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Four years ago I started a journey
About four years ago I started a journey, one that would bring me great highs and lows, cause me pain and yet bring immense pleasure. During these years I made some wonderful, caring, thoughtful friends, friends that will stay with me for the rest of my life. [...]
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50th Wedding Anniversary
Last weekend Helen and I, along with another 125 guest, celebrated Mum and Dads 50th wedding anniversary. We spent the day in the pretty little village of Terling, in Essex, where Mum and Dad met over 50 years ago. [...]
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I absolutly adore my grandson
I spent a wonderful afternoon with my grandson Joshua yesterday, it’s great to see him, and he always makes me smile. [...]
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ESSEX HURRICANE APPEAL
A major hurricane (Hurricane Shazza) and earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Essex in the early hours of Friday with its epicentre in Basildon. [...]
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I feel like I’m on fire!
I don’t know why, but it could be my approaching Black Belt, but I feel like I’m on fire when I’m training, and it’s a good feeling! [...]
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Wings and Wheels festival at Henham
Today Helen and I went the Wings and Wheels festival at Henham Park, where we enjoyed seeing a wide variety of planes, cars and motorbikes amongst the other attractions. I particularly enjoyed looking at the older cars with a touch of nostalgia. [...]
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iTunes Store died with error -50
My iTunes has been pretty much screwed these days with the notification message. iTunes We could not complete your iTunes Store request. An unknown error occured (-50). [...]
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Greek summer holiday
Helen and I have had an exciting day today, as we booked our summer holiday today. So just when the usual summertime rain hits the UK, we’ll be off to sunny Greece to bask in 40o sunshine. [...]
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General Election Poll Clerk
I’ve done my training, and tomorrow I’m going to be a poll clerk for the upcoming General Elections! How exciting is that? I’m in a station that is out in the wilds of Suffolk [...]
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He said, she said, and twisted tales
I've had enough of he said, she said rubbish, twisted tales, and wishes that people would be brave enough to speak face to face. Remember, after all the stories are said and done, the truth always comes out in the end. [...]
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A day out at Pleasurewood Hills
It was a cold, windy and wet Mayday Bank Holiday weekend, so we went to Pleasurewood Hills for some much need fun, and wow what a day we had. The rides were fantastic, especially Wipe-out, Wizzy Dizzy and enigma. [...]
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She’s simply amazing!
Just wanted to say that I am very proud of Helen for running a very wet, windy and cold Race for life today. She's simply amazing, Well done! [...]
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Korean translations I need to learn!
I've been focusing on my training so much, that I've started to forget the Korean translation which I'll definitely need for my forthcoming Black belt testing. However, I came across this table on the Internet, and it's helping me get back up to speed. Maybe it'll help you too. [...]
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Owl Wireless Electricity Monitor
This year we’re looking at saving energy, and reducing our household bills. Our first step was to see just how much energy we’re using, so we brought an electricity monitor, the Owl Wireless Monitor (CM119) + OWL USB Connect. [...]
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- Walking around Grassington, Linton and Thorpe
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