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Gin Generosity Galore
Curly / Claire Smith – I salute you. Yesterday, the most hugely generous, lovely present arrived out of the blue. Heavily protected in 10 yards of bubble wrap. Clinking and shifting slightly as I carried it indoors. And was unwrapped to reveal this little beauty: …
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Getting there…
It's been a busy week… Monday – saw Prof. Says he wants to run my heart/rheumatoid chap results past the Amyloid Centre and also possibly the Mayo Clinic, as think I may have a rare something or other. Great – something rare in the already rare world of Myeloma, my how special I feel. It…
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Hearty No Party
Bollocks – very grumpy that I had to miss the once-a-year get together of the Added Value Alumni – aka all the old gits that have left the business over the years but who actually rather like each other and meet up pre-Xmas for a chinwag and catch up. All was going so well 24…
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How Do Weddings Make You Feel Old??
Answer: When you are no longer invited to the weddings of your own friends – but get your first invitation to the wedding of one of your friend's ADULT CHILDREN!!!!!! Yee-Ouch…. Have to say though, Clare & Andy Booth put on a fab do for lovely Emily and her new hubby Jase, and the plethora…
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Liz Lewzey’s 60th
Ok, so having your 60th birthday on a Monday night isn't maybe the very bestest night of the week for a mega birthday bash, but the lovely Liz L went ahead anyway. And very kindly hosted a cracking dinner at the Swan pub above the Globe Theatre 'up town' – great river views from the…
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Latest Breathing Gubbins
So I went to see a very nice chap called Dr Adrian Draper at Parkside yesterday – have been handed to him by the Cardiac guy as he's clueless as to why I am breathless. (If only it was because he was attractive, sadly not..) Thought Draper was pretty good – amusingly he had me…
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More tests..zzz
So – had two more joyous tests this week to try and work out why I'm so breathless. Firstly the 'exercise/stress test ECG' – which involves 10 leads being attached to you plus a blood pressure cuff, by the junior nurse lady at Kingston Hospital. Then in strolls the consultant – trousers practically round…
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Fly fishing
What's a good thing to try when you have a dodgy wrist? Well, fly fishing obviously! Amazingly, the wrist held out (must have been my amazing technique – not) as H and I had a lesson on my birthday and then stood at the trout lake for 3 hours trying to relieve it of a…
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Scotty Makes it to 47
Blimey – 47 hey? Who would have thought it? Birthdays are always a bit of a mixed bag these days – amazement and unbelievable relief at having made it to another one, tinged with rather a hefty dose of sadness about those who didn't. There's a particular thread on my Under 50's forum that flashes…
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The Family Scott
It's a miracle – after nearly 47 years of me being the youngest member of the family to host stuff, finally up pops Richard's oldest daughter Jessie aged 25 with the offer of a family party in her new flat. Hurrah – the next generation starts to come good at last! She is now living…