Monthly Archives: July 2010

The desserts have gone to bed

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Gary

At 8am, I opened my eyes and looked out the huge windows. I could see nothing but what appeared to be, milk. I figured it was cloudy and the angle I was lying meant I was looking straight up into … Continue reading →

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Le Boulangerie de la Butt

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Gary

The morning was spent lazing around St Malo, walking the walls, having coffee. We checked out of the highly recommended Hotel Chateaubriand at 11 and caught a bus to the station where we were to pick up the hire car. … Continue reading →

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All Aboard the Naughty Bus

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Gary

According to Mirinda, our cabin was like a prison cell…if the prison cell had a flat screen TV, pink sheets and no window, maybe. On other trips, we’ve had a double berth cabin, which means I’m stuck pressed against the … Continue reading →

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On a slow boat to Brittany

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Gary

In the restaurant, the couple from the Midlands, sitting alongside us, with the narrow width of a skinny French waiter between us, were a bit upset because the Scottish couple sat next to them wanted to talk. It was the … Continue reading →

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Bicentennial Man

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Gary

Woo hoo! This is my 200th post! Amazing. Just think, I’ve been writing my blog now for 200 days. Of course, the more blog entries I make, the harder it is to stop. Not that I’m going to stop. I … Continue reading →

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Mellow yellow

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Gary

In our hot border there are a few strange things growing. Last year they looked like badly developed cabbages. This year they have spent a long time threatening to become triffids. And now they are out and are totally amazing! … Continue reading →

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Nun too soon

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Gary

Ages ago, Dawn suggested we all go and see a one woman play called Nun the Wiser. Last night we went and saw it. It was in Chichester so we decided to all travel down together from Dawn & Nicktor’s … Continue reading →

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Whistling is cool

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Gary

Or so I just heard on Front Row. Apparently a lot of popular songs recorded this year include a certain amount of whistling. It is catchy, I guess. The first recording of someone whistling is from 1891 by an African … Continue reading →

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Family time

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Gary

Most nights, between dinner, dissertation and blog and then waiting for Mirinda to call, I have a bit of a tinker of the old family tree. For a while now, I’ve been in a bit of a hole, not finding … Continue reading →

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