I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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I must confess that this is not a typical day. I do work just about full time and my council activities are more usually spread across the week and include evenings and weekends too. But today is just about 100%…
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Cambridge is a good place to live ….
Actually I don’t live in Cambridge but the recently joined parish of Histon and Impington just north of it and separated from it by the dreaded A14. However it’s only a 10 minute drive to the centre, you can cycle it…
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Teri-Aki, Cambridge; 16 Feb 13
Sometimes you paint yourself into a corner. You’ve maybe taken a principled position or you’ve made an unfortunate resolution or you’ve simple been a victim of circumstance. Whatever’s happened it’s usually pride that stops you getting out. That and the…
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
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3 cheers for John Lewis; or maybe just two.
The best way to get the Xmas presents you want is to give them yourself. And I’d decided that I ‘needed’ a new laptop because my old one was old in laptop terms and its hard disk showed red when…
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Long day’s journey into night; Jamie’s Italian at Gatwick Airport
It was one of those days which I keep meaning not to repeat: an early start, a full day’s work, an evening flight and a late night arrival in another country.
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Restaurant Kursaal, Manresa; 22 Nov 12
I don’t worry too much about my weight but I do monitor it and I’m comfortable if it’s in the 68-72kg range. And for those who don’t know me I’m about 5 foot 8. I’m sorry but for some reason…
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Good news for shellfish: Côte, Cambridge; 12 Oct 12
… or not, depending on your point of view. It was for me because I enjoyed oysters on Wednesday and mussels today.
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Restaurant Metropolitan, Avignon; 28 Sep 12
We left the UK by Eurostar on Wednesday morning and then changed to the TGV in Lille to travel on to Avignon. And although the sun shone as we emerged from the tunnel the weather steadily deteriorated as we went…
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Churchill lunch; 14 Sep 12
Friday was a good day. Sunny start but breezy. Not too hot and definitely with the smell of autumn. And I had a day in Cambridge with lots to do.
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