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in London 15th-17th November 08 |
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in Torquay 16th - 19th October 08
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at the 35th anniversary of the 3rd
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a Macmillan Nurses "Big Coffee Morning"
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a Catshill weekend - 4th/6th July 08
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in Wales - 30 June/2nd July 08
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at the National Tram Museum, Critch - 23rd June 08
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walking from Arley to Bewdley [and back!]
following in part the river Severn and the SVR route - 18th June 08
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walking in the Wyre Forest - 11th June 08
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two weeks in Majorca - May 08
Saturday 10th May -
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Sunday 11th May |
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Monday 12th |
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Tuesday 13th - a trip to Palma [and
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Wednesday 14th - Puerto Pollensa
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Thursday 15th May |
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Friday 16th - an outing to Soller |
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Saturday 17th May |
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Sunday 18th May - the Pollensa
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Monday 19th May |
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Tuesday 20th May - a visit to the
Lucc Monastery & choir school; our traditional picnic [improvised!!]
& traditional visit to the leather factory |
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Wednesday 21st - Saturday 24th May.
(I lost my camera at the airport on 24/5 but luckily I'd swapped my
camera's memory card on the Tuesday night, but it does mean I only
have a few photos of the last 4 days, from friends' cameras) |
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a weekend in Torquay - 2nd/4th May 08
Friday 2nd May -arrived @
Lynne & Ian's
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Saturday 3rd May - at Berry Head and
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Sunday 4th May - at Paignton's
Bikers' Festival & then relaxing @ L&Is |
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a week's break in Manchester - April 08
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feeding the horses - on our walk on
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walking from the Stewpony locks along the
canal towards Swindon/Himley - 2nd April 08 |
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my weekly walk - at Arley & Trimpley
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Good Friday, 21st March 08 |
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at Torquay Saturday 15th - Monday 17th
March 08 |
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at the Albion v Plymouth game - Saturday
1st March 08 |
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Peter & Leonie's wedding @ Nottingham -
Saturday 23rd February 08 |
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a bacon sandwich & a cuppa over Clent Hill
on Tuesday 12th Feb 08 |
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a quick visit to see Alexander at his
office in Ofcom when Bev & I were in London - 6 Feb 2008 |
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our visit to the House of Commons for a
tour, PMQs and then lunch with my MP, Lynda Waltho, on Wednesday 6th
February 08
(sadly we could not take photos in precincts of the Commons, only in the
historic Westminster Hall) |
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a meal at Paul & Deb's on Saturday 2nd
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the Lickey Hills on Thursday 31st January
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another walk, this time round a
flood-stricken Bewdley, where the flood defences can clearly be seen -
23rd January 2008 |
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my second walk of the year, the route
around Himley Hall park - Wednesday 9th January 2008 |
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a 'Baroque Fireworks' Concert @ my
first visit to the recently opened & refurbished Birmingham Town Hall -
17th November 07
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a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum
- 15th November 07
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a walk over Clent - 22nd October
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a 'Catshill' weekend - 12th/14th
October
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London 24th - 25th September
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the Sports Fest - Saturday 8th September @
my house
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a meal @ Paul's - 4th August 07
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Torquay - 13th/16th July 07
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Wales - 4th/7th July 07
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Belinda's birthday get together - Saturday
30th June 07
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a meal at my house - Saturday 5th May 07
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Saturday 28th April 07
a 'collection day' and
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a meal at my house - Saturday 14th April
07
is my company so bad
everyone falls asleep?? |
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Paul & Deb's birthday bash - 7th April 07 |
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at J&Gs for Judith's birthday party - 24
March 07 |
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Judith's birthday meal - 23 March 07 |
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at the Symphony Hall - Saturday 17th March
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our 'turkey & tinsel' weekend: 9th-11th
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Friday ['Christmas Eve'] at my house |
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Saturday ['Christmas Day'] @ Joy &
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Sunday @ Joy & Lynton's |
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food & eclipse evening - Saturday 3 March
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Adrian's 50th (fancy dress) birthday party
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at J&G's for a meal - 20th January 07
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in Bournemouth - 12th/14th January 07 |
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in Brighton - 6th/10th January 07 |
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New Year's Eve 06 at Belinda's |
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Christmas Eve at Paul & Deb's
for family
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in Edinburgh 6th - 9th December 06 |
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a 'gathering' at Paul & Deb's - Saturday
25th November 06 |
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our annual 'OctFest' - Friday 27th
October 06 |
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a weekend with Joy & Lynton and Lynne &
Ian - 13th/15th October 06 |
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a meal at my house - Saturday 26th August
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at Llandanwg (nr Harlech, Wales) from
Sunday 13th to Monday 14th August 06 |
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at Roy & Rosemary's wedding - Saturday
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at Lynne & Ian's, @ Torquay - Thursday
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supper al fresco on
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Friday 28 July - Brixham &
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Saturday @ Topsham - it
rained!!! And in the evening the 'Short Crossers' won Trivial Pursuit .
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Sunday's walk around
Torquay, coffee at the Grand Hotel and lunch in the gazebo . . . .
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a 'charity meal' for Street Kids in Africa
@ Bev's - Friday 21st July 06 |
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a meal at J&Gs - Saturday 15th July 06 |
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partying England's quarter-final game AND
Belinda's birthday
Saturday 1 July:
déjà vu
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partying England's 1st knock-out game in
the 2006 World Cup
Sunday 25 June @ my house. We beat Ecuador
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celebrating England's 1st game in the 2006
World Cup
Saturday 10 June @ Paul & Deb's. We beat
Paraguay 1 - 0 |
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BBQ on Saturday 3rd June 06 |
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two weeks in Majorca - May 06 |
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my blossoming cherry tree [it doesn't last
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after the St George's Day Concert - 22nd
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at Judith & George's - 19th April 06
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the traditional Good Friday Easter egg
hunt - 14th April 06
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Ron's 60th birthday meal - 28 March 06
to see more photos of the evening, click
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party @ J&Gs on Saturday 25 March 06 |
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Judith's birthday meal @ The Stone Manor -
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my nephew, Alexander, with his Band:
playing in 'the Borderline' - March 06 |
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at Belinda's for Nicki & Adrian's joint
birthday party - 4 March 2006 |
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a 'Proms Night' at Dudley Town Hall - 25
February 2006 |
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a weekend at Torquay 10 - 12 February 06 |
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a 'Proms Night' at Birmingham Salvation
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a meal at Judith & George's - 3 February
2006 |
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Singing at the Symphony Hall 14th January
2006
with the Midlands Symphony Chorus
as part of the "West End & Broadway - a spectacular Gala Concert" |
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New Year's Eve 05 at Peter & Phylis's |
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a Christmas party at Pat & Adrian's - 29th
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Christmas Eve at Paul & Deb's
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Office Christmas meal - Friday 16th
December 05 |
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at Verdi's Requiem @ Symphony Hall - 19th November 05
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the 'Joseph
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a Guy Faulk's evening - Saturday 5th
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transferred over from my 'old' site! So, "watch this space" as they
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![Simon Drew & his dog [of 'Simon Drew cards' fame] taken outside his shop in Dartmouth - friday](photos2/17-oct-08c.jpg)
![the owner coming to wave us off ... at 7.00am [no wonder I look bleary eyed!!! - I don't do early]](photos2/maj62.jpg)
![looking at the hills surrounding the Villa, taken from inside the house [and looking towards the pool]](photos2/maj59.jpg)
![well, it was St Geoege's Day .... I had a card in time to bring with me from mom & Lynne [plus the 'sniff' tissues!!!]](photos2/mr3.jpg)
![Bev & Ali - taken from the top floor of the Ofcom building [6 feb 08]](images/hc5.jpg)
![the gents at the Commons .... [I 'snuck' a photo!!!]](images/hc11.jpg)
![on the London Eye [and cut off in my prime!!]](l6.jpg)
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![I have the abilty to put anyone to sleep [the perils of talking to me]](DSC00138.jpg)
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![me & Judith - Saturday 15th July 06 [by camera phone]](latest64.jpg)
![technology in action - 4 of us trying [not very well] to coordinate our bluetooth stuff . . . . !!](photos158.jpg)
![Belinda hits the bottle ["bad bottle, naughty bottle"]](photos172.jpg)
![the view from my bedroom window in the Villa [far from the 'madding crowd']](photos124.jpg)
![early morning cup of tea with a freshly baked 'esmeralda' [or as they're properly know Essomarda]](photos140.jpg)
![a very poor photo [taken in darkness] of the Mayor of Sandwell standing and doing his excited best to encourage the audience to participate in Rule Britannia](images/photos450.jpg)
![father [my boss!!] and daughter (Roger & Deb)](images/photos154.jpg)
![after the Concert, posing before trying [v carefully...!!] to negotiate our way over the bridge](images/photos144.jpg)
