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to all my readers - and another little seasonal something from Gil Elvgren

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Over the last couple of years I have realised my hearing has deteriorated - and SW… has been making barbed remarks when I fail to hear what she says - normally nodding when she asks me a question...

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and something to go with yesterday’s Grauniad discussion of penises - or penii - pass notes on the dangers of waxing your pubic hair Name: The bikini wax. Age: Almost as old as the bikini, inven...

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Second of the day! I achieved a lot this morning - I called in to one of the depots that specialise in tyres, batteries etc and asked about a new battery for the car - I have been aware that it h...

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I am excited today since I am going to pick up the finished Christmas cards which have been printed by a friend. It seems she has been doing this for us for nearly 16 years, and I really value wh...

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Just testing to see if the pic comes out in the new format - it does in preview - and by all mean copy it if that’s how you feel!

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While the south of England is getting 95 mph gales and lots of rain we are getting frost. Lots of it. Looks like it was -4 C in the night and still hovering between -1 and -2. This is highly unus...

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The coffee machine went haywire, our e-mail server went down, but the good news was that our boiler service man came and it is fine for another year. Oh - and the e -mail came back on - and I cle...

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Well, I failed to do an entry a day - maybe I just do not do enough things to make it interesting - or, more likely, I do too many things and don’t get the chance to sit down and do an entry. Tak...

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Not unexpected given he was over 80, and been in poor health, but it is s till a shock when someone goes quickly. Actually it is amazing he made it so far given the state of his liver - and the w...

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The dilemma has been resolved - we are in Spain when the cremation takes place - I feel a bit sad we cannot make it but I shall write to the family which they might want to use in the tributes la...

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Here is a dilemma. We would like to go the funeral of our friend - but things have been held up because it was a sudden death apparently unrelated to his previous medical condition - so there has...

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You know it is going to happen some time, but when it does it is a shock. A friend and colleague over a very long time died suddenly on Friday. In many ways having a massive heart attack was a bl...

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One of the great things about many Italian towns and cities is how you turn a corner, or look up - and you see something interesting. In Lucca the streets are narrow, great when it is hot because...

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So we are back from a great week in and around Lucca, just 20 kilometres from Pisa (of Leaning Tower fame) - the weather was wonderful for three and a half days, and then a bit mixed - but no pro...

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Yesterday the weather forecast was bad, but we decided to go to Florence on the train - just 90 minutes each way for 15 euros return. We just had one thing to see - the church by the station - S...

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Welcome from Tuscany - and the walled city of Lucca. We are on a city deal holiday and in a comfortable hotel inside the walls. The weather has been fine and hot and on Tuesday we took the train...

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Possibly the most famous phallic symbol in the world - the Leaning Tower of Pisa - which I hope to see later today - as long as it is still light when we arrive in Pisa Airport. We are off to no...

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Over the last ten months or so I have noticed a change in my toilet habits. That is - I have an awful lot of wind - leading to wonderful farts - and also a clearing out of my bowels on a regular ...

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We are back home again after a very pleasant trip away, sort of looking after grandchildren. Sort of, because luckily they were busy doing things most days - football camp and horse grooming - so...

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At son’s home in the NE of England - we have had beautiful weather - and had the opportunity to visit friends here. Main task to look after grandchildren sporadically - and interesting to see ho...

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Seems some time since I put up the pics from the cruise - is it only a week since we got back? There is surfing a round sites this morning and I found something which struck me as a worthwhile re...

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When you are allocated to a dinner table on a cruise you never know who will be your companions - unless you are travelling with a lot of other people. We were on a table for six with two other c...

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Following a vessel through the Kiel Canal The great thing about being at sea are the open skies the view from our cabin through one of the portholes - we were on the lowest deck and taken at 6...

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Back home after an excellent cruise - and able to spend time writing - on the ship you buy internet minutes - and the system is so slow that you can wipe them out without trying - so I just made ...

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