Monthly Archives: October 2013

Clara writes

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Gary

Over 100 years ago, Claire’s grandmother, Clara, hopped on a ship and moved to Sydney. She did this on her own at quite a young age. Thankfully, for us, she kept a diary. Even more thankfully, Claire kept it, along … Continue reading →

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Dreck

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Gary

This morning, I was lying on the long lounge, sipping my coffee, Radio 4 pleasantly droning away, when there was a sudden, extremely loud clap of thunder directly over the house. Carmen, who was sitting on the armchair, suddenly popped … Continue reading →

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Laura Ashley

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Gary

We have the very odd situation in Farnham in that we have two Laura Ashley branches. One is in the Lion and Lamb Yard while the other is quite close to our place, near the Albion. This is rather handy … Continue reading →

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Only the walls are blue

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Gary

Today was all about putting the bedroom back together again. And it took me most of the day. First thing, I had to put up the new, white curtain pole. I felt a momentary regret at drilling holes into David’s … Continue reading →

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Kate Rusby…again

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Gary

Almost a year ago, Dawn and I went into Guildford to see Kate Rusby perform at the G Live. She was so good that when Dawn spotted she was touring again, she quickly snapped up a couple of tickets for … Continue reading →

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Bank on it

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Gary

I had no idea there was a Bank of England Museum. There definitely is, though, because I went there today. One of those lovely museums dotted anonymously throughout London. And just a little tidbit for Bob…the Bank of England that … Continue reading →

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Shunts of Meatballs

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Gary

We were off to Ada Day Live tonight but Mirinda had a work thing and I had to be here with the decorator so I’ve had to bin the tickets. It’s a shame because we had such a great time … Continue reading →

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In preparation

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Gary

Tomorrow, David is starting the decoration of the main bedroom so most of today was spent clearing the room out. Originally I’d asked him to give me a hand moving the new bed but, late in the day, I managed … Continue reading →

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Live theatre, rocks

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Gary

Tonight I was referred to as both an old fart and terribly negative and so, to combat these comments, I present the following: The things I loved about Jesus Christ Superstar at the O2 Arena Tim Minchin as Judas. He … Continue reading →

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No through road

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Gary

A long time ago, when giving directions to our house in Haslemere, we would say, cross the M25 then keep following the A3 until you get to the first set of lights, where you turn left. We can’t do that … Continue reading →

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