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An early birthday ‘do’ for Janie B
Another excellent night out last night – started off with 2-for-1 Happy Hour cocktails at Fu Manchu in Clapham – very good cocktails (made better once they'd put a joss stick nearby to offset the distinct niff of the loos)… and we were underway! …
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Night Out with the Helens
Had a v enjoyable evening this week at Murakami with the lovely two Helens – Tebay and Vickery – even if my usually sharper photography skills were already suffering due to cocktail imbibing at this point.. …
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Sand Dune Birthday Dinner
So there we were – basking in the delicious warmth of 28-30 degree evening heat, sitting atop a private sand dune overlooking the Arabian desert. Enjoying the sunset and with me still trying to work out how I can possibly be 48 years old… And what a view… …
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The Yellow Brick Road to TransplantLand
Bugger me – I think there is the shimmering of a plan in sight – finally. Only 9 months into chemo and at last some potential light (if you can call it that!) at the end of what's been a shitter of a 2016 endless tunnel. It's all changed yet again as – HURRAH BLOODY…
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Happy Birthday Mum
She's made it – Mum is 87 today and Rick brought her back home from his house, where she's been for the past 2 weeks to avoid the hellhole that is (still) our house of dust. So we hoofed off to the Country Arms in Wandsworth (charmingly situated a stone's throw from Wandsworth Prison) for…
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Just Loving’ Jerez
Fab weekend away in Jerez (very bottom left tip of Spain near Cadiz – chasing the last of the summer sun) last Fri, Sat, Sun with Greeners, Janine & Jane – no Sarah this time as she was heading back from a week – in Spain! – with Paul on the same day. Great little city,…
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Oh the unwitting irony…
…of the magazine in the chemo lounge at Parkside today. Maybe a tad unrealistic, given the circumstances…?! I wish…… x
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K10 Sushi
Finally managed to get to try Jules's lovely sushi restaurant K10 up in town today. Getting in there fast before he heads off on the big cycle trip in a few weeks' time! Sat and scoffed with Mr Hawkes and Nicky – poor Jules having to manage the place which was heaving with punters –…
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Prof latest
So – ended up seeing Prof yesterday with H, to try and get a clear picture of the path forward. I’ve now had 8 solid and very frustrating months of chemo and am feeling physically fairly buggered, a mixture of tiredness and feeling like my body has been poisoned to the point that my skin…
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Cabernet & Cacao
Well, rumour has it among the wine-drinking community that chocolate goes with wine – and that was the theme at Pam & Jude's Hannibal Brown wine tasting event last night. Mr H & Jules as ever manning the bar (basically drinking…