Tag Archives: poodles

New laptop

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Gary

Mum and Dad’s PC has been really, really annoying lately. It just turns itself off whenever it feels like it. It’s almost as if some mischievous demon has decided to move into the hard drive, delighting in irritating the humans…the … Continue reading →

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Timing and timing again

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Gary

A few years ago, I wrote a blog post about timing. I’m sure no-one remembers it. To be fair, I only remember it because, recently it came up on the list of posts made on this day each year. Well, … Continue reading →

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GSE!

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Gary

Nicktor loves a bit of football violence. Not participating, I hasten to add. But he loves it in films. I think it reminds him of his youth. It just makes me glad I didn’t grow up in the UK. Because … Continue reading →

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Day-z at the wheel

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Gary

Last week I wrote a letter to the paper, complaining about the cars we saw while walking around the ‘car free’ Devil’s Punchbowl. I wasn’t sarcastic or too grumpy, I simply told it like it was. I finished off by … Continue reading →

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Builders two

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Gary

This afternoon, I was just about to take the poodles to the park when there was a knock at the door. It was Frank, a young chap who had been working down the street, trimming trees and hedges. He’d finished … Continue reading →

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To Thursley

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Gary

It seems that summer has well and truly gone for this year. It was very sudden. One day hot and sunny, then, as if some mischievous Met Bureau pixie had decided to make a point about an early Autumn, the … Continue reading →

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Fog on the bridge

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Gary

First thing this morning, I took the poodles down to the vet for their yearly check up and booster shots. They both came away with an excellent bill of health. Actually it’s one of the only times Carmen has not … Continue reading →

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The full Irish breakfast

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Gary

Nicktor and I sat under the gazebo, enjoying the dying rays of the sun over a cup of tea and he remarked that the lawn always looked so much better after mowing. I corrected his use of the term ‘lawn’ … Continue reading →

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Ready for my close up, Mr de Mille

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Gary

The other reason I stayed at the flat last night was in order to be fresh and bright for a photo shoot at the Science Museum. This had been planned a couple of months ago by the volunteer co-ordinator in … Continue reading →

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Looney poodles

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Gary

It’s been six weeks since I dropped the poodles off at the kennel, the longest they’ve been left. I have missed them a LOT! And today I went to pick them up. The kennel we use allows prospective customers to … Continue reading →

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