I keep my blog as a personal record of what I'm up to, which might be seen as working towards "An elegant sufficiency, content, retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, ease and alternate labour, useful life"

I'm certainly not there yet.  There is quite some way to go!

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Entries by Gill Thomas (2254)

Friday
Jun302006

A day to be a proud parent

Sometimes, it's good to stand back and think "job well done". This was one such occasion. We were so proud of Edward and delighted to see him graduate yesterday. A blow by blow account for Grandparents, Godparents and friends can be found on our other blog, here

Wednesday
Jun282006

How many pillows are enough?


Just wondering if anyone ever asks for extra pillows in this hotel?
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Friday
Jun232006

Not quite what one might expect

We enjoyed the company of Miriam, a friend from New York, overnight and did the usual thing by cramming every waking moment with sightseeing and activity. Poor Miriam struggled to overcome her jet lag and did amazingly well to stay awake until almost 10pm - a real achievement.

Besides going out into the Cotswolds countryside and trying to avoid the usual tourist honeypots, we dipped into Pittville Pump Rooms, Cheltenham, to illustrate why the name on the railway station signs is "Cheltenham Spa". Having spent a while describing the nature and activities involved in this kind of spa (as opposed to a place with jacuzzis and steam rooms) it came as a small disappointment to find this:
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Tuesday
Jun202006

Another photograph from yesterday

Rachel John's small exhibition at Voirrey Embroidery was well worth the detour.
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Tuesday
Jun202006

Port Sunlight

Since Blogger doesn't want to play nicely and insert my photograph into the previous post, where it belongs, I've posted it directly from Picasa.

Sometimes Blogger is a real pain.... Posted by Picasa