This week turned into something of a week for services. I began by making a booking for Billy Bailey’s next service way out in the future (1st Feb 2010). This was just because the caravan agent is apt to get…
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House Hunting
After last week in East Sussex grave-hunting, this Wednesday I took my mother out for a ride house-hunting. As a teenager my mother lived in Little Heath, near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, which is where she met my father. I’d been…
Tagged with: Genealogy
A Couple of Recipes
Send out geologists to explore the world and find oil fields. Erect expensive drilling rigs and send down a few test holes. If the field is viable, erect lots more rigs and start drilling in earnest. Ship the oil half-way…
Not so Stellar
I would be the first to admit that, for some unfathomable reason, the Brits cannot make lager properly. I don’t understand why one the world’s finest brewing nations (the Belgians beat us into second place, I’m afraid) can turn out…
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Hopefully we will be bound for Corfu at some ungodly hour (5:55 AM take-off) on Friday morning. On Saturday 23rd May we should join the Explore! group in Corfu town to walk the Corfu Trail, a long distance (220 kms/140…
In Search of Sun
Our recently completed trip to Devon and Cornwall started with good weather and ended with good weather but the two weeks in between left a lot to be desired. We did manage to do a reasonable amount of walking up…
Unlocked In
A couple of weeks ago I managed to get myself locked out of our house. Carol was going out to play somewhere and I decided to go for a walk. I left first and, since we have very pleasant woodland…
Lacrima Christi
It’s been a pretty poor Easter, on the whole. First of all, our weather was drab for all but one day (Easter Monday). Drab seems to be the most appropriate word in that we didn’t get dreadful weather but it…
Genealogy Widower
On Tuesday Carol cleared off with her sister to rummage around looking for some dusty documents at The National Archive so yours truly was left to amuse himself. It turned out to be a better day than advertized; no thundery…
Tagged with: Whipsnade
Hoodwinked by Cahoot
All interest rate prostitutes need the occasional day for a spot of financial management; this was one of mine. I get notified by email whenever there’s an interest rate change (read reduction!) at cahoot so I was well aware that…
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