Sunday, October 07, 2012

Dad's Birthday

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Today, 7th October.  I really wanted to be away with mum and to have a day out, nice meal maybe or just doing something.  As luck would have...
Saturday, October 06, 2012

Of which more later

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My "holiday" that is.  I'm back and once again have two of those moments in a car that I'd rather not have had.  One I...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

A Reminder if I needed it

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That Bladder Cancer can be fatal.  Andy Williams, aged 84 died today from it.  Read about it here .  At the same time, the same web site rep...

Getting Ready to go

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I have to admit to being a little excited about going away for a short while and I've just spent the morning sorting out the tyres with ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Out, Again

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A visitor at yet another Lodge meeting.  As Master of my Lodge I get to go to lots of meetings as an honoured guest.  It's nice but I ha...
Monday, September 24, 2012

So where do I start?

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Let's start with a sad story - I heard today that someone I am acquainted with through a long convoluted process is dying of cancer.  He...
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Up and down, up and down

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It really is getting worse with age I'm sure of it.  I shouldn't be surprised about this.  My father suffered from these depressed m...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Ever get one of "those" moments

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Tonight I thought "let's just kick it all in to touch." Walk away from all my commitments and just drop everything.  Suddenl...

Batten down the hatches

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Lots of rain and wind on the way apparently.  It's been raining here all day long and it is set to get worse so they say.   I've d...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Surprising what a mess I can make

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I needed to prepare the bathroom door for painting but it was in a pretty bad state with 80 odd years of paint built up on it and I've t...

Cannot Change Your Life in One Go

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Mmmm, that's sound advice indeed.  It appears that I have forgotten that particular maxim in my deliberations.  There's a good arg...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Booked! Yay!

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Not sure Mrs. F. is totally pleased that I am going to Scotland but there you go, I've booked the flight and got a further discount.  Th...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Quiz Night

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Wow - we just won the first three rounds of the Quiz Night.  After all these years of doing it, we had an extra person on board, my business...

My Eulogy for my Dad

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I think that after 11 or 12 weeks I can get around to publishing the edited version of the tribute I gave for my dad.  I've changed nam...

Cheapskate Manufacturers

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Mmm.  The new towel rail cost a lot of money for what it is so why when you have an expensive piece of equipment do they provide cheap infer...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Reflections on a way of life

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I was taken by the way life is led in Italy.  Not perhaps in Rome but in Bologna which I found to be a most charming city.  It is a trap tha...

Wow Spammed

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In my inbox loads of comments for this blog but none appear here.  Good old Blogger software managed to pick out the spammy nature of the co...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Southampton Later Today

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Looking forward to a trip out with Flocky Bicep to Southampton.  It should be a great afternoon and evening and the menu looks good.  Let...
Monday, September 17, 2012

The Dilemma

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Is taking so long to resolve itself.  It's all connected I think to me getting Cancer because whilst I was careering along with my caree...

Well that took ages

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My mate dropped me a line as I was struggling with getting the side panel on the bath - it was about 1 or maybe 2 mm too large caused by one...