Monthly Archives: October 2005

Donations to Oxfam

When I was at Meeting yesterday I picked up a letter that was waiting for me in the pigeon holes. It was from Oxfam and said that £872.01 had been donated at Cindy’s funeral. I’ve also had a few other … Continue reading

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Half Term

We’ve had a busy week, which is one reason I haven’t written about it, and the other is that we were away from computers for half of it. From Saturday morning to Tuesday evening the four of us went to … Continue reading

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Sarah to Hospital

I went over to Will and Sarah’s today to take Sarah to hospital. She’s got a bad case of conjunctivitis which had been agravated by eye drops she had been given. Her sight wasn’t up to driving, and she wanted … Continue reading

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Coffee and Harvest

I had coffee with Michelle this morning at the Blakehead Bookshop and Café – oh yeah and a huge plate of mushrooms on toast. Long chat. She had Dominic with her – what a charming child, smiley and cheerful. Then … Continue reading

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Theatre Tickets

Cindy & I had organised this term’s worth of big deal tickets. I decided that I didn’t want to go without her, so I’ve given them away to family and friends. Sam and Steve went to see Twelfth Night (review). … Continue reading

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Rose’s Photos

Just had a film from Rose’s camera developed. It starts with photos of last year’s Christmas tree, so it’s been in there a while. There are a couple of lovely photos of Rose, Cindy and Mary. rosephotos

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School Cycle Ride, Cinema, Toby Home

John, Rose and I cycled this morning along the cycle track to Naburn on the Scarcroft HSP cycle ride. Nice leisurely ride that we all managed easily with lunch at Naburn. Then this afternoon we went to see Wallace and … Continue reading

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Rose’s Dance Show

Rose’s dance show has been taking up a lot of time the last few weekends and I finally got to see the finished thing tonight. I was amazed. It was very good indeed and Rose looked very grown up in … Continue reading

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Toby to London

Rose and I went to the station to wave off Toby. He is spending this weekend in London with Jane and Andy. It’s the first time he’s gone on a train journey by himself, and although I was sure he … Continue reading

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Walk in the Wolds

I went for a walk in the Yorkshire Wolds today with David Campbell. We left after dropping children at schools and drove to Kirby Underdale. It was about 8½ miles round trip from there to Thixendale and back. The weather … Continue reading

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