Tag Archives: FATN

Not always a dream

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Gary

I had a Farnham Talking Newspaper today which could have gone better. I’ve often talked about the Dream Teams I manage to get allocated but this week it was not so much a dream as a nightmare. Okay, that’s a … Continue reading →

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Bugger this bug!

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Gary

The diarrhoea remains. This morning I spent about an hour on the toilet before taking two of the magic pills. I wouldn’t have bothered but I had an early Talking Newspaper this morning and wanted to reserve them for when … Continue reading →

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Holiday chin

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Gary

I had a late Talking Newspaper today so it was an early walk in the Park for the dogs and a late walk into town for me. I get a takeaway coffee at Starbucks on Talking Newspaper days and they … Continue reading →

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Reading and talking

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Gary

I had a Talking Newspaper today. Being the middle-of-the-day Haslemere edition, meant an early walk for the dogs where we unexpectedly met Alec. He’s Sue’s son, who minds the girls on Friday. He was walking Pippa and, of course, Emma … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Farnham

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Gary

The Park looked absolutely stunning today. It was a warm, glorious day and the greens were out in force. I missed the first half of it because I was at the Talking Newspaper leading the Farnham edition. It was one … Continue reading →

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Every vote counts

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Gary

Five years ago, the general apathy of a large swathe of the British public was made very clear when the election results were shown. Something like 15.9 million people didn’t bother voting (35%). As a result, there was no clear … Continue reading →

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Reading marmalade

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Gary

Last weekend I asked Mirinda what kind of cake she’d like for her birthday. After a bit of umming and ahhing, I handed her a cake cookbook and asked her to choose one. She was rather taken with a Marmalade … Continue reading →

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Reading, walking and digging

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Gary

Once a month, the Talking Newspaper produces a magazine version of the recording. It features articles from various local publications which are longer and more detailed than the usual news reports and cake decorating reports. The Readers are always Presenters … Continue reading →

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The downside of absolute pleasure

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Gary

I had a rather buy day today. Mirinda had Book Group while I had a Presenters’ lunch with the Talking Newspaper. I made her a casserole for dinner then went off to the Maltings for a, supposedly, live streaming performance … Continue reading →

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Fremdscham (noun)

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Gary

I had a Talking Newspaper today. Which meant I didn’t get to sit in on the full meeting with Paul, our landscape designer. Good job Mirinda could. Anyway, the design is looking fantastic and, hopefully we’ll have some working drawings … Continue reading →

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