Tag Archives: Canary Wharf

Monday in London

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Gary

Mirinda had Book Group today so I travelled up to Canary Wharf to clean the flat. She was involved in a bit of a race to finish the book (something dull about Brazil in the early 19th century) but managed … Continue reading →

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Making ships

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Gary

It was very windy in Canary Wharf today. So windy, in fact, that I started to regret my decision to wear a hat. Mind you, it wasn’t windy when I left Farnham first thing this morning so I can be … Continue reading →

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Flat cleaning

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Gary

Before I go on about my day, an update on yesterday’s park mugging. It wasn’t in the cow pasture, as the Bush Telegraph would have us believe. It was on the troll bridge, along the all weather path. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Mirinda’s work do

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Gary

I didn’t go to work this week. The reason was that I’d be dragging a very heavy suitcase around with me and while there’s quite a few escalators between home and the Science Museum, there’s also a few stairs. I … Continue reading →

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Life in a coal barge

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Gary

A women parked her Chelsea tractor outside our house this morning, let her dogs out and went for a walk in the park. Not so unusual; it happens all the time. The dogs let me know, as they do, so … Continue reading →

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Sluice gates

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Gary

One night at dinner, a while back, when Bob was over, the three of us had a discussion about the tidal differences on the Thames. (Having checked the very handy tide timetable, I can verify that the difference between low … Continue reading →

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Wet through

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Gary

It rained this evening. It wasn’t great Queensland like torrents of rain, however it also wasn’t that soft English rain that doesn’t make you wet. This rain was light but constant and enough to make you feel pretty damp, all … Continue reading →

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El miércoles de la habitual cita nocturna

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gary

A few weeks ago, Mirinda’s DVD decided to take the world into its own hands and, at random moments during video playback, kept turning itself off. At first we thought it was one, individual DVD but this was easily proven … Continue reading →

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The end of the cathode ray

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Gary

Today I went up to the flat in order to meet someone who, for a little greasing of the palm, would remove the old TV and never bring it back. Before leaving for town, I sent Nicktor off to work … Continue reading →

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The best way to spend Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Gary

Ages ago, Mirinda’s TV at the flat, decided to cut people’s heads off – I remember posting about using her cowboy hat to make up for it. If that wasn’t bad enough, the various components also started to fail. Eventually, … Continue reading →

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