Lunch with Karen and Ralph

We drove up to The Queen’s Head in Belton today for lunch with Karen and Ralph. We haven’t been back there since 2010, and it’s a good ‘halfway-house for us all.  It was good to catch-up, as we haven’t seen them since the Wedding! The weather was atrocious, going there and coming back (will it …
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Out and A Grout

A rather satisfying day here. As we waited for Noah and his Ark to turn-up :-), we passed the time by refreshing the bathroom – the major part being the re-grouting of the shower cubicle. Knowing my natural ability with DIY, this was a surprisingly good result! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in …
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Bobby Charlton (for Cats)/Frank and Helen’s Do

  We dropped the cats off at Patsy’s today for their normal six-weekly wash and brush-up. It was much more of a challenge this time as Bon-Bon’s right-hand side had become completely matted over the past week or two – we think it must have been the damp weather. Amazingly, Patsy and her team – …
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Concrete Evidence

Me – I hate concrete kerbs! – The car’s not too keen on them either!!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s!  My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of …
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Pre-Easter Break: Day 4 (Monday)

A frosty night here, but it looks as though it might warm up later. We’re off to Cirencester today- it’s only a short drive away and hopefully it doesn’t include any mega-complex roundabouts like yesterday! On the way there, we stopped off at the Barn in Great Coxwell – a 13th century, err Barn that’s …
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