John arrived from RLL Flightlink at about 11 to taxi Mum back home. Apparently, it was a terrible journey due to the sheer volume of traffic. Instead of it taking around 2 hours – it was closer to 3!! We popped into town to have a look around. It was quite quiet and the shops …
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Afternoon Tea with Roger, Jane and Oliver
We left just before 2 and arrived just after 3. The traffic was quite heavy going down, but we didn’t hit any jams. Ken and Celia were still there – they were leaving for home tomorrow. Oliver was in his normal ultra-high spirits – which was great! We exchanged pressies in between Oliver trying to …
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Boxing Day 2008
We both had a restless night again with most of the sleeping hours wrestling with bedclothes and windows – we were either too hot or too cold. I eventually got us around 7.15 and after having a shower, I started to feel a bit better. I can’t seem to shift this cough I’ve developed – …
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Choir Concert featuring Rosi
We drove over to St Barnabus Church, Wellingborough. to see the Choir Rosi’s in perform in the Christmas Concert. Ann was still suffering with her virus which has now evolved into a streaming cold. Mum was in good spirits. I’m glad we allowed a bit of slack in the journey as the parking was a …
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Pick-up Mum/Ann still not well
I drove over to Bedford Station to pick Mum up – I dropped into Denise and Steve’s on the way through. Denise made me coffee and forced a mince-pie on me and we sat in front of her open fire in the lounge – lovely! Steve was out getting plumbing bits and pieces and arrived …
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Visit Jane in Hospital
We visited Jane in Lister Hospital today near Letchworth. Considering she had had a 9-hour operation a few days ago involving removing a breast and then opening up her stomach to remove fat from there in order to rebuild her missing breast – she was in great spirits!!! Jane’s hoping to be home by Thursday …
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Visit Denis and Mae for Lunch/Lottery Win
We’re off to Lincoln today to catch-up with Denis and Mae. The day started cold but then the snow came, albeit not much, but the forecast looks worse. As I write this it’s still -1 degrees outside but we now have freezing rain as well – lovely (not!) The weather started to clear up and …
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Jane – Big operation
Jane was admitted today – a major operation (12 hours) to remove one of her breasts – as a precautionary measure. Brave girl!!! 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), …
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Hard Disk failure – imminent
The PC downstairs – Ann’s PC -has been playing up for ages. Random reboots and lot of freezing of the screen. Also, we kept running out of disk-space on the C drive too. Neil introduced me to MaxBlast – a useful piece of software that allows you to do all sorts of things to a …
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Visit Roger, Jane and Oliver
We travelled down to Roger, Jane and Oliver’s. It’s probably the last time we’ll see them before Christmas and before Jane has her operation later this month. They’d prepared a SUPERB lunch (as always) – Roast lamb and a good range of veg, followed by apple pie all washed down with an excellent red wine. …
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AGM for the School
I travelled down to the School today for the AGM (and dropped in to see Mum on the way through). The School closed in July and we’re now in residence in the gym at the BRIT School next door. At least they had painted it since we had the Reunion there earlier this year – …
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Trip to Lincoln to see Bev
We took a drive to Lincoln today to meet up with Bev, who we haven’t seen for a while. We arrived at 12.30 – after a frustrating journey that diverted us via Oundle. After a brief introduction to ‘Smokey’, Bev’s rabbit we headed for the Wharf for lunch. Bev suggested we tried ‘The Ultimate Burger’ …
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Trip to Downtown, Grantham
We drove to Downtown Superstore today – we haven’t been there for ages and it gave us an opportunity to look out for ideas for Christmas pressies. It’s been almost a year since we were there last and since then they’ve changed the road layout as you approach the roundabout — big-time! They’ve diverted the …
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Dad died 1991
Dad died on this day in 1991. (This is my first use of Microsoft ‘Live Writer’) 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 …
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Ann: Not well
This IS unusual! Ann isn’t well!!!! Mainly a very bad headache that kept her away from work yesterday …and today. So, she’s off to the Doctor’s to see what’s what.. Ann’s now had a blood-test and she’s seeing the Doctor again next week to discuss the results. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in …
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Mum – update
Well, having had an extended chat with Mum this morning, it would appear that her ‘attack’ was related to a bladder infection – this all seems a bit strange and doesn’t seem to relate to the need for all the tests they gave her including a MRI scan! The Doctor has prescribed five-days of special …
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Mum out of hospital
Mum was discharged today. Apparently, her going into hospital was triggered by her waking up with a tingling sensation in her hands. I think she panicked and called the ambulance. They’ve carried out lots of tests and there doesn’t seem to be anything to be worried about. They think the tingling was something to do …
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Mum into Hospital
Neil and Debbie visited Mum last night and she seemed OK. Today they ran more tests including a CT scan. They’re keeping her in until the results of that come back. I’m having terrible problems with my back again. Pain, pain and more pain. This time I went to the Doctor’s and the Nurse prescribed …
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Mum into Hospital
When I got back from my client visit to Maidenhead, I heard from Debbie that Mum had been admitted to hospital early this morning. Apparently, she’s all wired up to the machines and no-one’s quite sure what’s wrong at the moment! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Lee and Bertie return home
Lee and Bertie travelled back today. Lee wants to be closer to home and her Doctor whilst this ear complaint continues… 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 …
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Mum returns home
My back was still aching, so Ann took Mum back today at around 10am. Having looked at the traffic cams, it looks like it’ll be a good journey. However, Ann rang after getting onto the M11 where she promptly came to a halt. Looking at TrafficMaster showed a tail-back right up until Bishops Stortford going …
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Family Weekend
Another hot day. We had brekky in the garden and then started to get ready for Denis, Mae and Bev who are due for lunch. It’s a themed lunch – ‘Cowboys and Indians’. Oliver meanwhile wanted to watch Doctor Who on DVD but only got as far as episode 2 before he got bored! (sorry …
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Family Weekend
Woke up to an already very warm day. A great day to discover that the toilet downstairs was blocked!!! Luckily the Plumber turned up fairly promptly and fixed it in a few seconds!! We all had a lazy breakfast in the garden and during the morning, chilled-out and read the papers. Ann and Jane had …
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Family Weekend
An early start for me. After dropping Ann off at the station, I travelled down to Mum’s and picked her up. She’s staying with us for a week. A slightly sluggish journey there, but a better one coming back. We got back to ours just after 10. Roger, Jane and Oliver arrived about 9pm – …
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Ian’s Laptop/Mae and Denis’ Car
I drove over to Ian’s today to help him get his laptop up and running. Mae and Denis heard that their Picasso is a write-off – 6k’s worth of damage! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of …
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Family Meal
Mae, Denis, Roger, Jane and Oliver came round for afternoon tea. Bev couldn’t make it because she was at a Wedding. The reason for the celebration was that it was Mae’s Birthday yesterday The weather looked a little grey, and we had planned to all go the Wicksteed Park. However, Roger rang to say that …
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Cats for a Brush/Gardening
We took Biscuit and Bon-Bon in for their normal six-weekly brush and then spent the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon in the back-garden tidying up. On our way to pick up the cats we dropped into Waitrose to pick-up the food for tomorrow’s family get-together. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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Meal with Mum, Neil, Debbie, Frankie and Alfie
We were both up around 8 this morning and headed for breakfast at the B and B at 8.30. By 9.15 we were on our way to Mum’s and by 10.30 we were sitting in her lounge. We headed off for The Crown around 12.30 and Neil, Debbie and the family arrived a few minutes …
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Lunch with Roger, Jane and Oliver
We woke up to snow today – in April? – But it wasn’t much, just a dusting… About mid-morning, we set of R, J and O’s for lunch. Unusually we’re went out to the local pub – ‘The Sow and Pigs’. The pub was very busy, but Roger is obviously well-known there! The meal was …
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Lee into Hospital/Bye-Bye Jaguar
Wow! An early start for both of us this morning. At 3.55, we could hear moans and groans coming from Lee and Bertie’s bedroom. Ann comforted Lee whilst I rang for an ambulance. At that point none of us were sure what the problem was! 09.05: I heard from the hospital. Lee and Bertie are …
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