Category Archives: Friends

Dave the Mechanic #holidayspast

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

Coming back from holiday brings back many memories. In the long hot summer of 1975 (no ok, that was 1976 but where would we be without rose tinting) my holiday comprised a kind of grand tour around the UK with … Continue reading →

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Slipping Down the Slopes #travel #skiing

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

Day One   Funny this skiing lark. You travel miles to obscure valleys and mountains that clever engineers have criss-crossed with wires and metal stanchions. You put on clothes in colours normally seen in Farrow and Ball paint charts (pistachio … Continue reading →

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Walking Purbeck

Posted on October 14, 2016 by

I love Dog. You do, if you own a dog. Get a dog and watch as your DNA mutates into a slobbering devoted mess. But there are things that make me question my general besottedness. Like his insistence on ignoring … Continue reading →

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Moi Aussi #walking #france

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

Ah La Belle France! I’ve had a few days, with three old friends, walking near Jarnac, which in turn is near Cognac (notice the …ac suffix, not sure what that means but there are a lot of acs in that … Continue reading →

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