| About the Photos As usual Monty gets between me and Elaine.... |
| Biostuff |
| Monty - The Monson Road Cat Montagu Ratbag Boak is a small black furry catpuss who has recently come to live in Monson Road. He is all-black apart from a small white fleck on his chest and is only 4 months old. (In Sept 2000). He was bought from a very nice lady who lives in Montagu Gardens, Wallington and was thus christened Monty. Female visitors to Monson Road are advised not to wear tights - but it's OK for blokes I suppose. Monty now has his own web page - click his furry butt to access |
| About The Author Ken Boak is not well known for his Web-publishing skills, in fact this site is his first attempt. Although once the proud owner of a full head of hair, many of the follicles have long since departed. This photo was taken, one relaxed afternoon in 1996 before the hair left. The 5o'clock shadow suggests that it was a weekend and that I had missed my early morning appointment with Messrs. Gillette and Wilkinson. Ken is a homo-sapien and lives in Surrey with his wife Elaine. |
| Elaine at her Graduation in 1996. She'll kill me when she finds out how to access this site............. Elaine teaches a very small class of 6 and 7 year olds in a local school. Her workload has much reduced since we worked out how to get the computer to self-generate end of term reports. Elaine has a large tattoo on her neck in the shape of a cockroach - or is it just time to clean the glass on the scanner? Elaine is a child of the 60's (he said - craftily not revealing her age) but cannot remember where she was when President Kennedy was shot. Elaine has worked for an electronics multinational component suppy company before taking a teaching degree in 1991. Elaine graduated in 1996 and has taught for 6 years at a local primary school. Elaine likes to read and relax when she can - almost all of the time! |
| Learning to Fly |
| Born 14th August 1965 in Haddington, Scotland. Educated in Edinburgh, the Isle of Man and North Wales. Career: Electronic Engineer Married Elaine, 1st August 1998. Enjoys: World Travel, Conversation, Alternative Technology, Smart Ideas. Dislikes: Kitchen fitters that mess you about for 6 weeks. |
| For those who are unsure............ Flying is just a matter of throwing yourself at the ground and missing. This photo was taken in September 1994 on a weekend visit to Edinburgh with Elaine and a couple of good mates, Paddy and Adrian.. The green lumpy stuff behind me is in fact the Pentland hills just to the south of Edinburgh and the blue wishy-washy stuff with white fluffy bits is what's left of the ozone layer. The Wright brothers achieved powered flight in 1903 at Kittyhawk, Paddy, Adie and I, completely failed in 1994 - but it was a good laugh trying. |
