Christmas 2010 from all the Ex-Premier Clan around the world

Dalene & her family having Christmas in South Africa

Gerhard and Edith celebrate Christmas with Santa in Sunny South Africa

Along with Ina 

Dave Jones daughter Alexa who celebrated Christmas away from their home town in California this year and spent it with family in the U.K. (Some more photos please Dave)

Christmas in Sydney Australia with Lawrence, Melina & Alex

A lovely compilation of photos from Sandy - Christmas in South Africa, thanks Sandy.

Under the Christmas Tree with Derrick & Emily in Ireland

Celebrating our first really White Christmas in IRELAND

Christmas with Lynn in the U.K. 

Current Members of the Alumni

Facebook

Wow, I can't believe what a small world it is since Facebook arrived, in the last 2 days I have reunited with Dalene and Edith from MIS, Dalene suggested starting an alumni page, which I did - so if you are not on it yet please join.

Lynn's Visit to the Island of Ireland

It was so nice to Lynn over in Ireland again, we worked out that she hadn't been over for 3 years which is not too bad, we probably need to go to the UK for a visit again.
Anyway Lynn arrived and we went and dropped Emily off at friends and we headed to the O2 for the Kiss concert, maybe Lynn will write something on her new blog for us to read about.

Then Saturday we picked up up, went to the park, had lunch at Milano's (really nice pizza), then off to Emily's dress rehearsals for her up coming concert and then home to chillax, wine, food and lots to talk about.

Sunday we took a drive to the top of the hill behind us, then we went to Powerscourt, which is a stately home in beautiful gardens that once belonged to Princess Fergies grandmother, from there we went to Marlay park and home for lunch, so nothing too strenuous but really nice and relaxing.  All to soon it was time for Lynn to go, luckily she got here as flights had been cancelled 3 days prior due to Volcanic ash.

Congratulations Trevor & Kirsten

Well Trev has finally become a daddy twice, yes Kirsten and Trevor had 2 boys on Friday the 16th of April 2010.   Here is the message from Kirsten on Facebook:

Mathieu and Sebastien were born at 15:30. They were screaming their little hearts out and are doing well in the icu. Mathieu weighs 1.6 kgs and Sebastien 960 grams.

Kirsten has been in the Sandton Clinic for a while now, so they were delivered by C section on Friday.  Her latest update on Facebook is:

A quick update on the boys...They have good healthy lungs and wriggle a lot. They are tiny but fighters and the paediatrician is really happy with their progress. I'm a bit sore after the c-section. but it's all worth it when they clutch your finger. :-)

Well done to you both!

1940 was a Good Year.

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY INA

1940 was the year of the 2nd world war began, and a lot of other good stuff came out of the 1940's - Ernest Hemmingway wrote "For whom the Bell Tolls".

In April of 1940, the following import events happened in History:

Tuesday 09:

World War II: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

Sunday 14:

Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway, occupying key points, preparatory to a larger force arriving two days later.

Monday 15:

The Allies start their attack on the Norwegian town of Narvik which was occupied by Nazi Germany.

Wednesday 17:

Ina Verster is born and you know what they say about Wednesday's child - "Wednesday's child is full of Woe", which is not true at all.

Tuesday 23:

A fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi kills 198 people.

Thursday 25:
The Faroese flag Merkið is made the official flag for the Faroe Islands.

What Other Events Happened in 1940


U.S.
•Franklin D. Roosevelt wins the election and becomes the United States' first third-term president.

U.S.
•Selective Training and Service Act signed into law as first peacetime military draft in United States history

U.S.
•40-hour working week goes into effect

U.S.
•The Narrows Suspension Bridge Collapses at Tacoma, Washington

U.S.
•Armistice Day Blizzard kills 154 in Midwest

UK
•Churchill was appointed Prime Minister and formed an all-party government

U.S.
•Race Riots in Chicago, Harlem, Los Angeles and Detroit

Mexico
•Leon Trotsky the Russian revolutionary is assassinated in Mexico

U.S.
•Life magazine costs 10 cents

U.S.
•Nylon Stockings go on sale

UK
•RMS Queen Elizabeth - entered service
 
And Ina you share your year of birth with some very famoust people such as:
 
Born in 1940
John Lennon October 9th
Manfred Mann October 21st
Percy Sledge November 25th
Richard Pryor December 1st
Jeffrey Archer April 15th -- London, England
Mario Andretti February 28th -- Motovun
Frankie Avalon September 18th -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Peter Fonda February 23rd -- New York City, New York, U.S.
John Gotti October 27th -- The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
John Hurt January 22nd -- Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England
Tom Jones June 7th -- Pontypridd, Wales, UK
Ted Koppel February 8th -- Lancashire, England,
Bruce Lee November 27th -- San Francisco, California, U.S.
Jack Nicklaus January 21st -- Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Chuck Norris March 10th -- Ryan, Oklahoma, United States
Al Pacino April 25th -- East Harlem, Manhattan, U.S.
Nancy Pelosi March 26th -- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Gene Pitney February 17th -- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Cliff Richard October 14th -- Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Smokey Robinson February 19th -- Detroit, Michigan, U.S
Martin Sheen August 3rd -- Dayton, Ohio, USA
Nancy Sinatra June 8th -- Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Clive Sinclair July 30th -- Richmond, Surrey, UK
Ringo Starr July 7th -- Dingle, Liverpool, England


Popular Films
•Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released together with Fantasia
•The Great Dictator, starring Charlie Chaplin


Popular Music
•"Careless" Glenn Miller
•"I'll Never Smile Again " Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra
•"In the Mood " Glenn Miller
•"Pennsylvania 6-5000 " Glenn Miller
•"Only Forever" Bing Crosby

 
So really this post is to wish Ina a wonderful 70th Birthday for Saturday the 17th of April, hope you had a wonderful birthday!!!!