Diary
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Good Weekend
It got off to a bit of a rocky start. While I was loading my van up on Saturday I whacked my head on the catch for the rear doors which caused quite a large gash in my head and a trip upto Casualty to be glued up. As a result of that I had Continue reading
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K’s Birthday Weekend
It was K’s birthday this weekend so we all headed down to Kew gardens for the day. The weather was gorgeous and we had a great time (if a little scary) on the Treetop Walkway which is a 200 mtr walkway 18 mtrs up among the treetops. Its really cool, but it does wobble! The Continue reading
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Bike for Emma
We did a car boot a couple of weeks ago, It was freezing and we only made about £40 so we were pretty grumpy particuarly after getting up early on a Sunday! However, we did get Emma a bike for £15, shes proper chuffed with it, she likes sitting on it and being pushed but Continue reading
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Muse at Glastonbury
I have been a fan of Muse since “Absolution” which came out in 2003. Ever since then I have wanted to see them live but have never been able to go. So it was a real treat to watch them play Glastonbury, they were absolutely amazing. I knew Matt Bellamy was a fantastic guitar player Continue reading
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Booked!
Booked a little weekend away for K and I up in Norfolk over my birthday. We went there last year and it was a lovely place to chill out. We’ve also booked a campsite up near Cromer for a long weekend in a couple of weeks. While we’re up there we thought we would take Continue reading
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Daybreakers
Its 2019, and humans are in short supply as most of them have succumbed to the temptation to be a vampire to enjoy immortality. Trouble is, the world is running out of humans on which to feed. A corporation sets out to capture and farm the remaining humans while researching a blood substitute. however vampire Continue reading
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Nice weekend
Had a lovely weekend. The weather has been gorgeous and we’ve also had some really warm evenings, we’ve been sitting in the garden boozing until its dark! This weekend the Corky’s came over for tea on Saturday and the girls had a lovely time dressing up. On Sunday we biked over to the Compasses for Continue reading
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Somewhere
Is the new movie by Sofia Coppola, I know K will be dying to see this as she must have watched “Lost in Translation” about 10 times now “Writer/director Sofia Coppola reunites with the film company with which she made the Academy Award-winning hit “Lost in Translation.” Her new film is an intimate story set Continue reading
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Doves – Thetford Forest
Had an amazing night at Thetford Forest last night. It was a whole new experience to see a band in a forest, it was extremely well organised. It made such a change to drive through trees to a gig rather than some tatty part of London! We met up with some friends and we even Continue reading
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Brothers
Tommy (Gyllenhaal) and Sam (Maguire)are brothers A Marine captain about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a family man married to his high school sweetheart, Grace, with two daughters. Tommy however, has just been released from jail for armed robbery when Sam leaves for Afghanistan. Soon news comes that Sam’s helicopter Continue reading
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Inception
Really like the look of this new sci-fi film by Christopher Nolan starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief in the art of “extraction,” stealing secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him valuable in Continue reading
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Overheard at Work
“I tell you, this bloke was so fat that he beeped if he walked backwards” Continue reading
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New Deck
Finally got round to building the deck in front of the summerhouse. The area didn’t look that big when I started but now the deck is down the space feels huge. Should be finished over the next few days. Continue reading
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England V Barbarians
Last weekend dad and I went to see England play the Barbarians at Twickenham. It was a right good day out, neither of us had been before and it was great to see the stadium. England dominated the first half but in the second half the Barbarians pulled it back and it was a pretty Continue reading
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Iron Man 2
Stark has revealed his identity as Iron Man and is resisting calls by the United States government to hand over the technology. Ivan Vanko (Rourke) has a grudge against Stark has duplicated the technology and built weapons of his own. The action is good but the rest of the film is both confusing and boring Continue reading
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Devon
We had such a lovely first week in Somerset that it was almost a shame to leave, particularly as Emma had made friends with some really nice girls on the campsite. However we really loved Devon, what a lovely place, the coast was gorgeous and Emma loved the rock pools. The barn we stayed in Continue reading
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On Hols
Having a splendid week in just about sunny Somerset. The weather was gorgeous when we went to Wookey Hole on Tuesday we even had a picnic in the sunshine! Its been a bit cloudy since but warm enough. Tomorrows meant to be hot hot hot so we’re off to the beach. Today we went to Continue reading
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On Hols
Whoop whoop! A lovely three week holiday stretching ahead…bliss! We have come camping at the Cheddar Mendip Heights in Sunny Somerset. Thankfully the weather has turned out lovely, pretty cold at night but today’s gorgeous. The Caples have joined us for a night and today we’re off to Wookey Hole. Helping to put the tent Continue reading
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Confession
A brilliant confession “Always check your mirrors” from Simon Mayo’s show. [audio:http://www.wherewasshaun.com/audio/confession.mp3] Continue reading
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Thought For The Day
An interesting thought for the day by the Muslim cleric Abdal Hakim Murad. He is talks about parenting and the impact of TV on toddlers and young children. Apparently, an extra hour of TV a week can bring a 6% decline in a child’s later achievement at school. [audio:http://www.wherewasshaun.com/audio/thoughtoftheday.mp3] Continue reading
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Nice Weekend
Emma was at Chris and Dereks yesterday so we were able to spend the day sorting stuff out and doing domestic stuff. Today we went for a lovely walk at Hillhouse wood, its always gorgeous this time of year as all the bluebells are out and this afternoon we’ve been around to the Corky’s and Continue reading
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Another Allotment
Earls Colne has got another allotment site so K and her friend Tracey have signed up for one of the smaller plots. K still has her own plot near our house but its on private land and its not certain how long they can continue to use it. as you can see there’s lots to Continue reading
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The Big Picture
The Big Picture has got some fantastic photos of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano. Here and here. Continue reading
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Super Weekend
This weekend we went over to Swindon to celebrate Lewis’s 3rd birthday. We went over on the train for a change and it was so nice to just cruise over with no traffic stress. Emma enjoyed it, although she decided to fall asleep just as we were about to get the tube across the city! Continue reading
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Should I or Should’nt I?
Off to drive a 3 year old golf today. It’s a nice car, quite a bit of money but it’s very sparkly. It’s the most I have ever spent on a car. I am getting on a bit now, perhaps it’s time I had a decent car…. Continue reading
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Its all been a bit weird really
I was off work for most of last week. I just felt really battered and bruised and as you can imagine we had loads of stuff to sort out. The Caples came to stay for Easter weekend which was nice as it cheered us up and it took of minds of car stuff. This week, Continue reading
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Poor Car
Only an old banger, but we paid £500 for it 5 years ago and the last 3 mots have only cost £50 a time. Bye bye golf 🙁 Continue reading