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A Fun Day in Salisbury

Posted on 23/10/2010 | Leave a comment

Had a great day today, my sister Dawn plus my niece Lauren and nephew Ross are here to visit. Had a lovely afternoon wandering around Salisbury, drinking coffee and generally chilling out.

When we got home Kady was back from a good hockey match and put on a bit of an agility show for us with Marley and her new toys in the garden. Kady’s sister Lorna and nephew Ethan were also visiting and gave us a lovely wedding present, was great to see them especially the cheeky little one!

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All in all a really good day, feeling bit tired due to the ongoing effects of the Roids, sleep down to 3 hours last night, hopefully it’ll be better tonight. Looking forward to a trip to Stonehenge tomorrow and taking some more shots with the new camera which is rapidly becoming my latest obsession.

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Posh Caravanning aka Sailing

Posted on 15/10/2010 | 6 comments

Sailing was fantastic, we were met at Gosport by one of the Royal Signals Corps Boatswains MJ, what a fantastic helpful guy. Got us sorted out with kit and set up with the boat in no time at all. In the capable hands of the experienced sailors Mark and Chris, Murray, Kady and I were soon briefed up and we were underway from Gosport to West Cowes on the Isle of Wight. It was getting late so there wasn’t a lot of time for sailing that would have to wait until Saturday, motor on, pub ahoy!

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The Great Tattoo Adventure

Posted on 14/10/2010 | 7 comments

Okay, I’ve always hated tattoos, Kady has one and I’ve constantly given her a hard time about it. So what’s one of the first things you do when you’re told you have a Terminal Illness? Answer, something you never dreamed you would consider.

I don’t know why it was just a crazy idea that popped into my mind, my brother-in-law Adam who has a lot of tattoos traveled down to be my special adviser for the weekend which was gratefully received. He vetted the place for me and assured me it looked reputable. I’d decided to get something in Arabic script done, the original plan was for it to say the names of my ‘pack’ – Kady and our puppies – but it really didn’t translate well into Arabic. So in the end I went for ‘To all the women in my life’. Sounds  a bit cheesy but hey ho. Adam had something in Hebrew to commemorate the occasion also.

Wes at WH’Ink in Durrington was thoroughly professional, I explained how wet I was and he talked me through it all. Did a fantastic job and I’m even planning on going back now for another one!

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A Wonderful Greek Lunch with Matt and Claire

Posted on 14/10/2010 | 1 comment

Matt had long been telling me what a wonderful chef he is and I have to admit I was a little sceptical…

However, in his usual thoughtful fashion and with he and Claire having just returned from their own Greek holiday hot on the heels of mine and Kady’s, he cooked us a wonderful Moussaka and Greek Salad as a surprise Sunday Lunch. It was delicious and spurred Kady and I to make Greek salads ourselves for about the next five days. His reputation as an excellent Chef was fully justified!

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A Day at Salisbury Races

Posted on 14/10/2010 | 1 comment

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Well on Monday of this week I was invited to the races by some of the guys I used to work with. It was a glorious sunny but not too warm October day. Having never been to the races it was a great afternoon, really don’t understand the whole betting thing but was great to catch up with people. Races followed by a lovely curry and then home for me whilst the non-sick notes went for a few sociables. Cheers guys!

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