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Hung ,drawn and quartered
Now there's a phrase I vaguely remember from O Level History days…. Brought to mind by the piece of hung beef that I liberated from the Surrey Hills Burchers in Oxahott this afternoon, having been in their drying room for a few weeks. Who doesn't like their beef black????
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Sunday Evening Sofa
Five years ago when we got Scrumpy, I was worried that Mojo would have her little nose put well out of joint. And might even hate her so much that she could run away. Just love the fact that both furries now vie for space on the Mummy…. sweeeeet.
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Soph’s Birthday Dinner
Very good night last night, just down at the Earl Spencer, with Soph, H and Nurse. Early birthday celebrations for madam, as we are away this weekend and will sadly miss her 'surprise' birthday BBQ (which she winkled out of her other half, while proclaiming she never did anything thoughtful! Humble pie eating time..) …
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Another Day at the Dark Side
Well its rolled round yet again – my Dara chemo day at Parkside. I thought those of you who haven't had the very deniable pleasure of coming here might like to see where I am incarcerated once every 4 fast-moving weeks – and this is it. …
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Scotty Goes Chop Chop
No, luckily for you this isn't a description of my peeing habits (for those of you who know which word we use for getting Scrumpy to perform!) It is instead a minor celebration of my first haircut since December 2016 – the Slazenger tennis ball had finally grown into a mushroom like fuzz (what a…
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Just checked…
… my tally of countries visited, as I needed to add the Dom Rep in. Thought it was going to be country 105 but it seems my memory is just as crap as I thought it was – and I am now on a steadily creeping up 107 countries. Nothing in my sights to increase…
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The Thakeham Festival
A top three nights, down at the coot in West Sussex. Crossed over for a few hours with Stewart and Helen Macintosh and their boys, who'd been down here at a golf competition- very good to catch up though I'm not sure the allure of Thakeham Rocks, a night on the glebe, in the pouring…
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Sublime Samana
Yes it is a pretty cack name for a hotel but it was a white, billowy, long pool, sandy beach sight for sore eyes when we finally made it here on Tuesday night. Note to self, when guest reviews say 'only half an hour from the airport', on a big Caribbean island you need to…
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Loving Miami As Ever
This is one of my favourite ever sights – that first glimpse of Miami South Beach as you drive over the Causeway from the airport. The start of a fantastic week away, oh happy days…
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Tut Great North Show
Mr H & I nipped up to the wilds of the North this Tues/Wed, to catch up with our chums David & Mandy and visit the Great Yorkshire Show. A whopper of a county fair – twice the size of the Southern one and with the most notable difference being that the South one has…