Monthly Archives: December 2022

Splendid strangers

Kelly and Rutger were married in Kent two days ago, while Chloe and Logan drove from Essex for two nights in Hampshire. Both couples decided to see in the new year at the Chesil in Winchester and they were sat … Continue reading

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Leaping and bounding

My highlight today was finally watching the first episode of 1899. I loved it. Nice and mysterious. Nothing like Dark and yet very similar. Seeing the work of Baran bo Odar again after so long is almost like reconnecting with … Continue reading

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Final farewell

Max left us today. They were headed for Weymouth, starting off on the next leg of their European adventure. Weymouth is where Flora is. Max and Flora will then be heading for Seville. As I said, when Max outlined the … Continue reading

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Gouty binge

There was a little improvement in my gouty foot but not enough to get me off the lounge. While Mirinda and Max (and Max) spent the day exploring our favourite bits of Surrey, I binge watched (almost all of) series … Continue reading

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A fortunate forgetting

I missed any fun there was to had today. I hope Dawn had a more interesting day, given it was her birthday. I can only assume she did, as the sun was out for most of it. I didn’t get … Continue reading

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Football fever

Aldershot played Woking in today’s boxing day game. I took Max and Tom. I figured that Max would enjoy the real atmosphere of a non league game. To help with that, we stood on the East Bank. Apart from when … Continue reading

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God bless ye merry weather men

Yes, in true British fashion, and repeating the reason why we moved to Oz so many years ago, the weather was awful today. It wasn’t particularly cold but the clouds came and went and the rain with it. In fact, … Continue reading

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Swedish night with Donald Duck

First thing this morning, much to Boris’ upset, I took the girls to Starbucks. I didn’t need to shop but Sue had wondered if I’d be bringing the dogs in. I figured I’d better. Not long after we’d arrived, Sue … Continue reading

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Big shop pg (2)

This post is being written on Christmas day because the site has been down for the past few days. While I took some notes, most of the post is from memory. I take little responsibility for the reliability of that … Continue reading

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Tory austerity stops trains

This post is being written on Christmas day because the site has been down for the past few days. While I took some notes, most of the post is from memory. I take little responsibility for the reliability of that … Continue reading

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