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Just a quick entry to congratulate Rory McIlroy on winning the Open Golf championship today. Amazing concentration and control to keep lead - what maturity. Could not sit and watch - we just wal...

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It is difficult to write about the catastrophe of the Malaysian Airline crash in the Ukraine - the scale and enormity of the event is overwhelming -and I would guess it is all because of a cock-u...

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..it was normal in the summer to have a period of hot weather - sometimes hitting F90 degrees. We revelled in it - and if it coincided with the two weeks of our family holiday at the seaside I go...

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A question - which super-model is this? Answer - it isn't - it is the Minister of State for Employment walking up Downing Street - and just about every newspaper in Britain had it on the front p...

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Here are the two pictures I painted over the last two days - they never look as good when not mounted - but just to give an idea of the styles

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So Germany won the soccer World Cup - they deserved to, they were the better team, but Argentina could have done it if they had taken their chances - and the goal which decided it was a cracker. ...

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So, here we are all excited by the World Cup final tonight - not! We sha;; certainly watch it - but difficult in the UK to know who to support - Argentina still claiming the Malvinas (Falkland Is...

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I wonder how many tourists in London know where they can gety some excellent entertainment for free - in churches!!! You do not have to be religious - but enjoy good music - check on the services...

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Well, we got home OK - although there were some transport problems, and I did not see the Germany/Brazil match live - and missed some fantastic soccer. Anyway, I have seen them now!!! We had a gr...

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On our last day in the north east of England - following our stay in London - and trying to pack up. We are going home for a rest! I shall do a more detailed entry when not writing on my phone - ...

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I have not written because we are in London and have been busy! Reading friends but no time to note - just to say going to Summer Exhibition tomorrow!

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Sometime about 12.30 am last night the phone rang. We have an extension in the bedroom but we were both asleep, and first of all I thought it was the alarm, and the worked out it was the phone, s...

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If you are not interested in the World Cup you may have missed the latest bit of controversy - the Uruguayan star soccer player Suarez has been cited for biting an opponent. The ref missed it - b...

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I found this, and thought of some of the people I read here!!! Anyway - it is now the summer - although past the Summer Solstice (boo) - and there is very little on terrestrial tv apart from sp...

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There is just too much going on - well, that is not strictly true, but the World Cup is taking up time - and SW... is keener than me - although I think she likes the statistics more than the foot...

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I suddenly thought yesterday afternoon that I needed a haircut. It was out of control - and then SW.. said the hairdresser we go to would be busy - and I rang up to find there will be only one o...

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What a joy to have some warm dry weather - and so able to get out and walk - like today with a group which did a walk through forest paths and then up to an ancient site with wonderful views all ...

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Just preparing myself for the Portugal/Germany match which should be a cracker. How do I prepare myself? Lie on the sofa and get SW... to make the dinner! Actually she is very keen on the World C...

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Well, England lost to Italy - which was to be expected - I just watched the first half which finished 1 -1 and then went to bed - and missed the winning goal early in the second half - anyway it ...

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At last an opportunity to get on to PB - we have been to the city twice in the last three days for orchestral concerts which have been put on by the BBC and so are free - and they have been fanta...

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This is not funny - and really tragic - but a warning to all - a teenage couple 'kissing' and 'embracing' on the sixth floor balcony of a tower block in London fell to the ground and were killed....

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One of my best friends from when I was a lad has been in touch - it was his birthday yesterday and I always send him an e mail with news - and he phoned to say thanks - and to give me some news. ...

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Last night we went to a wedding party. A neighbour's son got married (in the rain which lasted most of the day) - and I had painted a small picture as a present - and we had an invitation to join...

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I didn't watch all the coverage of the D Day commemoration in Normandy yesterday but it all seemed a bit of hotchpotch - obviously the British concentrated on the veterans and their memories - b...

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