Writing this on Bank Holiday Monday. For once the weather has been tremendous, so it’s a weekend of being in the garden. Tidying, then sitting, then the barbie…first time this year. As I write this, Nathan has just completed a 50-mile bike ride to Uttoxeter, and David is with a group of friends camping in [...]
Saturday, May 9, 2009
I recently decided to download all my photos on my mobile phone, and thought some might be good to have on this blog, to give some idea of people and places in my life…. So, here’s Caroline, when we were in Brighton last December for our wedding anniversary: And this is one of the pier at sunset… Earlier [...]
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Another great day out yesterday. We were in Knutsford, to see the May Day parade. Great weather, great food (we had a great vantage point for much of it from the front window of a local Thai restaurant), great costumes, magnificent shire horses, and of course, lots of colourful costumes. Then, later [...]
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Last weekend we went on a guided walk in the Derwent Valley, in Derbyshire, to the Derwent Reservoir, whose dam was used for practice by the Dambusters, ahead of their attacks on the Ruhr dams. It also incuded a wonderful visit to the ‘lost’ village of Birchinlee, or ‘Tin Town’ as it was commonly [...]
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Hope you’re having a great break, wherever you are. I just thought I’d update you with what’s been happening recently in this family. As you may know, Caroline has an allotment, so the first sign of good weather and we’re off to dig, plough, weed and sow. Though it’s not my first love, it is [...]
Sunday, February 1, 2009
We have some Ukranian friends, and recently attended a wedding, and last night were at another Ukrainian party, celebrating an 18th birthday. They are terrific events. There is always live Ukrainian folk music, and spectacular Ukrainian folk dancing. On both occasions the dancing was completely spontaneous: as the band moved into its [...]
Saturday, January 10, 2009
What news since the new year? David is on his last day of a week’s snowboarding holiday in Pas de la Casa, in Andorra. He says the snow is perfect, and they’ve had a ball. He’s been tour operator for the group, so has a second career available to him, if he finds the [...]
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Highlights of the year? - Nathan being accepted into Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service - David getting a new job with a firm of Manchester solicitors - Two fab holidays in Barbados (the second won by entering our customer satisfaction survey form at the end of the first holiday!!) - Seeing the best American Football live game ever, [...]
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Just a quick note to wish all my readers - (are there any of you out there?) - a happy and safe Christmas and a successful and healthy new year. I’m working on Monday, in Dublin, then on Tuesday we’re having an ETD team social. On Christmas Eve we invite friends and neighbours round for [...]
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Can I all wish all of you the very best for 2009. Between now and then I’ll think of what I’d like for 2009, on a personal, family and business level. I don’t go in for resolutions, but I do enjoy looking ahead, and seeing what’s planned, and what’s yet unknown. Highlilghts [...]
Monday, May 25, 2009
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