Category Archives: experiences

Cambodia Day 3: temples, tempura and terrifying transport

Posted on August 4, 2017 by

One of my old saws with my kids is to embrace experiences not stuff. So deeply ingrained is it that I can hardly be surprised when the Vet announced she had booked us all on a Cambodian cooking course on … Continue reading →

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Duelling Gardens #gardens #competitiveurges

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

While this post wanders hither and yon, on the subject of my apparently dwindling competitive spirit, I’ll populate it with pictures from the garden today. There is a link – sort of – at the end… I’m a bundle of contradictions, sometimes. One … Continue reading →

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Geoffle 6.0, the Reboot

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

Ok, time for a moment of self-indulgence. By some off-kilter astro-clock I’m told I have collected 60 New Years on this fast moving lump of rock. As the heading suggests I’d rather think of that as Geoffrey 6.0, the Reboot … Continue reading →

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A rehabilitation of sorts

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

If you own a property in the UK or have anything to do with property you will know that this stuff is the worst thing you can find close by. Japanese knotweed is the Lucifer of weeds, the Capo Dei … Continue reading →

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