Diary
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Ginger Island
Wouldn’t that just be the perfect address for me and its up for sale! I’m having a whip round – I’m sure they would drop to £11m! Continue reading
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Vinyl Comeback
Vinyl sales are booming. Boosted slightly by Hattys purchase of the awesome “AM” by the Artic Monkeys for my birthday – Ta love! Continue reading
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Worst Snow for Decades
Worst winter for decades: Record-breaking snow predicted for November according to The Express… Continue reading
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Happiness is Fleeting
Love this pic – I wish the image on the t-shirt was smaller and on grey I would have ordered it! Continue reading
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School Bike Ride
Emma’s cake was a just reward for the amount of cycling she did at the School Bike Ride today. Continue reading
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The Man who Saved the World
Thirty years ago, on 26 September 1983, the world was saved from potential nuclear disaster. In the early hours of the morning, the Soviet Union’s early-warning systems detected an incoming missile strike from the United States. Computer readouts suggested several missiles had been launched. The protocol for the Soviet military would have been to retaliate… Continue reading
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Place Hacking – The Mail Rail
I find infrastructure fascinating, and today I was really interested to hear an interview with Bradley Garrett on the Saturday Live Program on R4. Garrett has been involved with and has written a book about the London Consolidation Crew (LCC), a group of urban explorers calling themselves “Place Hackers”. These guys get into closed buildings… Continue reading
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The Best Bike Lock
Interesting article on the best bike lock reccommended by Bike Thieves. Continue reading
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Well Done Emma
Very proud of our Emma tonight. She got the head teachers award for story writing. Well Done Love x Continue reading
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Take Shelter
Curtis, (Michael Shannon) starts to have really scary, apocalyptic dreams. The dreams terrify him, become all consuming and he starts to doubt his sanity, as does his family and friends. Believing his dreams might be true he focuses on building a storm shelter in his garden much to his wife’s annoyance. Written and directed by… Continue reading
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Crazy Weekend
Went to the Bowling Open Day that Chris & Derek arranged at the Bowling Club.It was pretty good. Dad went too and he really enjoyed it. Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Livvy
Went to Livvys sixth birthday party yesterday.Heres the birthday girl enjoying just one of the cakes they had! Happy Birthday love x Continue reading
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Mud
Two boys Ellis and Neckbone (!?) travel to an island to see a boat stuck high in a tree but discover Mud, a fugitive who had lived in the area. Mud needs help to avoid the police and some dodgy characters, reunite with his girlfriend and skip town. The Boys decide to help mainly because,… Continue reading
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The Place Beyond the Pines
Luke Glanton an ex Motorbike stuntman robs banks to provide for his child who lives with an ex-girlfriend putting him on a collision course with an ambitious cop. I don’t want to tell you too much about the story because its actually really good and anything I tell you will ruin the twists and turns… Continue reading
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Saracens 44 Gloucester 12
Had a good day going to See the Saracens playing Gloucester on Sunday with Dad, Wilko and John. Despite Gloucester being a man down when Nick Wood was sent off after 73 second for stamping Gloucester were in the lead at the interval after a first half full of errors. However in the second half… Continue reading
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Artic Monkeys – Hold on, We’re going Home
Artic Monkeys fantastic cover of the really rubbish Hold on, We’re Going Home by Drake [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvA3q0ZU-NQ&list=SP1CA6335E0D3699B6[/tube] Continue reading
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Elysium
Its 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station called Elysium while the rest of the population lives on a ruined Earth. Max, an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium, reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission that could save his life and the lives of millions on Earth. Plenty of… Continue reading
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Emma’s PPE
I told Emma to keep away while I was using the strimmer so she went in the house and came back out dressed up in her personal PPE. Continue reading
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End of the ride
Great day – we cycled from Parsley Hay to Tissington and back – just over 20 miles Well done Emma! Continue reading
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Tissington Trail
Today we’re cycling the Tissington Trail. Fantastic ride with great views across the Dales. Continue reading
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Chee Dale
Fantastic hike along Chee Dale, a gorge near Millers Dale and returning via the Monsal Trail. Continue reading
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Monsal Trail
We started the Monsal Trail at the end in Bakewell. It’s a beautiful ride along an old railway track passing through tunnels and over viaducts. Emma did very well cycling about 15 miles from Bakewell to Millers Dale viaduct and back. Continue reading