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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Stamford with David and Val
We met up with David and Val and headed off to Tolethorpe Hall to see an open-air production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Plan A was to take a picnic, but the weather forecast was predicted to be lousy so we decided instead to go to The George for a bite. Trying to book a table …
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Leisurely Saturday
It turned out to be a very warm and dry day today. We headed into town for a few bits and then over to Northampton to pick-up Ann’s leather jacket. We then spent a few hours in the back-garden tidying up. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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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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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 Karen and Ralph
We travelled to The Crown at Weston near Towcester – A sunny day, but not as warm as it looked. We’d not been there before, but I was about half-way between ours and theirs. The restaurant part was empty – which normally isn’t a good sign, but the food was excellent! Karen was troubled by …
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Out with the Neighbours
We went to Kushboo tonight with Paul, Karen, Tom, Julie, Stefan and Debbie. Weather-wise, it’s been a disappointing day..rain, rain and more rain which was a bit of a surprise after last week’s record temperatures The taxi picked us up around 7.30 and we went for a drink at the Old Victoria to whet our …
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Last Rites for Ann’s Mondeo/Nicki visits…
Took a trip to the Dealership today to clear-out Ann’s car. We’ve still not heard from the Insurance Company regarding what they’ll offer us, but we’re obviously looking for the best price! This was a really sad moment – yes, it’s only four wheels and a lump of metal, but the car has been with …
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Trip to Ireland!
No, not that Ireland! This was a village just south of Bedford. Denise and I met up for lunch there. It was a scorching hot day so we sat outside. Great food – Denise had mussels and I had the Burger. Service was excellent although at the end, their machine was rejecting all credit-cards! Luckily …
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5ive get together in London
It’s been ages! Carey, Philip, Angela, Antoinette and June all met up in Covent Garden – Tattons – to put-the-World-right and generally catch-up. It was a scorcher of a day and the place soon became packed, inside and out. We all had a great time. The time flew and before I knew it, it was …
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Walkies!
It’s Bank Holiday Monday and we met up with David and Val having planned to do a ‘shortish’ walk in the Daventry area taking in Badby, Newnham, The Everdons and Fawsley. It was a beautiful day and seemed to be getting warmer as the day progressed. David acted as chauffeur and after a short drive …
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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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Snow!
Woke up today to find it was snowing. I think that’s the first we’ve had in 2008. We’re of to Wales later. This’ll make the journey interesting! 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 …
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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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Festival of History 2007
We took Roger, Jane and Oliver to the ‘Festival of History’ at Kelmarch Hall. It’s an annual event full of, err…history! Jesters, Knights, Romans, Vikings, Queen Elizabeth 1, Biplanes, (one was piloted by an 84 year old!), Triplanes, Tanks, Donkeys…the lists goes on.. We took a picnic and the weather was fantastic! A great day …
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Monthly meal with David and Val
We went to lunch at ‘Edwards’ near Crick today with David and Val. Initially, it was just about warm enough to sit outside, but as time passed it got colder and the table next to us was very noisy – so we moved inside! Ann had Haddock with Spinach whilst I went for the Roast …
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Cats’ Grooming/Shopping/Denise and Steve’s for Dinner
Took the cats over for their normal grooming regime. Only this time, we didn’t have them bathed. They still looked great when they came out! And, it only cost 50 quid this time. Money well spent!! On the way back from dropping off the cats we went shopping in town. Wow, what a spend up!!! …
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Business trip to Scotland
I spent the day at my clients in Daventry. I then travelled up to Scotland with John M for some work for the same client (planned for the following day) at a training centre in Edinburgh. Luckily, JM did all the driving. It was a long one and the weather was atrocious! We hit some …
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Beautiful Saturday
A beautiful day today. It must have been into the mid-twenties. Hot or what? Ann sorted out the garden whilst I gave both the cars a major spring clean. We went to Karen and Paul’s for dinner. Debbie and Stefan were there too. Karen created a chicken and fig main course and Ann produced her …
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Productive Saturday!
Another glorious weekend, weather-wise… Phew! Drove over to Peterborough to get my hair cut. Came back. We then took Bon-Bon to the pussy parlour (first time the two cats have been apart) for a bath, dry and brush. Drove back to Peterborough. Stopped off at Jane and Mick’s for a quick coffee. We then went …
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Phew, what a scorcher!
It must have been the hottest day of the year today! The weatherman said it was 23…but it felt much hotter – more like 33!!! We therefore had a lazy day although we didn’t get a chance to finish watching ‘The Prestige’ The time just seemed to fly today and Johnny and Mel stayed for …
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Snow Patrol
It’s the 22nd March and we woke up to snow! 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 writing seemed to be the …
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The White Stuff
The ‘White Stuff’ is back. Predicted by the weather forecasters yesterday, but at 5am there was none and by 6am there was lots! The cats loved it and wanted to stay out…I don’t think so!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my …
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The first snowfall of 2007
Woke up to the first snow of the year! No doubt the country’s transport mechanism will descend into chaos in the next few hours! 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 …
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