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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…
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Tanktastic Piggery
So – had my first birthday present/treat last weekend, courtesy of Janine and Ross – a 1/2 day multi-tank driving experience – marvellous! Tootled off with camera-wielding J down to Winchester area and got behind the controls (no steering wheels, all manoeuvred by metal 'sticks') of a couple of different tanks. I rather liked the…
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Aces Go Large in Epsom
It's taken about a week to recover from last Saturday's Aces night out. Well, when I say 'night out' I mean 'all day bender' as our matches tend to be at 10am… and the team don't like playing then going home and coming back out again… so we just shoved some ham and cheese rolls…