Monthly Archives: November 2014

Hope, gratitude & happy birthday

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Gary

Tonight we went to Bel and the Dragon for our annual Hope Dinner. It was combined with my birthday. In the morning, Mirinda had guitar class while I waited in for a parcel that didn’t arrive. Once she’d returned home, … Continue reading →

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Why I love shipping

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Gary

Back to work today, following the Volunteer Awards on Monday. The weather was awful when I left home but it improved to the point that the sun was actually out in South Kensington by the time I arrived. Rather than … Continue reading →

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Birthday, pizza and beer

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Gary

Given it was my birthday today, I decided to have a bit of a bludge day. I also decided to have my favourites for dinner. Mind you, it’s not like I didn’t actually do anything. I swept the tons of … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Blue Door

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Gary

A beautiful day dawned after the deluge of yesterday. I pulled back the black plastic and switched on the big fan. And, I’m happy to report, the sun stayed with us all day. Once the sun went down, I’d worked … Continue reading →

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Proper reception

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Gary

Ages ago, I may have written about our lousy reception. This was because Tim the Electrical Engineer is crap at aerial installation. He admitted as much and I couldn’t agree more. Today, Aerial Dean came around to fix it up. … Continue reading →

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Jazz legend

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Gary

Acker Bilk died today. Apparently the bowler hat he always wore was left over from an Edwardian photoshoot. The rest of the band ditched their outfits afterwards but Acker loved the hat so much that it became his ‘thing’. John … Continue reading →

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Visitors

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Gary

Sophie and Tom came over for lunch today. It was a pity the weather was rubbish. I managed a thorough soaking on my walk into Farnham first thing. Fortunately I wore my raincoat so it wasn’t as bad as it … Continue reading →

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Emma does Thursley

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Gary

Today we went up to Farnham and bought the new pictures for the extension. Back at home, we spent quite a while getting them straight and even but, eventually, they were up. We are very pleased with the result. You … Continue reading →

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