Saturday, June 28, 2008

More of Brussels

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It's taken a while. Finally, here are more highlights from our time in Brussels. My last post signed off with us wandering the picturesq...
Friday, June 27, 2008

A miracle

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My Dad visited the liver specialist on Tuesday. The family had steeled itself to hear to the worst having already been told Dad's cancer...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Brussels

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In years past, before we met, Garry and I briefly drove through Brussels en route to other nations. Last weekend, we finally got to see the ...
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Celebrating friendship

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Friends and family came together for surprise birthday lunch in honour of our friend Martin (that's him with his mum above). His partner...

Summer scaffolding

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You may recall earlier posts about our leaking roof . The landlord has finally acted. A five-story scaffold was recently installed across th...

A parting gift

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We couldn't believe our eyes! On Friday tenants in the ground floor garden flat moved out. It was clear they'd departed. We came hom...
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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Summer fox

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The fox first spotted in our neighbour's yard two weeks ago has become a permenant resident. We've sighted it stretched out in the ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Entertaining the Antipodeans

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My best mate Brendan arrives in London later this month. He's basing himself in our spare room for four weeks while making brief excursi...
Sunday, June 08, 2008

A clean sweep

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Our landlord neglects our property. Despite numerous calls to the managing agent, the grounds are poorly maintained. In more than two years ...
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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Recovery

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My Dad came home from hospital this week. His recovery is going remarkably well. He's suffered limited pain and has had no post-operativ...
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Friday, June 06, 2008

Urban Foxes: Part II

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The most astonishing thing happened today. This morning I looked out of our window and saw not one, but two, foxes frolicking in our neighbo...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Dash across the channel

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I went to Belgium today - for six hours. I flew to Antwerp for a business meeting mid-morning and returned in time for dinner. This is my se...
Saturday, May 31, 2008

No more free lunch

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Today's paper full of economic gloom. One story claimed that the era of cheap and plentiful food was over. It quoted a UN report declar...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Post surgery

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Dad has finished his operation. He spent less time in surgery than expected which was good to hear. The tumour in his lower colon has been s...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

In sickness and in health

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I picked up a rather unpleasant dose of Giardia while in India last month. I suspected something was amiss shortly after I returned to Lond...
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Monday, May 26, 2008

Urban foxes

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Several weeks ago while walking at dawn I encountered a red fox in the driveway of a house in Swiss Cottage. I'm not sure who was more s...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Crazy Horse Memorial

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Carving monuments out of South Dakota's mountains isn't just the preserve of Mount Rushmore. 17 miles down the road from the four im...
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Mount Rushmore

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As a child Mount Rushmore was one of the most iconic images of America. There was something rather grand, yet undeniably kitsch, about a nat...

Devil's Tower

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Steven Spielberg secured his first Oscar nomination for Best Director in 1977 following the release of his science fiction film, Close Encou...