Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Hahahahahaha

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 Ah..there are suddenly three new posts on my blog...but only because I saw them as drafts after a break of four years.  I can't think w...
Friday, 25 October 2019

Out of retirement...

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Retirement has been a troubling few months.  I've gone from Plan A to Plan B and onto Plan C.  But now it has been resolved, thanks to ...
Tuesday, 10 September 2019

Be careful of the things you hear

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Twice in the last week people have said things to me that have been quite devastating.  One certainly wasn't meant to be; the jury is o...
Tuesday, 2 July 2019

Be careful what you wish for

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It feels as if it's the right time for me to restart my blog; it's been over a year since I wrote...though judging by my drafts fold...
Thursday, 24 May 2018

Like a boy in a sweet shop

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I was reflecting on how lucky I am, and took stock of what I'd been up to over the last ten days: Event in House of Commons - The pr...
Monday, 15 January 2018

A rash decision in Bruges

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After the family celebrations of Christmas, we headed off to Bruges.  The Cat's Mother hadn't been there before (amazingly), but thi...
Saturday, 9 December 2017

Ello, ello...photo time

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I mentioned once before, I think that I like to devote my spare time to photography, and also that I posted my efforts to a particular web...
Monday, 4 December 2017

The refugee issue

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This is a piece written by my son.  I am extraordinarily proud of him, and hopefully you can see why when you read it  " While a st...
Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Whole lotta love

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We go to a lot of gigs and theatrical performances.  We're very lucky that way. When I was at school, I spent my latter years as a boa...
Thursday, 9 November 2017

Sins of the father

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The thing about being successful in our society is that it enables you to buy stuff.  The more successful, the more stuff, and better stuff....
Sunday, 5 November 2017

Out of Africa

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It was an extraordinarily happy moment when my son and his girlfriend joined us in South Africa for our safari holiday.  Apart from that, he...
Thursday, 14 September 2017

Florence

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We headed off to Florence for a few days.  The Muffins were already there staying in an apartment; we checked in to the Four Seasons.  To ge...
Wednesday, 9 August 2017

On your bike (again)

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I enjoy a good cycle ride...you may know that already.  Last year my 'major' rides were London Revolutions (200 miles in two days ci...