Tag Archives: Thursley

Bog Dog

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Gary

Every year, in Farnham, we have a Heritage Open Weekend. It’s a time when people can peek inside heritage type buildings which are not normally open to the public. Or maybe to see features that the public didn’t realise were … Continue reading →

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White and Black

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Gary

Cilla Black died in Spain this morning where she’d been living in “disgraceful semi-retirement.” She was only 72. I heard about it on Twitter an hour after it was announced. (That’s how I get my up to the minute news, … Continue reading →

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Marvellous Thursley

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Gary

Mirinda is hoping to attract a few pixies onto the terrace. Personally, I think this is quite dangerous, knowing how mischievous they are, but Mirinda insists that if we supply them with their own little garden complete with furniture, they’ll … Continue reading →

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Emma does Thursley

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Gary

Today we went up to Farnham and bought the new pictures for the extension. Back at home, we spent quite a while getting them straight and even but, eventually, they were up. We are very pleased with the result. You … Continue reading →

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A very happy unbirthday

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Gary

Mirinda just told me that it was Jane Austen’s birthday today. Fortunately, rather than just jumping in and writing that it was her birthday, I decided to check. I discovered that it was not Jane’s birthday today and won’t be … 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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Riding the tree

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Gary

This is the second weekend in a row that we have been visited by glorious blue skies. So, after shopping and Mirinda’s chat with her parents, we set off for Thursley Common for a wander around the boglands. The last … Continue reading →

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Counting the birds

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Gary

This weekend was the time for the RSPCA Big Garden Birdwatch. The rules are simple. Choose an hour over any of the two weekend days and count the birds. You then record the most of each type of bird that … Continue reading →

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Bog snorkelling

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Gary

Bog snorkelling is a sporting event that consists of competitors completing two consecutive lengths of a 60-yard (55 m) water filled trench cut through a peat bog, in the shortest time possible. Competitors must wear snorkels and flippers, and complete … Continue reading →

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