Back home after a great Christmas with David, Vicky and the grandchildren at Caddington. Had intended to bring back my brother Andrew, but wintry weather – or more precisely, the threat of very wintry weather – made us postpone his visit. Instead we set off for home early and arrived at 1pm after a pretty uneventful trip. But as we got to Norwich it started to snow heavily, and it kept going for quite a while.

The picture is of my grandmother (father’s mother) – Rosa Dorothy Lenton (nee Booth) – and the first of her children. I think I’m right in saying that the three standing in dark clothes are (l to r) Reg, Leonard and Frank. Also standing is my father, David William (Bill to my mother), looking like the little angel everyone says he was. Seated are the twins, Ken and Dorothea. As yet unborn are Kathleen and Paul. The last three mentioned are the only ones still living – and they are all living in Norwich, though Kathleen spent most of her life in Africa.

The picture was taken in Norwich, probably at their house and probably during or just after the first world war.