but then I did tease her a bit.



Sian recently turned 15 years and some of her friends stayed for a sleep over. There was much giggling so I kept a very low profile.



Mandy did a great job in assiting me sort out my return flights by checking me in online. This enabled me to cut out a number of long queues, get some good window seats and avoid the angst of arriving late. Cheers!!



Despite being surrounded by five women, Dave still manages to get his own way... sometimes.

Catching Up

It was good to catch up with a few poeple who are based in the South East of the country. The support from everyone during my time in the UK was welcome and valued.

Ian is a skilled photographer (still waiting for my first lesson), with a keen eye for detail. If anyone has any photographic evidence of Ian on a dance floor, please let me know - There's a huge reward for the best image!



Ryan is a top lad. Always a pleasure to be around and a dab hand at PS2.



It was my first opportunity to see Stacie and Simon beautiful little girl Coco. Such a cutie.




Sarah and Karen from Soundhouse Media were in London to launch a 'Living with Kidney Disease' DVD. Good to see them looking so fabulous.

Familiar faces from Sheffield

I had a very brief trip to Sheffield to catch up with some old friends. My apologies if I failed to meet up. As I'm sure you can imagine time was limited. However, it was great to see the familiar faces from the 'recent' past. It felt like I'd never been away. In fact, it felt like I was having a very strange dream.

Gabriella - she was a little sad that Theo didn't make the trip.



Menai taking the lead with the other children.



Wyn, Luis and Alex searching for the children.



The kids hiding behind a wall



Luis looking rather windswept.



Nav with young Charlie looking so sweet.



Jane and Nav looking so sweet.

Steve and some of his mates

Steve has always had an open house and during my time in London there were many visitors who dropped in on Steve. Here are a few who managed to get their face in front on the camera.



Paul with his defiant sulute - perhaps this was also a hint of his true feelings for anyone linked to the notorious British paparazzi.



Steve (Bertie) showing us the man of the moment.



Simon (the music man) later had his smile replace with a grimace following the 4 - 3 Spurs victory over his team West Ham.



Another Steve (Biko) with his sulute.

Steve in London

Roger's recent trip to London was made to give his brother Steve a timely boost as he undergoes his next phase of treatment. It didn't take long for the two of them to get back to their old ways talking football, life in the eastend and of course their rather large extended family.

Gorgeous Rita and Steve out shopping.



Steve and Dad sharing a joke.



Steve looking significantly younger that Roger, but that's not difficult!

Back in Auckland

Roger arrived back in Auckland after his long journey from London. Keep a look out for post and pictures from London as well as new updates from NZ.

Roger In London

Roger is back in London to visit his brother Steve who is not well at the moment. As a result, the blog will not be updated for a couple of weeks, but I'm sure there'll be plenty of stories to share when he returns.