On this day in 1941, my great-uncle Harry died ( Read more... )

Three good things for Wednesday:
- a glass of Highland Park
- Michael Wood on BBC4
- and the prospect of the plans of the Repulse.

TodayI need to think of good things ( Read more... )

On this day, I am thinking of my great uncle Harry. He died seventy years ago today, on 10 December 1941 ( Read more... )

The phone rang yesterday evening, and when I picked it up, I found it was my grandmother! She was at home, having been released from hospital that afternoon. She was still coughing, but sounded very bright and cheerful.

It was really good to hear from her, and I am so pleased that she is home.

A very good weekendMy father came down on Friday evening. On Saturday, we went to Slimbridge, where we saw a peregrine chasing a few hundred lapwings and dunlin (although it didn't get any, as far as we could see). It was a truly magnificent spectacle ( Read more... )

We had a good lunch with my parents and grandmother yesterday, at the Angel in Market Harborough. On the way back to the station, we had a look round both St Dionysius church and the museum; and went into two bookshops (where I bought a couple of paperback crime novels; their Tolkien hardbacks were reasonably interesting, but nothing we didn't ( Read more... )

My great-aunt had her hip replacement yesterday, and is doing very well. Apparently she got out of bed today!

ETA: And, reports my grandmother, said a rude word when she did so!

Last weekend, we went to my little cousin's wedding.

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Trying to find some "Action Man" gear for my nephew, I happened across this ( Read more... )