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Sunflowers and Barbecues
For once the sun actually managed to shine when we had a bunch of chums over to watch the first of the Lions rugby matches and to eat, drink and be merry in the garden. Check our Mr H showing off our very tall whopper of a sunflower – yes, Brigham family, we will be…
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Meeting up for Louize
So this week many of the ex-Added Value clan received the very sad news about our good friend, Louize Gibson. Louize was a fantastic quallie who I met at AV in the very early days and who became a chum, forging a friendship that has lasted over the many years (now decades) since she left…
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The Dog at Wingham
Yes – another cheeky night away at an English pub, this Tues. I managed to guilt Mr H into booking it last minute as he has just this morning left on the 2nd of his FIVE MAN TRIPS away in the next few weeks, all without me, so even he I think twigged that 'taking…
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Three Pub Nights Away
Bit of a treat-y week. Had a really lovely night away with 'the two Helens' = Helen Vickery and Helen Tebay from uni days. Managed to lure them to Alexander House Hotel in Sussex for a spa afternoon – nice bit of light lunch, a few hours pouncing round a VERY quiet spa (two couples…
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A Lovely Social Week – At Last!
It's slowly, slowly starting to feel a bit more normal. (Well, as long as I switch off the rather large part of my brain that keeps asking when I'm getting on a plane and going somewhere warm and different…) Had a pretty…
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Fab 60th Birthday Weekend
Just back from a long weekend in Yorkshire, to celebrate Mandy's 60th birthday – in style! Managed to do it within the rules – phew – as there were several…
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Back to Wimbledon!!!!
OMG – how good did it feel yesterday to walk back through the gates of the AELTC and have a long awaited day out at Wimbledon Tennis?? Amazing – like seeing an old friend that had fallen off your radar, but when you hook up again you realise how much a part of your life…
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Hawksey’s Harem
Well, it pretty much was for most of Sat evening – until Jon finally finished his cricket match and came to add another male to the group! Had a v good BBQ on Fri eve with Soph & Jane, Pam & Jude and Claire & Jon – Mr H very pleased with his new rotating…
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Bath Time!
No, no naked bathing photos her you'll be very relieved to hear… Instead a 2 night jaunt to Bath for me & Janine, in an attempt to make up for not being in Miami for the second June in a row…. Yes, that was a rather hard cancelled-again act to follow, but we gave it…
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Messing About On The River..
Stunningly hot day for 6 of us to rent a little boat at Walton, to potter up and down the river with Paul & Sarah T and Clare & Andy B. Both Andy & Paul share the same birthday (though are ten years apart in age!) so it was the perfect excuse to pack the…