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Eight Days, Five Counties, Five National Trust Properties
Christmas is such a time of overindulgence so it is really good to get out and blow away a few cobwebs and work off a little of the turkey. Last year we managed five National Trust visits over five counties in seven days so we decided to try and do something similar again this year. …
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Tracks Added – Album of the Year 2015
Last year I documented all the music I added to my collection and finished by highlighting my album of the year. This year I didn’t record what I added but I did want to highlight my musical year. Looking at the stats on Subsonic I can see I have added 2,100 tracks which equates to …
A Box of 45’s
During a recent tidy up I found my old wooden box of 45 singles, regrettably I got rid of my albums years ago, although I am slowly rectifying that. I’m hugely proud of the box itself as it is the only decent thing I ever made in any of my craft lessons at secondary school. …
Sky Garden, London
A year ago I arranged as a present for my dad for us to go up the Shard. This didn’t work out that well as we were thwarted first by the London Fire Brigade and then by Thor. So it was with some trepidation that I booked to take my in-laws up to Sky Garden …
Worried about Jeremy
I make no secret about my political leanings but if you were in any doubt this post will dispel them. There always seem to be problems with electing leaders of the Labour party. Last time out, in 2010, Ed Miliband out manoeuvred his brother David by gaining the backing of the unions to get elected. …
A Night at the Museum
We’re not great museum goers in the Thompson household, although the Pitt Rivers in Oxford is excellent. However, we do make exceptions when there is something a bit different going on. The last Friday in the month the Natural History Museum in London opens late (until 10pm) and what sealed the deal, for Helen at any …
Steve Hackett, Anvil, Basingstoke, 2015
A quick look at my last.fm profile will tell you that I am pretty fond of a bit of Genesis. While I don’t mind the Phil Collins era (I’m a fan of Duke for example) it’s the Peter Gabriel era that really floats my boat. There have been numerous suggestions over the years that the …
Greece 2015 – The Pictures
Now that I am back home and have wifi that doesn’t run at a snails pace I have been able to upload a selection of photos from the trip for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! [AFG_gallery id=’17’]
Greece 2015 – Corfu Town, Corfu – And Home Again
Last days of a holiday are always difficult as there’s the packing up, checking out and then the hanging around at the airport. Fortunately for us our flight wasn’t until 9pm and we still had the hire car so we could make the most of the day. We spent all the afternoon back in Corfu …
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