Guernsey and beyond
Our latest venture - a new shop in the grounds of local tourist attraction, Sausmarez Manor! A last minute call in April, when the previous tenant left, encouraged us to throw caution to the wind and hurl ourselves into it. 2 mad weeks of fitting out and we were just about ready for the off. [...]
It hardly seems as if it could be a year ago that my Dad died. As time has passed, I find it easier to forget about the debilitating illness of his last few years, to remember him as he was for most of his life, unfailingly cheerful with a ready wit, always content with what [...]
Score about 2 out of 5 so far! Weight is coming down nicely, couple of pounds a week and weekly alcohol consumption is down a bit, chocolate consumption down a lot! Have earmarked a modest amount of family time and me time for February together with a trip to a trade show to get some [...]
Goodbye and Good Riddance to 2009! Our personal annus horribilus - from the trivial (Newcastle United’s perpetual self destruct) to the tough (hard year to run a retail business) and the tragic (loss of two very special, and much missed people, Dad and Aunty Mary) there has not been a lot to smile about. There [...]
I have added some more photos to the Picasa page here. There is now a permanent reminder visible from the kitchen window with a Camellia.
Well, tempus fugit! The kids are back at school, the nights are drawing in, the temperatures are creeping lower! It all seems to have passed quickly, although the school holiday was an unreasonable 7 weeks and one day long!!! We did get away, centreparcs, sunparks and a bit of a European tour saw us take [...]
Dad died on the evening of 11March, but due to the difficulty in getting the far flung family together, it was only this week we finally got to scatter the ashes. It was a private affair with just immediate family present, as we visited his favourite area at Derwent Resevoir and chose a tranquil area [...]
Its that time of year when the dreaded little books come home to tell of progress during the year. Happily, Alex and Dominic both have glowing reports speaking of progress and effort that is scarcely believable. Well done to both of them. A for effort!
It is commonplace now to watch an unseemly scrum at checking as people are charged excess baggage often more than the airfare was. We all know it is a money making ruse to catch out the unwary, but have you ever wondered how accurate the scales are? If retailers charge by weight or volume, their [...]
That first school trip to far off places is almost a right of passage, isn’t it? Alex has had sleepovers, and scout camps, but this was the first overseas trip without parents there to fuss and be overprotective! Short but packed, 3 days including Jersey Zoo, Ice Skating in St Malo, shopping (she seems to [...]
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