It was great to have the neighbours round tonight – seems like ages since we all last got together. Not everyone could make it for one reason or another, but Tom & Julie, Trish, David & Val, Rosi & Dave and Lee all helped us polish off the traditional Friday night dinner – Fish and …
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Month:November 2012
Catchup at Kings Cross
I caught up with Sally B today in London around noon. For a change, we met at the new(ish) Kings Cross station. My! it’s changed a lot since i was last here! Since when did railway stations start to become beautiful again??? My only confusion was why they have a platform ‘0’ – don’t think …
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Handel with a Candle
I was stuck for a title for this blog, but Ralph came to the rescue – cheers Dude! If ever they re-invent Cluedo using famous musicians, Colonel Mustard now has a rival! 🙂 Lee, Ann and I drove over to the Royal and Derngate Theatre in Northampton tonight to see the Handel by Candlelight concert. …
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Almost a Year
I can’t believe it’s almost a year since our big day! I thought I’d bored everyone silly with the wedding photos by now, but ironically, the two people who played such a big part in the event – Jill, from Kelmarsh Hall and Emma form Portfolio Catering had somehow escaped! So, it was great to …
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The Good Old Days
Steve, Denise, Roy and Susan joined us for lunch. We’d planned it for a month-or-so ago but postponed because we were both down with very bad colds. Lee stayed over, and between us, we managed to keep the kitchen pretty much clear of debris during the massive food preparation before the guests arrived. The food, …
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A Fan for All Reasons
It’s ‘cultural Saturday’ here(nothing wrong with that!). Lee stayed over and the three of us headed into town to see Brass for Africa 3 – a rather excellent concert of brass band music and singing. In spite of the atrocious weather, the event, at Kettering Citadel, was very well supported with standing room only. What …
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Prezzo – Kettering
From an eating-out point of view, Prezzo opening in Kettering is one of the best things to happen to the town for ages. It’s unlike us, but we’d been pretty slow off the mark checking this place out, but we put that right tonight! We met Jo and Janet there and we were surprised to …
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Stamford – Here we come
We picked up David and Val and headed for Stamford. We’re spending today and Sunday morning with Nick and Celina. Weather looks horrible, but I’m sure we’ll make the best of it. Luckily for us, the weather brightened up and after a few circuits of the car-park, we all met-up and headed for The Crown …
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Tech Alert: Google Play adds ‘Music’
I’m not quite sure exactly when this happened, but today I noticed that my Google Play app now lists ‘music’ as one of its many options (in addition to Apps, Books and Movies). A closer inspection reveals that together with the free player app (available as a separate download), I can now search for, play …
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Preparation: Social Media Excellence Workshop
With just a week to go, I’m working with Denise M from The Career Practice putting the finishing touches to our one-day coaching event next week in London. This particular workshop is aimed at business professionals who wish to use social media ‘to the max’ when seeking employment and includes detailed sessions covering Facebook, Twitter …
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Cats and Abs
A relatively quiet Saturday for us! Just the cats to take over to Patsy’s for their normal six-weekly wash-n-brush-up. So it was a good time to catch-up with the stack of blu-rays that have been gathering dust here in the past few months. A random pick revealed Safe starring Jason Statham. We both like Jason …
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Bev’s here
FRIDAY Bev joined us for the weekend. It was nibbles and wine on Friday night in preparation for her marathon shopping expedition with Lee, Jane and Ann on Saturday – I’m acting as just the taxi service! 🙂 SATURDAY Up with the lark and down to the station for 7.30am (!!!) as the girls headed …
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