Monthly Archives: July 2012

Irish rain

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Gary

Last time I was in Ireland (2005) it didn’t rain much. In fact I remember the landlady of the B&B in Waterford telling us how it had been an unprecedentedly dry week. Well, today made up for that unprecedented dry … Continue reading →

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Off to Cork we go

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Gary

An early start saw me eventually sitting around at Gatwick airport waiting for my plane. When I first turned up at the check in desk, a massive queue greeted me and I was thankful I’d arrived earlier than I needed … Continue reading →

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Let the games begin

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Gary

We sat up half the night watching the opening ceremony on Friday and were pleasantly surprised. There has been a lot of discussion surrounding what Danny Boyle was going to do (most of it negative) but, clearly, we needn’t have … Continue reading →

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Spinning in the air

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Gary

Well, it seems that the blog has been repaired, thanks to the amazing efforts of Bob McKenzie of Host Department. I have no idea what happened but I do know where the problem was and have copied the file for … Continue reading →

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Blog problems

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Gary

So, the blog is having some sort of fit. One moment it worked fine and then, for reasons known only to the impish Internet goblins, it stopped letting me update and post. There was an error establishing a connection with … Continue reading →

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Another sparkling summer day

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Gary

After a very long, lovely chat with mum, I set to pairing our new hands free phone. For yonks, Mirinda has been insisting I get one. Given we both spend a lot of time on the phone to each other … Continue reading →

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Summer at last

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Gary

Apart from a brief flurry in May (when we in the south of France – where the Cansfields are at the moment), we haven’t had a lot of sun this year. It’s been nearly all rain with temperatures remaining low. … Continue reading →

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Champion Belgian

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Gary

So, Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France this year. He is being heralded as one the greatest British sportsmen of all time. While taking nothing away from such an amazing feat of endurance and strength, I’d like to point … Continue reading →

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Belfast and the Butler

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Gary

Today was another of our London Days: A visit to a site, a nice meal and a play. And it was a wonderful one. We started off by meeting at London Bridge pier (Mirinda stayed at the flat in order … Continue reading →

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Chinese perspectives

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Gary

Today was a bit disappointing as far as my researching went. It all started off well enough when I managed to solve a mystery over two objects looking exactly the same (basically they both had the same image) but it … Continue reading →

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