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And then it was Easter…..
So it finally felt like a bit of a more normal week. A few more social things, at last being in the garden with people and even a day with three – yes three – actual social events. Oh my god how I have missed my former life! Started with the delivery of our patio…
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Mr H’s Birthday Weekend
Poor sod – Hawksey's birthday number 2 has indeed arrived again in lockdown, so I pulled out all the possible stops and we actually had a really nice birthday weekend. Started on Thurs eve (pre-birthday!) with a steak dinner care of wifey – including my first ever crack at a peppercorn sauce, which I have…
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Abbie & Nick
Ah sweet – niece number 3, Abbie, is now living in Hammersmith and we got the 'please help us' call this week. They have a narrow entrance hall that heads straight up their stairs and had 2 bikes crammed into the space – one of them my old one! They had tried to fix their…
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This Was the Week That Was..
… yet another week that looked remarkably like every other one this year…. Although brightened beautifully by the arrival of an unexpected box, bearing the markings of Mandy & David in Harrogate. Mands has been very busy!!! She knits amazing little outfits for the 6 grandsons, and we wheedled our way onto the list –…
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Remembering Aunt Ellen
Monday this week marked what would have been my Aunt Ellen's 100th birthday, no mean feat for a little lady born in 1921. Sadly, we found ourselves at her funeral, as she died in December, and the date was chosen as a good time for a celebration of her life. Also, in these minimalistic social…
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Crawling towards Freedom
Jeessssussssss….. how long can Jan, Feb and now March last? These past weeks and months have definitely felt like a bloody endurance test. Getting more difficult and frustrating by the day, and even the prospect of a bit more freedom coming in April still feels achingly out of reach. But, still trying to grin and…
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(Yet!) More Outdoor World
Another week, another set of walks – all appreciated but boy oh boy, aren't we all now counting the days, weeks and months till the different things (hopefully) come back online and our world expands again? Started with some barely visible deer in Richmond Park – blimey, those suckers are almost hidden till you practically…
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Happy Valentine’s Weekend
Right, I've now got so desperate that I'm having to resort to taking pictures of the sunrise – and to be fair, it was an absolute corker to kick off Valentine's weekend. I did for a minute wonder if Croydon was on fire (yep, that's our distant view, how lucky we are) – but no,…
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And a few more!
And the walking continues… god knows how many miles I've notched up this past year, certainly at least 5 x a 'normal' year. Especially given that I had the metal in my back taken out at the start of March 2020 – incredibly fortuitous timing – and its made a big difference to what I…
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Walks, walks and more walks…
Well, the few photos coming here are just a fraction of the endless groundhog walks that the last few months have heralded. Day in, day out, walking trousers & boots on, dog harness and lead, poo bags a plenty.. off to the Common or Richmond Park, with the occasional bit of the Hurlingham or elsewhere…