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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Staying away (Day 2)
Angela took me to a good Nepalise Restaurant tonight in Isleworth called ‘Everest 53’. I had the smooooooooothest 🙂 Lamb Korma I’ve ever tasted. Excellent!
Staying away (Day 1)
I’m staying away for a few days on behalf of one of my clients near Heathrow. Angela C kindly agreed to put me up for the two ‘overnights’. In return, we went to the ASK restaurant in Kew and I picked up the tab. We were VERY impressed with the food but more especially the …
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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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Johnny and Mel staying with us
Johnny and Mel arrived last night to stay with us for the weekend. We had a lazy breakfast and then Ann and Mel went to the local beauty parlour for some pampering whilst Johnny and I chewed the fat about the state of the world today! We then had a salad lunch in the garden …
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Life on Mars – Last ever episode
A really good, thought provoking final episode tonight. Excellent stuff! Can’t wait for the new series ‘Ashes to Ashes’. Here is what Digital Spy had to say:- “The final episode of Life on Mars managed an audience of 7 million viewers for BBC One last night.The 9pm show was watched by 28% of the audience …
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Busy Easter Weekend – Day IV
Today, we helped Lee and Bertie move back to their caravan. We needed to take two cars because there was so much stuff to take back and Lee wasn’t up for driving (yet) after her operation – and she wasn’t going to let Bertie drive (much to his annoyance!) We had a superb journey there …
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Busy Easter Weekend – Day III
We left the Guest House around 9, heading for Roger, Jane and Oliver’s for lunch. Ken and Celia were there – we haven’t seen them since Oliver’s christening. We had a great time – Oliver’s certainly growing and his conversation skills are developing too! We left for home around 4.15. We’ve got to get unpacked …
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Busy Easter Weekend – Day II
We met up with Ian and Sharon as planned, to become ‘tourists for the day’. Drove down to Arundel Castle and stopped for a drink at ‘The Black Rabbit’ (just down the road). It was frantically busy and the queue for ordering lunch was 30 people deep! We decided just have a drink and skip …
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Busy Easter Weekend – Day I
Ok..the busy Easter weekend begins… Left home at 9 and arrived at Mum’s for 11. Took Mum out for a Chinese and then off to Worthing for the weekend. We had a goodish run to the guest house ‘Edwardian Dreams’ and arrived around 3.30. We checked in and then took a short ten-minute walk to …
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Film ‘300’
We went to see ‘300’ with Jo and Janet. A very violent piece adapted from the Frank Miller book of the same name. He also co-directed it. Visually the style was just like his comic books – lots of vivid colours and striking back-drops. The film ancient Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans …
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Denis, Mae and Beverley for lunch
Denis, Mae and Bev came for lunch. We haven’t seen them in ages, mainly due to various illnesses since Christmas. Although Bertie and Lee had met Denis and Mae before, they hadn’t met Bev…
Meal with David and Val
We met up with David and Val and had a great meal at the Montagu Arms in Barnwell, near Oundle. I swear their ‘Monty Pie’ is getting bigger!!! We also gave them a small pressy by way of a thank-you for alerting us to the fact that we might be paying too much Council Tax. …
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Doctor Who – Series Three
The new series starts tonight!
Holiday Blog Day 7 – Fly home from Nice
The taxi picked us up to take us to the airport. It took longer than expected due to the extensive roadworks. Although technically we were too early for breakfast at the ‘hutch’, the owner made one specially for us – nice! We also grabbed a coffee and pastry at the airport. Forgot to mention yesterday …
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Holiday Blog Day 6 – Nice
Took the ten o’clock train to Nice today. The weather is slightly cooler than yesterday, but it’s a good temperature for the twenty-five minute walk to the station! The day got warmer. Sitting by the sea-front at Nice in the blazing sun was gorgeous! Then off for lunch at ‘Buffalo Grill’ – very French!!! – …
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Holiday Blog Day 5 – Nice
We ate at ‘Le Romarin’ last night. It was a short walk from the ‘hutch’ we’re staying in. The food was excellent! The ‘hutch’ is growing on me even if it’s not growing in size. The guys who are running it have a fantastic eye for detail. At breakfast we had freshly squeezed juice from …
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Holiday Blog Day 4 – Fly to Nice
The taxi picked us up at 6am to take us to the airport – just a short 20 minutes drive. No time for breakfast at the hotel, so we opted for the ‘big’ petit dejeuner at the airport. The plane boarded at 8.15 – we were just about awake by then! We landed safely in …
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Holiday Blog Day 3 – Bordeaux
Ahh that’s more like it! Up at 7am for an early breakfast. We then plan to take the tram to the station and then jump on the ultra-punctual 09.23 TGV to ‘Agen’. Agen is the French capital for rugby and prunes! (According the guide-book though, ‘Prunes D’Agen’ don’t comes form Agen). Looks like I’ll therefore …
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Holiday Blog Day 2 – Bordeaux (Birthday Girl!)
We ate an Indian last night. ‘Punjab’ – it was packed!! Not a patch on ‘Mazzas’ though, and it was strange to experience a French man looking and sounding Indian! Ann’s Birthday today! Lots of nice cards. I bought her three DVDs ‘Casino Royale’, ‘Elizabeth I’ and ‘The Queen’. I also bought her a subscription …
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Holiday Blog Day 1 – Fly to Bordeaux
We left around 7.15am (hooray, a lie in!) and had a really good journey to Birmingham Airport. Parked easily and got a bus straightaway. We checked in and were air-side by 8.50. We were surprised to learn that those little Ambrosia rice pots were not allowed onboard – there goes breakfast! I wonder how much …
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Holiday prep/Furniture renovation
We’re away on holiday tomorrow… yippee!!! Val T came to pick up the dining room table and sideboard for renovation. Should be back next Friday.
Escaped Biscuit – almost!
Biscuit has been eye-ing up the fence with a plan to jumping up and over it. She’s been up there a few times, but up until now she has just sat on the top. Today, she took the next step – literally! In spite of me removing the plant-pot that she was using as a …
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Snow Patrol
It’s the 22nd March and we woke up to snow!
Jaguar Blog/Furniture delivered
Picked up the Jaguar today – looks like they’ve managed to fix the air-con. Touch wood they’ll be no more problems, although the clock is still losing time even though it’s supposed to be connected to the GPS circuit. Strangely, the s-type diesel I had out on loan performance-wise was so much better – almost …
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XDA – Here We Go Again..
That’ll teach me to get smug about the alarm problems sorting themselves out on my PDA. Today, for no reason, the alarms stopped working again. The last time this happened was on the 30th January and I was convinced that the original problems had been down to my faulty PDA back-up program. Obviously not! Still, …
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Lebanese Blog
Met up with Ian at Coventry University today. We decided to try out the local Lebanese restaurant just up the road for lunch ‘Aqua’ – excellent food!!
Musical War of the Worlds DVD
This has to be the about the best music DVD I’ve ever seen! Live orchestra, actors, big screen back projection and a 3D reconstruction of Richard Burton doing the narration. filmed in HD and DTS sound last year at Wembley Arena. Well done Jeff Wayne – truly outstanding!!!! I thought the Album was good, but …
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Lee returns from hospital/New bedroom furniture
David our neighbour was kind enough to drive all the way to the hospital (200 miles round trip)today to bring Lee back. What a super guy! Although Lee is a bit frail, she was happy to be back ‘home’. We now have to feed-her-up to help her gain weight. We popped into town to begin …
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