Category Archives: Family

Now that April’s here

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Well, it’s been here for a while really…We’ve had a couple of warm days, but mainly it’s been quite cold, still. But then, it is only April. I have, at last, been to B&Q today and bought some plants. I … Continue reading →

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Trains, pie and resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

The old year lingers into the new in the form of a horrid cold-that-is-now-a-cough that we caught from Mr C’s sister (who  valiantly soldiered on to make us an amazing Christmas dinner!). Fortunately, it didn’t attack us until the end … Continue reading →

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Visitation

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

My mum, my aunt who’s visiting from Australia, and possibly my dad are coming to visit this afternoon, so I’m not sure I will have time to write anything later. I have most of the afternoon off work, and I’m … Continue reading →

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Another scarf

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

I finished this scarf yesterday.  The pattern  is Montana Scarf by Craig  Rosenfeld.  It’s going to be a Christmas present for my granddad.  It’s  quite long, and nice and warm as well,  I hope. Apologies for the bad photo taken … Continue reading →

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A week in the country

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Last week, Mr C and I went to visit his family (or rather our family) in the wilds of Nottinghamshire. On the way, we stopped off at my parents’ house and managed to see a variety of my relatives. It … Continue reading →

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Cinematic Canterbury

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

Yesterday, I went to a showing of old amateur ciné films of Canterbury. It was very interesting to see the city as it was in the 30s-70s, and the changes it’s been through over the years. The greatest changes were … Continue reading →

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PhotoHunt: Gather

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

Well, here it is, my last post of the year. I’m cheating with this theme a bit…Here’s a gathering of photos from various gatherings over Christmas: The ones near the end are of the Lego Christmas tree at St Pancras … Continue reading →

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Christmas days

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

I hope you’re all having a good Christmas. We’ve had quite a nice time so far, doing all the usual Christmassy things we tend to do – visiting family, exchanging presents and eating too much food. My brother and his … Continue reading →

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Weekly photo challenge: Celebration

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

This was taken at my mother-in-law’s 60th birthday dinner in February this year. My mother-in-law is in the background, preparing to blow out the candles! For the WordPress Daily Post weekly photo challenge.

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Checklist

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

So, did I manage to do everything I planned to do in my week off? Let’s see: Sort out some things and take some stuff to the charity shop Yes, I did this. Stuff (mainly clothes) has been taken to … Continue reading →

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