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Wednesday New York weather

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Steve

The depression which caused havoc in New York and the East coast arrived here today. It though did not bring the snow which so damaged trees in Central Park. Instead grey and damp miserable weather arrived. Ventured out to stock … Continue reading →

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Guernsey North island walk

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Steve

Fry up breakfast, including black pudding. Then the bus to Port Soif and walk to Saint Sampsons. Weather was warm and sunny, but a few spots of rain early on. Hopefully have a picture of a rainbow. Not many caffs … Continue reading →

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Monday Guernsey

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Steve

Monday was a gentle day for us. Into St Peter Port, looking around the shops, not a lot more. The old Market Place was as depressing as usual with New Look, HMV and the CO-OP. Now even the obscure shops … Continue reading →

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Guernsey

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Steve

Well we are in Guernsey. Flew here on Saturday, been shopping and I now proudly sport a new fat face top. Yes there is a small saving on the price from a reduction in the tax. Last night we had … Continue reading →

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Alice Cooper

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Steve

Selina and I drove to the Birmingham NIA to see Alice Cooper on his world wide tour. We arrived at the NIA in plenty of time despite dire warnings from Rosemary. We had standing tickets so were able to rock … Continue reading →

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The recession

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Steve

The recession, or what recession. The chaps in the pub seem to be very busy. I have not met anyone who does not have enough work. Commenting this sorry in Twitter, it was deemed I must come from an affluent … Continue reading →

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The news today

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Steve

Last weekend we had a trip to the local National Trust house. There was an exhibition of Andy Warhol pictures themed on famous Jewish people. This was a rare occasion where the whole group of portraits were all exhibited together … Continue reading →

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Sad Gits weekend in Essex

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Steve

Sad Gits weekend in Essex hosted by Richard and Andrea. The following in attendance were Maggie & Ravi, Rosemary & Steve, Reiko & Mike, Valerie & Norman and Choir Master Simon.  The weekend was centred around culture with visits to … Continue reading →

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An update on Bulgaria

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Steve

We arrived back from a lovely holiday in Bulgaria, dragonfly spotting.  We travelled around the country with a small group, mainly in the South of Bulgaria staying in a new hotel each night.  The tour was operated by Nature Trek, a specialist … Continue reading →

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Glastonbury Festival 2011

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Steve

Glastonbury 2011, a mixture of rain, mud and baking hot sun on the last day.  Spent my time more with DJ mix sets, and not the headline bands on the pyramid stage.  So missed out on Beyonce, Coldplay and U2.  Instead saw … Continue reading →

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The Black Spots

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Steve

Thought I would share three You-Tube videos with you.   They are from an all girl band, of which two are my nieces (I think I have the correct word there) i.e. my little brother’s daughters. The all girl band The … Continue reading →

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Installed HL Twitter Plugin

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Steve

I have installed the HL Twitter plugin to WordPress.  It looks good, automatically sending out my postings as tweets, and also allowing me to follow several users at the same time on my own website.  Saves the tweets for ever … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Society visit to the Forest of Dean

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Steve

The annual three day Berkshire Cambridge Society weekend away happened on May 13th – May 15th.  The weekend started in Gloucester where we had a tour of Gloucester Cathedral, climbing the 269 steps to the top of the tower.  On route to the top we stopped to admire … Continue reading →

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My New lens

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Steve

Trip down to Lee on Solent, lovely sunny day, and tried my new lens out on some people participating in aquatic sports.  See the whole Lee on Solent, Hampshire gallery here.

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The Edfest

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Steve

I missed the Royals tying their knot.  Instead drove over to Combe Martin, Devon for the 50th birthday  celebration party of Ed, an ex Walker/Elevon contractor.  He had arranged a party in his field, BBQ, bands and drink. I arrived … Continue reading →

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