Tuesday, April 06, 2010

The finger of power!

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Thank god for the off switch. No matter how sophisticated the machine: when in doubt turn it off. Probably my internet radio (made by Robert...
Monday, April 05, 2010

Young and funny?

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When is the age at which those things which would be repulsive in an older child are not longer tolerated in a very young one? I am not incl...
Sunday, April 04, 2010

Is the sun risen indeed!

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I was woken by rain last night, which gives you some idea of my paranoia about the weather. I am one of those irritating people who lapses i...
Saturday, April 03, 2010

You have to eat!

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Yet another of my restaurant suggestions has crashed into the rocks of incompetence. Lunch (courtesy of some winnings from a pools-like pred...
Friday, April 02, 2010

Home and health don't mix!

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Housework is dangerous and expensive. One should always resist the urge to do something like dusting. I know from experience. The ...
Thursday, April 01, 2010

Rest! Resist!

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I imagine that the slaughtered beasts which had to die to give us the raw material for the feast that we had this lunchtime could have stret...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Sun Wine Fine

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The third floor came into its own this afternoon when three of us repaired to the eyrie and partook of a little chilled white wine in the su...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

What else is there to do?

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After a more than blustery night the day dawned better than one could have expected with scattered cloud and the all important sun. The sun ...
Monday, March 29, 2010

You're never alone with a dog!

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Yesterday was the official start of the biting season as I now have a swelling on the underside of the lower wrist of my left hand. With an ...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

O Ye of little faith!

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I’m back to being British: running to the window each morning I get up to see if there is evidence of sunshine. The bedroom window faces nor...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Free at last for a bit!

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There is a different quality to the light and to the oxygen one breathes when one is on holiday. Life takes on an altogether rosier look, ev...
Friday, March 26, 2010

A few drops of blood

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The extent to which I have become acclimatized to the challenges which this country can present you with, could possibly be illustrated by m...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

The End Is Nigh!

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Sometimes the ‘F’ word has the sweetest ring to it. It expresses in one simple syllable pleasure, satisfaction and stimulation. It is exactl...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

It's the waiting!

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If I had to describe the feeling inside the staff room today I would say that it is like a ‘phoney’ end of term. There is a sense of termina...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

What to do with the car

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Well, at least it isn’t raining! There was an aesthetic element inside my morning head which was even able to appreciate the mist that shrou...
Monday, March 22, 2010

How to end the day

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It is amazing how a fairly decent menú del dia of fish soup, cod in creamy spinach sauce and turron ice-cream washed down with a cheap and c...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Wine at lunchtime!

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We have been told that the ideal length of time for an efficient siesta is something like 20 minutes. Not the five hours that I took. I tell...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

The Return of the Dongle!

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For that happy band of pilgrims who put their faith in Sir Clive Sinclair and bought a QL computer and waited anxiously for their much antic...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Power to the people!

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Another day when the ramifications of two colleagues going off on an inset day when everyone is finalizing results and trying to get them in...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

When are the holidays? When?

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When in doubt – go on an INSET day! The normal state of panic was maintained in school as it was discovered that two of our colleagues were ...