Monthly Archives: October 2019

Truly ugly v Trulli beautiful

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Gary

Quite often our holidays are delightful excursions that go from just beautiful to incredibly stunning. Sometimes they embrace the other end of the scale generally from bad to worse. However, today went from truly ugly to truly beautiful. To start … Continue reading →

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Two bottles of gin and a hotel with no soul

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Gary

Hats off to the genius at British Airways who decided to go with Brewdog. It’s rare that such a delicious beer is served up and it’s very important to take full advantage of it. And I did. I particularly took … Continue reading →

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No plucking today

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Gary

Mirinda had guitar today and, coincidentally, there was a guitarist playing at Farnham Maltings at lunchtime. I suggested we meet there for an hour of expert plucking. And so that was the plan. But, like some great plans, things didn’t … Continue reading →

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Shouldn’t have gone to Specsavers

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Gary

Today I was on the terrace, planting a couple of trays of sad looking violets. I’d finished putting some in two of the raised beds then under the water feature. I started to move a couple of pots at the … Continue reading →

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Talking mayhem

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Gary

I had a letter published in the Herald today. Coincidentally I was presenting the Farnham edition of the Talking Newspaper. I chose not to read my own letter as I thought that would be a bit much. Instead I read … Continue reading →

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Maximum inconvenience

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Gary

I know I go on about how inconsiderate a lot of drivers are when it comes to pedestrians and I don’t think I’m about to stop going on about them however, today really took the biscuit. It’s not often you … Continue reading →

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It all started a bit grime

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Gary

Last night, as I lay on our lounge, watching a bit of foreign TV, I was rather glad. My German isn’t good enough to manage Dark without subtitles so I was reading the screen, as usual, which proved to be … Continue reading →

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Going home

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Gary

This morning we said goodbye to our wonderful little studio apartment and headed along Prince Street to the station. We sat and waited for our platform to be announced then joined the general melee of families and wheelie bags trying … Continue reading →

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A little bit of dudgeon

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Gary

I loathe Tesco Express. It’s everything there is to hate about supermarket shopping. It’s all about the smallest space for customers. It’s then all about getting in everyone’s way. It’s not pleasant at all. And while I’m having a moan…how … Continue reading →

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The power to which a number must be raised in order to get some other number

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Gary

It didn’t rain in Edinburgh today. Not one drop. Nada. The expected 4pm downpour didn’t happen and Mirinda managed to remain dry for a change. On a day of bits and pieces it was nice to have the weather behaving … Continue reading →

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