Monthly Archives: January 2011

The Harrods Sale?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Gary

Hankley looked absolutely beautiful today. We took the poodles out for an early walk as we are off to see Sophie and Tom for an early evening dinner and visit. We saw a surprisingly large amount of people. We don’t … Continue reading →

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Salts

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Gary

We went to Epsom today. It’s where Mirinda is keen for us to move to. For various reasons. I was surprised at how lovely it was. One street that Mirinda has been looking at was gorgeous and one particular house, … Continue reading →

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Changing Zones

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Gary

Stupid jet lag! I figured I’d be ok but, oh no! Just because I left at night, flew for about a day and arrived at night, it occurred to me that jet lag wouldn’t be a problem. Of course I … Continue reading →

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Grim & Wet

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Gary

And so it rained all day. Nice. I went up to Farnham to do my shopping (slowly returning to some semblance of normality) and it rained on me. Not all bad, though. The barista at Starbucks remembered my order. When … Continue reading →

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Rotting Vegetation

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Gary

I sat at my PC last night, eager to make my blog entry about my journey home. It was about 10pm. Mirinda was fast asleep (still getting to grips with her jet lag) and the house was quiet. I typed … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Travel

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Gary

Ignoring the very long wait at Brisbane airport, the journey wasn’t that bad. In fact, it consisted of three seven hour stretches (Brisbane to Singapore, Singapore to Dubai, Dubai to London) which broke it up quite nicely. This is clearly … Continue reading →

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In Transit

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Gary

Waiting for five hours at an airport in the middle of the night is no joy! And then they delay your flight a further hour. That’s even less fun. And then you have to pay for Internet access. Damn them … Continue reading →

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Heat & Water

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Gary

Twice a day I pop down to the swimming pool located in mum & dad’s complex. I’m really not sure how I would have survived without it. Here’s a day time photo of it. I’ve also tried going for a … Continue reading →

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All change

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Gary

I’m not one for making new years resolutions. I’ve always figured if I wanted to change anything, I’d just do it. However, having spent the last few months in the company of poorly people, I have decided henceforth to change … Continue reading →

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