Monthly Archives: September 2024

Flight of the screaming baby

The weather was quite balmy when we stepped out of the airport in Istanbul. The airport is massive and I’d already walked about 50 kilometres before leaving it, so walking into the steamy outside was just the rather salty icing … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts, Weasels in Istanbul 2024 | 1 Comment

Life in a magical town

Given I’m going away for a week, we decided to have Date Night tonight. It’s been a long time since the last one, back when Mirinda lived in Canary Wharf during the week and I’d travel up on a Wednesday. … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts | 1 Comment

Annoying roller blind

I had a rather busy day today. There was the usual shopping and general admin as well as an unsuccessful digital search for something for Mirinda. I also mowed and fixed a blind to a window. Of all the tasks … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts | Leave a comment

Abject failures

Today we had our test results at SFI. Ninni sat down with us, one at a time, to give us the good/bad news along with some constructive criticism. While we waited for our turns, we were supposed to work quietly … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts | Leave a comment

Shiver me puppies!

There comes a time in a lot of puppies’ lives when they have to experience a little chill. It’s a time when their hair is too matted, causing bits of the world to cling to their tangled mass of fur. … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts | Leave a comment

Pootling around without a sunroof

Today we went for a drive. We haven’t done that for a while. It was something my family would sometimes do on a Sunday. We’d hop in the car and Dad would just drive somewhere. That sounds incredibly simple, and … Continue reading

Posted in Concerts, Gary's Posts | Leave a comment

Intimate earrings at the crayfish party

When Nicoline had her greenhouse built, it was meant to be for crayfish parties. So, rather than a ‘greenhouse’ it would be called a ‘kräfthus’. It was built a while ago, but, so far, has only been used for broth … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts | 2 Comments

Love over the compost bin

As I left the house this morning, I checked the thermometer. It was a glorious 8°. I briefly wondered whether I should have worn a light fleece over my T-shirt. By the time I arrived at the ICA, I realised … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts | Leave a comment

STFU

Class today was another combined one. The other group joined us again as their teacher wasn’t around. Arij double taught the lot of us. At times, it was difficult to know who she was teaching. I thought she did very … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts | Leave a comment

Presidential debate 2024

I woke up at 02:30 this morning in order to watch the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, live from the US. I watched the one in 2016 between Hilary Clinton and Trump and was so appalled at the … Continue reading

Posted in Gary's Posts | Leave a comment