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14 years, here we are…
September 8th has rolled round again. Somehow! I could never have imagined that back in September 2008 I might still be alive and pretty well 14 years after that fateful conversation. Where I was meeting strangers, being shovelled through a world of tests and procedures, still feeling very confused and asking 'Myeloma? What on earth…
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A Very Social Bank Holiday
What a whirlwind of a few days!! Started with supper round at Helen 'Fruitcake' Vickery's pad in Acton, in a slightly early celebration of Helen Tebay's birthday. Mostly as she was actually going to be back at school already on her actual birthday – when did Autumn term time start to begin in August??? …
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Fab Sussex Weekend
Last Friday, H drove to Kings Across and back to drop off David at the station, having been to Lords together the day before. Took a while as lots of traffic due to the tube/train strikes and he got home around 3 hours later. To jump straight back into the car for the drive down…
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Maddie Meets Mates
It's been a busy week for Miss Maddie as she continues to settle into Dora Road. She remains a bit scared of going out of the front door and into the car – big unknown places, but is very much making herself at home in the house. Not many casualties of the sharp teeth yet…
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Sarah T’s Birthday Lunch
So we finally managed to get all 5 of us together for a slightly belated Sarah T birthday lunch, due to Covid striking both Janine and me – finally – in July. Luckily all fine this time round, and we decided to head…
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Dav & Mands Weekend
Lucky David & Mandy managed to 'win' the first weekend of us having Maddie to come down and stay – and yes, she is still very much a mad little puppy! Add in the fact that it…
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Introducing – Miss Maddie!!!
After we lost Scrumpy in May, the house was terribly quiet and a bit of a sad place. So we started thinking about maybe getting another dog maybe to fill the void that we were both feeling so acutely with no beloved Springer in our home. While nothing could ever replace Scrumpy, the love and…
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Tony’s 60th Birthday Weekend in Italia
Well, we planned for 6 of us to head over to Tony's birthday weekend, but of course Covid got in the way and in the end it was poor Hawksey who had to unpack his side of the suitcase at the 11th hour and stay home with the C-bug. Resulting in me having a slight…
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Cappadocia and Istanbul
At last – I've been wanting to go to Cappadocia in Central Turkey for years, since seeing the amazing rock formations and cave dwellings in one of my beloved travel inspiration books what seems like a really loooooong time ago. …
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Scotty & Two Helens go to Valencia
Just back from 4 lovely days together with 'the Helens' – Helens Tebay and Vickery – in sunny, sunny Valencia. …