Ann and I picked up Rosi and Rhiannon about 12.45 and headed off to see the afternoon matinee of The Sound of Music at Kilworth House Theatre. We met Jo, Janet and Carol there too. It was my first experience of this open-air theatre, and first impressions were very good. As for the production, it …
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South of the Pacific in Birmingham
Nick and Celina joined us for the weekend. it was Celina’s birthday and as a surprise, we’re all went off to Birmingham to see the stage production of South Pacific. (Wiki entry about South Pacific is HERE)Nick and Celina arrived about noon and we hurried down a quick snack before jumping in the car and …
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Long Weekend in London – Friday
A quick look out the window and it looks like a gorgeous day ahead. After last night’s stuffing, Ann skipped breakfast, but we three decided to try the hotel’s offerings. It was most impressive – everything you could possibly want on an ‘all-you-can-eat’ basis. Top marks for quality and quantity! After brekky, the girls went …
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Punt and Dennis – Wellingborough
David, Val, Ann and I drove over to The Castle in Wellingborough tonight to catch the comedy duo on their They Should Get Out More tour. Onstage at 7.30, they kept us giggling until 10pm. The place was packed – I reckon around 500 were there. I’m not sure what was funnier – the headless …
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London bound
We met up with David and Val today and drove to Bedford station to catch the train for London – nothing wrong with Kettering station, just a lot cheaper from Bedford!!! We’re making a day of it, including a matinee performance of ‘Yes Prime Minister’ at 2.30 at The Gielgud Theatre and then a bite …
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Cat Service and Stoops to Conquer
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr The day started with us taking the cats over the Patsy’s for their six-weekly bath and grooming session. It’s always a challenge – they just seem to know when it’s that date, making the ‘capture process’ shall we say, a little more challenging! I’m still not sure which …
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No Clue
We drove to Cambridge Corn Exchange with David and Val to see “I’m Sorry I’ve Haven’t a Clue”. It was an excellent production and whilst the bucket-load of corny jokes wouldn’t suit everyone – it suited me! – I haven’t laughed so much in ages (it hurt!). Being slightly cynical, I thought the thing would …
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Tolethorpe Hall – The Tempest
We went to Tolethorpe Hall tonight to see The Tempest and we planned to see Chris and Pete M there too. The weather has been a little unpredictable this week (ahh, the irony…weather…tempest…geddit!?), so rather than risk a picnic, we ate at The George Hotel, Stamford. Janet picked us up at 5.15 and together with …
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Family get-together
We set off for Mum’s quite early – 7.30am! – in order to get to hers for around 9.15 (our best journey for ages). She’s got some problems with her bank account and we’ve promised to take her into Bromley to get it sorted out. The mission to the Nationwide appeared to be successful, and …
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Last of the Red Hot Lovers
We drove over to Stratford to see Second Thoughts production of ‘The Last of the Red Hot Lovers’. I picked Ann up from the station at just after 6 and we got there at just after 7. Ann was hungry, so picked up some chips. Yum-yum! – then I remembered that I was supposed to …
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Play: “Under Milk Wood”
We travelled over to Stratford upon Avon to see “Under Milk Wood” directed by our good friend and business colleague, Ian McLean of Second Thoughts. We decided to drive over there a bit earlier so we could look round the shops and finish off the Christmas shopping! We were pretty successful, getting quite a few …
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The Earth moved…( a bit!)/Omid Djalili Live in Cambridge
Wow! Woke up at 1am to the sound of the whole house shaking. Felt like an earth-tremor of some sort. When I got up later, BBC News 24 had reported an earthquake around Grimsby. A scary moment as we don’t get them that often! Off to see Omid Djalili at Cambridge Corn Exchange tonight. We …
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Wrapping good time!
Got up at 6 to set about clearing up the kitchen after last night’s ‘do’. As it tunred out, it wasn’t quite such a disaster area as we both thought and everything was cleared up in just over an hour. Caught up with a few Sky+ recordings and then spent a couple of hours wrapping …
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Rick Wakeman – The Grumpy Old Picture Tour
We went to see Rick in concert at The Derngate tonight. The show was a mixture of his normal humorous banter plus plenty of his back catalogue and some new stuff. He was on for nearly three hours and was excellent! He’s certainly lost none of his keyboard skills and we think he’s at …
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Laptop reinstall complete/Cooking/Lenny Henry
Added the last few programs to the Laptop. Job done!!!! If anything, it’s slightly faster than before the crash! I’ve also tweaked the backup strategy to include more stuff from the Laptop. I gave both cars a really good wash and clean out today, whilst Ann spent most of the day cooking. Ann managed to …
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Took Mum Home/Carmen Jones
We left at around 9 and headed for Mum’s. A good journey back although the Dartford Crossing was pretty busy. Had a coffee with Mum and left around 11.30 heading for London. We had a smooth but slow journey through Bromley, Mottinghma, Catford, Lewisham and got to the South Bank around 1pm. Popped in a …
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The Globe Theatre with Ralph and Karen
We took the 9.23 train to London today to do a little shopping (an electric knife and a replacement mini-blender from John Lewis). We then met up with Ralph and Karen to see ‘Othello’ at the Globe. Great performances all round especially from Tim McInnerny (Lord Percy/Captain Darling from the Blackadder series) Cor, what a …
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Tolethorpe Hall – The Importance of Being Earnest
We went to Tolethorpe Hall tonight to see ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ with Jo. Met Chris and Pete M there. …an EXCELLENT production! …even though the weather was wet again!!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My …
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Weekend Away – Day 1
Typical Bank Holiday weather – grey with rain! We took Mum to lunch at ‘The Crown’. It was excellent! We then took her to the Churchill Theatre to see ‘The Rat Pack’. I’ve seen them before in London and they were excellent! We then left for Roger, Jane and Oliver’s for the rest of the …
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