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I heard from my niece that they were delighted with the painting of the bluebell wood - so it arrived safely, which is great. The sad thing is that her mother, my sister, is not at all well. She ...

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Today is the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt when the English army, using the longbow men, beat the superior French army. English history is redolent with these kinds of events, but ...

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We are on the brink of winter! The clocks go back tonight - a depression going through is dragging much colder air with it - and there could be sleet and snow showers on the hills in the north. W...

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4.15 am - I wake up and need a pee - amble to the bathroom trying not to wake SW.. - eyes are virtually closed - point Percy at the porcelain - wonder why I am getting splashed - the lid of the t...

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Choice of what day it is today. If you know anything about British history you will know that it is the date of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 when the French fleet was stopped in its tracks und...

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On Sunday SW… suggested we both write down lists of what we had to do this week. SW… is big on lists, always has been, whereas I try to keep it is my head. As I get older that is not working - an...

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IF you think the British are obsessed by the weather, try the Spaniards. The tv forecast programmes put anything we do to shame. It can be volatile, and the forecasts can be wrong - it can be ver...

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It was a shock to leave Spain in the evening at C23 with a lovely sunset - and come home to C3 and mist and foginess. At least we had the jumper and coats all ready to put on once we were in the ...

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It was a good evening - nine of us at the Indian restaurant - D and B, the shagging couple, a lesbian couple in their sixties who are permanent residents, another couple who are residents,and an ...

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Regular readers - Sid and Elsie Bonkers- will remember that there were some marital shenanigans in our block of apartments and houses here last year- and a couple broke up as the fellow was knock...

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Yesterday was Columbus Day here - a national holiday, and made into a few s rival of the nation to emphasise unity and diversity even though Catalonia and Galicia were not represented at the para...

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Sunday morning, and a bright sunny day ahead - but the forecast is mixed for the week with the remnants of Hurricane Joaquin hitting Spain. So making the most of the bikes for riding along the Sa...

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We were forecast to have storms and torrential rain yesterday. We woke up to blue skies and sun - and the forecast was pushed back. So we went to the local market and then had lunch out - a fried...

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I did not think I could get a other risque entry but today’s Grauniad crossword had this clue 6 Perhaps oral sex, but not giving head in the morning Four letters And the answer is EXAM The issue ...

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…was what I read on a card as I went into the English bookshop. A young woman on the front of the card was smiling at me - clearly offering her services. I am not sure I have seen such a blatant ...

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This was the writing on the t shirt of a lady coming towards me in the weekly market here yesterday. It set me thinking about language and meaning. If I wore it It could mean I harboured no resen...

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for all the nice comments about the pictures - the bluebells are a present for someone - and I have yet to see what the tree looks like on the wall - we were going to take it so Spain but are tak...

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On the cruise ship I went to watercolour classes, and although I have been painting for a long time I found them interesting and challenging. Essentially thet were exercises in watercolour techni...

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In yesterday’s entry I forgot to comment on the lovely adaptation of Laurie Lee’s “Cider with Rosie’ on Sunday night on BBC 1. Absolutely gorgeous photography, great acting from small children an...

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SW.. woke me up at 3.10 am so that I could see the supermoon eclipse - using a cliche ‘I was over the moon’ (not) being in the middle of the dream. So I put my glasses on, tried to open my eyes a...

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Two images sum up yesterday evening England rugby players suffering defeat against Wales when they had been 10 points up and cruising, and Wales had had three bad injuries to players, but the We...

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Well, we are on our way - the first six celebs started the dancing last night - and some showed more than a little promise - but there will be a lot of disappointment among the men who watch the ...

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Thanks you for your comments on the last entry - that must be the first time an entry of mine has been called ‘sweet’ or ‘cute’! The reverse side to what was happening emotionally was that I had ...

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I read one of these - and thought I should go back a long way to my first girlfriend. I was at an all boys school and only came into contact with girls at Sunday School which back then was the on...

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It was rugby all the way over the weekend with the highlight being Japan beating South Africa - but I did not see it since I was escorting a friend’s wife to an awards ceremony. I have done this ...

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