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Finch rescue

Mirinda went to a conference today. Naturally she drove Max. Meanwhile I stayed home and worked in my office and in the garden. In the office, I was working on this years photographic competition winners. It’s for the U3A website … Continue reading

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Farthing chewy

Magda Olivero died today. She was an Italian opera singer who started her career at the age of 22, singing in opera houses all over the world. While her stage career ended when she turned 71, she was still recording … Continue reading

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Curious pigeon

The window cleaner came today. He climbed up onto the roof of the extension and, in less than an hour, I could see through the roof lantern again. A vast improvement. While Paul the Window Cleaner made all our glass … Continue reading

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Another sparkling summer day

After a very long, lovely chat with mum, I set to pairing our new hands free phone. For yonks, Mirinda has been insisting I get one. Given we both spend a lot of time on the phone to each other … Continue reading

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Winter bird & a fluffy poodle

For our last walk of 2011, Mirinda decided we’d all go to Hankley. Although grey and grim, it was still very beautiful. Oddly, a lot of other dog walkers must have thought the same thing because we saw more people … Continue reading

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A week in 30 seconds

Tonight I went to the Farnham Maltings to see a show called Death’s Cabaret (though I do keep calling it Death’s Cabinet for some obscure reason) with Dawn. I’m not exactly sure why it was called a cabaret. Actually, that’s … Continue reading

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Murder in the Night

Every morning, when I wake and go downstairs, the poodles throw themselves against the kitchen door. It sounds like a mob of policemen trying to shoulder the door from its hinges. I open the door and they redirect their onslaught … Continue reading

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