Xmas

Well, I had a good Christmas. You? Click the photo for more on Flickr.

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Festive foolishness

A conversation between Dad and me: “She’s the girl from … Ipanema” “That’s what I was thinking” “Who lives next to…” “The man from Laramie?” “In the house …” “That Jack built?” Madame La Sooze came round last night in order to deliver presents and eat macaroni cheese. As has become customary, I got my [...]

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Proof

I love the fact that Santa came round the same evening we were putting up the lights and decorations. As I went to the bottom of the drive to take some blurry photos, a behatted money-collecting elf passed by and asked if I believed in Father Christmas. “Hell, yes!” I said, a little too loudly. [...]

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Don’t eat the dough

I thought I might have a bunch of photos from Knole Park to share with you today, but the plan Suzy and I had for a bit of shopping, a light lunch and a stroll round the park quickly turned into one shop and an enormous, long, delicious lunch. And that was it. I did [...]

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Hands up, who thinks the following sucks?

My kidney stone was due to be obliterated on 5th January 2006. I had a morning admission, so I would have been out again the same day. Then I get a letter saying that my appointment has been moved to the 4th because Mr Kidney Man no longer has any ADC beds, so I’ve been [...]

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Hangin’ with the Nowlans

Man, I’m going to be in trouble if I don’t write something here before I see Lauren next Tuesday. There’s already been threats and petrol bombs. Ok, I exaggerate. Just petrol bombs. Suzy, Lauren and I are going to an oriental restaurant in Tonbridge to bathe in hoi sin sauce next Tuesday. As the restaurant [...]

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