Monthly Archives: February 2011

In Training

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Gary

I spent from 10:30 to 2:30 on trains today. While this can often be a pain, today I was wrapped up in reading about the Indian Mutiny 1857, so the time just slipped away. It was also quite handy that, … Continue reading →

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Wobbly legs

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Gary

Another day that started blue and warm but passed through some horrid weather. While we loved Clifton Common, it was very cold on the top deck of the open topped bus! We searched in vain for the mythical Starbucks that … Continue reading →

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Little animals with many legs

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Gary

Bristol was a city of two days today. The first was blue skies and a few scattered clouds, the second was grey and wet. We started with the first, suffered the second and then returned to the first for the … Continue reading →

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Mint

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Gary

Today was the last week day of half term and the museums were packing them in. Of course, the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, as usual were by the far the most popular but even so, we had quite … Continue reading →

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Promotion

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Gary

OMG, SUN! Blue sky, few clouds, a delightful day. It looks like spring. Well, spring with mud anyway. The crocuses even popped out for a little look. Today was a tad hectic. I say ‘tad’ because I’ve had hectic days … Continue reading →

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Sticky muddy garden

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Gary

Our garden is a quagmire. I noticed that even Day-z has started picking out the tiny islands of grass to walk on, afraid she’ll vanish in the bog. Of course, Carmen just charges through it, making it worse. I have … Continue reading →

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Mr Grumpy Grunch

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Gary

Carmen amazes me sometimes. I’m not sure how she can do some of the things she does with such a tiny brain. And with legs that go the wrong way. One of her amazing things is the way she can … Continue reading →

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Timing

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Gary

As the old joke goes, it’s all about the timing. Of course, that only works when you say it. I was trying to work out how to make it work by writing it down but it’s just not possible. Like … Continue reading →

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So many cuts, so few porkers

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Gary

Ignoring the poor quality of the photograph (because of low light) this was my main course last night. As I wrote yesterday, we finally went to Truffles restaurant in Alton. It has been heralded as the best restaurant in Alton. … Continue reading →

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Random blipping

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Gary

My daily attempts to find something to blip has meant I have an awful lot of photographs that no-one is every likely to see. In order to somewhat rectify that, I am going to devote this (and maybe more in … Continue reading →

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