We went to the Falcon at Fotheringhay with David and Val together with Val’s Mum and Dad, Mike and Rose. The drive over there was atrocious – rain, rain and more rain… and it got worse once we were inside (not the rain!) The food was very good, although the service was a tad slow. …
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Bromley Court Hotel
Met up with Peter, Isabel, Pauline and Margaret from The Old Croydonians at Bromley Court Hotel today. Gosh, I haven’t been there since 197? when I helped run the Effective Teamwork Course for Chislehurst JS. It still looks shiny and new! We had a good meeting and a good lunch although the sight of Waiters …
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Visit John C/Meal with Ian and Mags
I took a drive down to Camberley to meet up John C who went self-employed a couple of years back. Hard to believe that we hadn’t caught up with each other before now! John took me to lunch and I left around 1.45. I came back via the A34 – M40 – A43 rather than …
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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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Friends for Dinner
We had Gill, Chris, Denise and Steve round for a Mexican evening. Lamb Chilli, Vegetarian Chilli, Fahijas, Mexican Stew, Cheese melted over Nachos. For dessert, we tried one of Ann’s new desserts – Pomegranete jelly. Everyone had a great time, although we were all falling asleep towards the end of the evening!! There was tons …
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£1527.78!!!!
Ouch! I took the Jaguar in for its annual service today. Last year it cost around 500 quid. Total bill this time round – 1527.78 quid. Yow!!! OK it did need four new tyres…and it did need the discs replacing on the front…but it all feels very expensive.
Children in Need – Norfolk, Day 3
I rose a little earlier this morning – 7.30, as we planned to leave by 10. We had a light breakfast, said our good-byes and were on the road just before 10. A quick-turn round once home as I had to then drive to Manchester in preparation for work tomorrow. Next year, I’ll ensure I …
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Children in Need – Norfolk, Day 2
We slept in as we were wrecked! Up at 8.30 to a beautiful morning and the sound of screaming kids! Down to breakfast for 9.30 – a ‘full English’ – lovely! We then cleared up and headed for a brisk walk along the beach. A mammoth walk (by our standards) as we were out for …
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Children in Need – Norfolk, Day 1
We popped in to Lee and Bertie’s on our way to the neighbours’ Children in Need weekend in Norfolk. This year (our first time), the theme is ‘Bollywood’. We arrived at L and B’s around 1.30, had a great lunch with them and generally chilled out. Just before we left, we handed over Lee’s birthday …
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In touch with my feminine side…
Ann and I popped round to Karen’s for a ‘Papmpered Chef’ party. We had a good time. Me and 30+ women all in the same room – plus food as well! It doesn’t get much better than that! :))
American Injection!
I visited the Health Centre today to get my initial jabs relating to our holiday in South America. Today it was Cholera and Yellow Fever. So far, six hours later, there hasn’t been any side-effects at all apart from a bruise on each arm.
Roy and Susan here for lunch
Yes, as expected, we are shattered this morning after our late night last night (or early morning, depending on which way you look at it!) Roy and Sue came for lunch. They arrived just at the point where the kitchen nearly caught fire due to over-heating of some oil in a saucepan. …real 2 foot …
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Nabucco/Party I/Party II
NabuccoI went into town to pick up my watch – Nabucco – it looks like they can’t mend it which seems ridiculous! I’m going to write to Raymond Weil to see if they can sort things out. Seems crazy that because they can’t fix the strap, the watch is useless. Party and Party We’re off …
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Paul and Sue for Dinner
We visited Paul and Sue in Rothwell for Dinner. Ann was flying back from Scotland, so it was a bit of a rush! Ann headed there from the A14, whilst i headed there from home.; We both arrived around the same time. We haven’t seen them since June, and it was good to catch up! …
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Roger, Jane and Oliver’s for lunch
We visited Roger, Jane and Oliver today. Oliver’s certainly growing and he seems more confident each time we see him. We stayed until around 3pm and then headed home. We’ll be be seeing them again before Chrsitmas at ours.
Leeds – Christmas Shopping
We drove to Peterborough and took the 8am train to Leeds. The journey passed quickly and we arrived at 9.30. Ann managed to get most of the outstanding presents and Nicki did well too. I managed to get a new ‘penguin suit’ in M and S for the cruise. We ate in a little sandwich …
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Stitches and Curry!
StitchesTook Bon-Bon to the vets to have the three stitches removed. The lump they found was just hardened flesh and nothing to worry about. It could have been caused by a bite from a tic, a flea…but we reckon it was the cat from opposite when they had the fight a few months back. Curry!Nicki …
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Business trip to Sweden
I’m spending three days in Gothhenberg for some business. I haven’t been to Sweden fdor a few years. Nice people, nice food. The weather I think was warmer than England!! I’m staying at the Elite Park Avenue Hotel. Very nice!!! This is the view from just outside my room on the 9th floor.
Sunday with Ralph and Karen
We had a short lie-in. Up and around at 8am! Blueberry pancakes for breakfast followed by a short walk in the pouring rain (but actually quite nice!) Then, a lazy morning catching up with music and newspapers – Perfect!!! Home-made chicken pie for lunch with pear and apricot crumble for afters…. Feet-up until Ralph and …
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Ralph and Karen here…
We met up with Ralph and Karen at Bicester and after a little shopping (little?), they’re staying with us until lunchtime Sunday. Lots to catch up with! Ann prepared a Mexican meal – superb! Afterwards we just chilled out over wine and chocolates. Ralph and I stayed up to watch one of hid DVDs called …
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The Mondeo returns…
Paul brought the car back today after carrying out extensive repairs to the front bumper area. Ann had run into the back of another car at very low speed a month-or-so back. Whilst it was away, I got Paul to deal with the other scratches and give the car a full valet and a professional …
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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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Lights – 1!
At last, we go the lighting track replaced upstairs! The previous version never looked right, and some of the bulbs failed to work. This one is HEAPS better. Mick and Roger did a great job!! The next phase is to have a scurity floodlight fitted outside and then all the outstanding electrical jobs are completed…
Bon-Bon to the vets…
I took Bon-Bon to the Vet’s today. We discovered a small lump on her right shoulder, that initially started off as a wound. When it healed up, the lump was still there. So, I dropped her off at 9.00. At 2pm the Vets said she was ‘OK’ and we could pick her up at 4.30.
Rugby Cup-Final
Janet, Jo and her sister Sharon joined us to watch the Rugby cup-final. It was a good game…and a shame we lost! Jonny dun great!
Cat on Lap!
Well that’s a surprise. Bon-Bon jumped up onto the settee and then snuggled down on my lap – that’s a first! We would have thought that Biscuit would have been the one to do this as she’s been on my lap before…
Holiday – Peasenhall, Suffolk – Day 4
Another lazy lie-in. Nice! Lee wasn’t feeling 100%, so Ann and I went exploring together. Weather-wise, it started warm, but got colder as the morning progressed. First stop, Saxmundham. A bit of a half-horse town. We parked in the Somerfield car-park and looked around the Church – St John’s – mentioned in the Doomsday Book. …
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Holiday – Peasenhall, Suffolk – Day 3
We had a lazy lie in until 7.45! That’s unheard for us two! A quick look out of the window revealed a very wet day ahead. Maybe::: A civilised breakfast of cereals, toast and coffee set us up for the day. The weather brightened up considerably, so we decided to drive to Southwold. It’s a …
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Holiday – Peasenhall, Suffolk – Day 2
We both slept very well. Sometimes a change of location does that for us. I think we might have slept for longer, but we were all a little concerned about the heating and whether it be working when we woke up – luckily it was! We were both up around 7.30 – which is a …
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Holiday – Peasenhall, Suffolk – Day 1
We left around 10.45 heading for L and B’s to pick them up. It was a slow journey over there and we didn’t arrive until 1.30. A great lunch from Lee – Bacon and fried potatoes with cauliflower cheese. After coffee we tidied up and left around 3 o’clock heading for the holiday cottage. We …
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