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- Gateley - People List gateleyplc.com/people/#.XfiOT… 1 year ago
- Sir Ralph Riley, plant geneticist who discovered the Ph gene, was born on this day, 23 October, in 1924 #notinthenpgyet No. 49 #otd 5 years ago
- Annie Taylor, traveller and missionary in China, was born on this day, 17 October, in 1855 #notinthenpgyet No. 43 #otd 5 years ago
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National Trust kitchen
Our Easter plans for beach picnics where scuppered by the rain and cold so instead Mr Rush Hour made us visit every National Trust property in South Norfolk. Once they’d ransacked the dressing up box and visited the tea room Eve and … Continue reading
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une femme d’un certain âge
I’ve had my birthday, which despite an unpromising start turned out to be a wonderful day. It began with an essential trip to the Passport Office at Victoria, the reason for which is a story for another day. The collective panic … Continue reading
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Snow
“The night is getting smaller” Eve says with awe as she wakes up between us in a bedroom glowing dense white. She leaps out of bed to see if the snowfall she fell asleep to is still there. It is! … Continue reading
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Another anniversary
This time for the blog, which was a year old last week. Like any parent of a one year old I feel like I’ve been on quite a journey, from those first anxiety filled posts as I grappled with the not so … Continue reading
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on the first day of Christmas………
We admired the giant Christmas tree at Somerset House and opened the first window on this brilliant online advent calender from the Museums of Liverpool, full of landmarks from my hometown.
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Gerhard Richter and some do’s and don’t’s
Let me start by saying for me Gerhard Richter is the greatest living artist. No one can compare in terms of style, technique and emotional impact, so I have been desperate to see the Tate Modern Panorama exhibition. Busy weekends and illness behind … Continue reading
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down and out in kent
A few weeks ago we spent the day at Down House, the home of Charles Darwin. This is a visit I’ve been meaning to make since before Eve and Leah were born when I worked for a few years in the … Continue reading
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day trippers
It’s half term and I’m mostly working. Mr Rush Hour has taken the week off, so he’s the one who gets to go to the halloween party (although I was the one who got to stay up late making the costumes…..) and who … Continue reading
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Ballet
Well hello there – I’ve lost a weeks blogging due to the brain death of our laptop at home. Apart from missing blogging there has been the angst of worry about recovery of Eve and Leah videos and photos which were all … Continue reading
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Cocoon
Today was the last day of my September sabbatical. A lovely summery day in which I had a coffee date with Mr Rush Hour, went for a meandering walk through some local Regency squares, made yet another batch of chilli jam, chatted to other … Continue reading
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