I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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We got an offer way back for what was claimed to be a £799 holiday for £149. We got it from one of the supermarkets we go to, the one we patronise when we only want to buy food and…
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Rugby: it’s a different game
Wednesday evening I felt myself slowly going downhill and headed off to bed soon after 2200 shivering and fearing the worst. I had a restless night and spent Thursday generally on auto-pilot with little ambition to do anything.
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Oxford and Blenheim; 22/23 Sep 14
I’ve just come back from Heathrow where I’ve been seeing my son off on an SQ flight to Perth. He’s emigrating, taking a job with the Perth police so it’s been a tough experience.
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Miss Saigon, 28 Jun 14
It’s a surprise to find that it’s four years since we last went to a musical in the West End. That was the Jersey Boys. Click here for that story. That was my birthday treat. This time it was Juni’s.
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Plymouth? Ho! 28-30 May 14
Wednesday, 28 May 14: the problem with the weather at the moment is that it’s great for growing: plenty of rain, enough warmth and long hours of daylight so everywhere’s green and today’s typical. It’s been raining overnight and it’s an…
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A tale of two (trade) shows
I’ve been to two trade shows this month. The first was InterPack in Dusseldorf and the second just last week was the Chelsea Flower Show. I’ve been to InterPack several times which is sad but this was my first visit…
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lists of 5: 5 things that add to my quality of life
I confess to initiating what became a rather long thread on the HI People group on Facebook recently regarding the availability or otherwise of croissants from our village Tesco Express and the relative merits of croissants from different sources.
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Est Bar or n’est pas bar?
Readers of my blogs will know that I’m a creature of habit. And that I’ve been a business traveller for most of my life and I’ve evolved a set of habits which minimise the stress that goes with it.
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A life-time of dentistry
I went to the dentist on Tuesday. I go every 6 months or so and I usually get away with an admonishment that I’m not flossing enough then it’s a quick burst of tooth and gum valeting and I’m out…
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blogging about blogging; 25 Jan 14
I’m off to London today to learn about blogging. I’m going to a Guardian Masterclass ‘How to blog like a professional’. Start-time is 1000 so it’s an early start for a Saturday: 0815 train from Cambridge gets me into King’s…
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