Today Jayne and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary. It was really strange because we practically eloped when we got married, and last year we renewed our vows and had the party we didn’t have fifteen years before, so this year felt more like a first anniversary. We didn’t really think at all about the […]
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Going direct
April 5th, 2017 · Comments Off on Going direct · Life
We went back to Essex today for a funeral, which is never a lot of fun. Funerals I mean, though come to think of it Essex isn’t much fun either. It was my Mother’s husband, so sort of my step-father, although they didn’t actually marry until after I had left home. He didn’t want a […]
Stormy Weather
September 10th, 2016 · Comments Off on Stormy Weather · Life
Well we are back from our second honeymoon. Our first one was a few days in Paris. This one was a bit more exotic: two weeks in the Dominican Republic. A nice place, but to be honest we were looking forward to the flight almost as much as the holiday. After suffering the bum-numbing experience […]
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Just Married
August 21st, 2016 · Comments Off on Just Married · Life
Jayne and I renewed our wedding vows yesterday. It seemed to go well and everyone said they enjoyed it, although it did end quite badly and could have been worse. Our son had taken all the children home to our house and we were just winding up in the venue, picking up discarded ties and […]
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Wedding Bells
August 19th, 2016 · Comments Off on Wedding Bells · Life
I’m getting married tomorrow. Sort of. It is out 15th anniversary and we are renewing our vows. Really we are doing it for our family because fifteen years ago we just went out and got married at the Town Hall with just our neighbour as a witness. No fuss, no reception, no wedding photos and […]
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Full house
September 9th, 2013 · Comments Off on Full house · Life
It has been a bit of a hectic weekend, with three overnight guests on Saturday and the whole family here on Sunday, for the first time ever. Jayne has been a bit tense and panicky all week in anticipation, but it all went very well.
Happy days are here again
August 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on Happy days are here again · Life
It is good to have Jayne back home. Ok, maybe she seemed happier to see the cats than me but then they *are* cuter than me and they didn’t go up and visit every day. Had to put on a tin helmet for her verdict on the quality of my housekeeping though…
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TVOD
August 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on TVOD · Life
So I am dabbling in the indulgence of using a song title as a post title again but I doubt many people will remember the song TVOD (double A-side with Warm Leatherette by the Normal AKA Daniel Miller on Mute Records. I’m starting to miss my old vinyl) Chrystal is down for a few days […]
Three cheers for the NHS
August 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Three cheers for the NHS · Life
I seem to have spent a lot of time in hospitals during the last few months. This week it has been because Jayne has been admitted to East Surrey hospital. On Sunday she had some headaches and I spent the night keeping an eye on her. Eventually I took her up to the hospital early […]
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For all the wrong reasons
July 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on For all the wrong reasons · Life
I set out from home this morning (or just after noon actually) thinking to myself “I have a rare midweek day off work and I’m heading back to Essex for all the wrong reasons” and immediately decided that if I ever wrote a novel that would be the opening line. But I was heading back […]
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