This was a milestone event – our final visit to the local Odeon. The building is due for demolition next week (Tuesday, the 28th), leaving the town with no cinema at all. Apparently, the town has had a cinema, somewhere in the town, for the past 100 years! And now it doesn’t – and the …
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Return to the Wheatsheaf
We met up with Mick & Jane at The Wheatsheaf in Titchmarsh for Lunch today. We were last here (again, with Mick & Jane) in April 2022 and it was good to be back. This used to be our go-to Pub/Restaurant when we first moved here (we must have visited close on 50 times!), but …
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Movie Night: Grease
We got together with John & Trish round at ours for our first Movie Night of 2025. Our Film of choice was the iconic Grease, from 1978. Ann laid on some food too! We even squeezed in a Cheeseboard!! It was great to see Grease again. I think we knew all the tunes and all …
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Ohme, Sweet Ohme!
Technology waits for no man – but I do try and keep up! 😯 Way back in June 2019, we took the plunge and bought our first BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle). At the time, one of the attractions was a sizeable financial subsidy from the State to buy the car AND a Grant to have …
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A Very Pheasant New Year’s Day
Happy New Year! We began the new year with David & Valerie – and lunch at The Pheasant in Keyston! Wow! It was the best meal of the year! 😀. Seriously though, the food was excellent! Really good value too, at just £47 per head for three courses and tea/coffee (and chocs!). We were given …
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Pantomime – Peter Pan
Yes, it’s that time of year again (‘Oh no, it isn’t!), it was off to Milton Keynes for our annual Panto visit! Going to MK at this time of year for our Panto-fix has become quite a tradition, having seen Cinderella in late 2023, Snow White in early 2023 and Jack and the Beanstalk in …
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Christmas 2024
Merry Christmas! After last year’s aborted efforts to celebrate due to me seriously lacerating my left hand on the Friday before Christmas (and subsequent operation on Christmas Day, 2023) we’re looking forward to this Christmas, even more so than usual! 👍😀 As the week leading up to Cbig day began (Christmas Day was on a …
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Doctor Who Christmas Special (2024): Joy to the World
It’s Christmas Day and there’s a Doctor Who Special on TV again this year. Written by ex-Showrunner, Steven Moffat, we’re promised a proper festive-themed episode. The Christmas Day Special was revived last year when Russell T Davies took over from Chris Chibnall as Showrunner (who always preferred New Year’s Day to showcase the latest episode). …
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Carol Concert 2024
Merry Christmas! This year, we had a bit of a dilemma for our annual Christmas Carol Concert! 🤔 Usually, we go to TWO with Jo & Janet – the local Church and the Salvation Army’s in town. But this year, it was one OR the other, simply because they were both on the same day …
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Doctor Who – Something special for Christmas!
Doctor Who fans get an extra gift from Santa this year! …and I’m not talking about the forthcoming 2024 Christmas Special starring the current Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa! If Patrick Troughton was your Doctor (he was mine!) this was to be pure nostalgia combined with TV technology at its best! 👍 In 1969, the BBC showed …
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Nutters Reunited for Christmas!
It had been a busy day already – and it was only 7am! Ralph & Karen had slept over after helping us celebrate our Anniversary, yesterday. After a rather hurried breakfast at 9.30 and having said goodbye to them both, it was straight into final prep for today’s gathering! Paul & Sue, Geoff & Rhonda, …
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Our Anniversary (13/40)
Hi everyone! It’s our Anniversary – thanks for all your good wishes! 👍 😁 😁. As many of you know, we met and married on the same date – 14 December – so it’s our ’13th’ today or ’40th’, depending on when you begin counting! Having somewhat prematurely celebrated with a mega-holiday to Australia, Singapore …
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First Visit: Hilltop Farm & Café, Leamington Spa
We met up with Ian & Ann and Alan and Mags today, part of our three-monthly catchup. Today’s venue-of-choice was Hilltop Farm in Leamington Spa – a first visit for us! It was a grotty day weather-wise (typical December) – mizzle! – but on arrival, looking at how packed the car-park was, suggested this was …
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Christmas TV Listings (2024)
We’ve all got different ‘triggers’ for when ‘Christmas’ officially begins. For many, it’s probably when the Supermarkets start displaying their Christmas lines! But that’s obscenely early isn’t it? So how about… …that first Christmas meal? (this year, our first one was last Saturday 😋😃) …or when the John Lewis Christmas TV Ad first appears? (an …
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First Christmas Meal of 2024!
We’re already in December, and very unusually, we’ve not had a single Christmas meal yet! That’s so unusual for us, but we only arrived back from New Zealand last Sunday! At this point in 2023, we were on our third! It’s a tough life, ehh?? 😀 We picked up Paul & Karen in time for …
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Holiday: Day 33 – Heading Home/New Zealand Summary
6.05am: Morning all! 👍 As promised, here is the summary of our holiday in New Zealand during November 2024, where we visited both the North and South Islands. We used most forms of transport, but mainly travelled around using an Avis hire car. We can’t claim to have seen all of New Zealand, but having …
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Holiday: Day 32 – Singapore (Final Day)
5.30am: Morning all! 😎. It’s our last full day here in Singapore, and I was awake from about 3am. Missed one of my Daily Posts?Click HERE Our Photo-Reel of Australia, New Zealand and Singapore (and no chat!)Click HERE Day 32 – Where are we? (Saturday, 30th November) We’re staying in the Holiday Inn Express in …
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Holiday: Day 31 – Singapore Thing!
7.25pm: Morning all! It’s our penultimate day of our holiday and a VERY wet one here in Singapore! ⛈️⛈️☔☔ ⌛ 9am UK time/5pm Singapore time: There’s a major outage affecting my Blog on this side of the world. If you can read this Post, but there are no images showing, that’s the issue! I suggest …
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Holiday: Day 30 – Farewell New Zealand
6.45am: Morning all!. Phew! 😉. After more than a 1000 photographs and almost 2900 kilometres (c1800 miles) of driving, today, we say goodbye to New Zealand! We’ve packed/unpacked 13 times, stayed in 5 motels, 5 apartments, 2 B&Bs plus 1 hotel – and written daily about our 27-day adventure! Do you know what? I think …
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Holiday: Day 29 – Arrowtown Revisited!
6.30am: Hi everyone! 😉. Hard to believe, but we’re coming to the end of our New Zealand adventure! ☹️☹️☹️☹️. Thanks for all your questions, comments, and suggestions during our travels – every single one of them, very much appreciated! 👍😍 For those of you with a similar trip in mind, I’ll post a summary of …
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Holiday: Day 28 – Aiming for Arrowtown!
xx.xx: Hello-ee! 😀. Welcome to Tuesday – it’s another travel day for us. Day 28 – Where are we? (Tuesday, 26th November) 8.36am: With just a few days left in New Zealand, today, we said goodbye to Te Anau and drove south-eastwards and then north to Arrowtown, around 200km (121 miles) away. It’s an old …
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Holiday: Day 27 – The Sound of Milford
6.10am: Morning all! 😉. Thanks for your readership. We are now past the point of the longest holiday we’ve ever taken. Oh, the pressure!👍 Sorry for the late posting of this one – it was a long day (in almost a good way!) Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 27 – Where are we? (Monday, …
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Holiday: Day 26 – To Te Anau!
5.50am: Welcome to Sunday’s Post! 👍 Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 26 – Where are we? (Sunday, 24th November) 8.36am: We said goodbye to Dunedin and got off to an early start this morning as it’s another long drive ahead. In a way, it was a shame to be leaving, as the morning brought …
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Holiday: Day 25 – Dunedin – Done!
6.05am: Morning all! 😉 Welcome to the weekend! Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 25 – Where are we? (Saturday, 23rd November) We arrived in Dunedin (South Island’s second-largest city and part of the Otago region) yesterday afternoon, and took a brief look around (see yesterday’s photos HERE). We’re here for just today, and in …
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Holiday: Day 24 – Destination Dunedin!
5.50am: Morning loyal Reader! 👍. We hope you’re still enjoying reading about our time in New Zealand. Welcome to Friday’s adventure! 😉 Missed one of these Holiday Posts?Try clicking HERE👍☀️😎 Day 24 – Where are we? (Friday, 22nd November) 8.25am: Today, we said goodbye to a chilly Timaru (7℃) and continued southwards along South Island’s …
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Holiday: Day 23 – Timaru, where are you?
6 05am: Hi there Followers. Happy Thursday. Thanks for keeping up with our adventures! 😉. We’ve just eight more days left here in New Zealand before heading back to Singapore. Strangely, the BBC Weather Service hadn’t heard of Timaru, so this is the Weather Channel‘s forecast. Timaru, where are you? Still rubbish weather though! 🙄 …
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Holiday: Day 22 – ‘Allo ‘Allo Akaroa!
6.05am: Hello all! 😉. Another day, another part of New Zealand to discover! 👍 Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 22 – Where are we? (Wednesday, 20th November) 8.58am: We left Christchurch today and headed for Akaroa, about 90 minutes away. We’d been advised that it was going to be a very twisty (=slow) road …
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Holiday: Day 21 – Trambusters! – Exploring Christchurch
6.25am: Hi Folks! Welcome to Tuesday! 😎. 20 days of great experiences so far, 12 to go! 👍 Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 21 – Where are we? (Tuesday, 19th November) TODAY’S TRIVIA: A typical New Zealand winter is from June until August, whilst their Summer is from December to February. It’s our first …
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Holiday: Day 20 – Blue Skies to Christchurch!
5.45am: Hi, all you dedicated Readers! – thanks for your readership and regular comments! 👍 It’s been a real push to publish these each day, but I’m enjoying the challenge. Today, it’s a super early one as we prepare for another long drive south. Missed a previous Post?Click HERE It’s hard to believe that we’re …
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Holiday: Day 19 – Grape Expectations!
Missed one of these Holiday Posts?Try clicking HERE(or scroll to the foot of this one)👍☀️😎 6.15am: Welcome back loyal Reader! 😉. It’s Sunday, and we’re currently in Picton, our first stop on the SOUTH Island, having arrived early evening yesterday by Ferry from Wellington. As you might guess from the title, today, we’re on the …
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