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15th wedding anniversary!

Fifteen years ago today, Hubby and I got married in Millmead Baptist Church in Guildford. I love you Paul! Every three years we go and see Phantom Of The Opera for our anniversary. Paul's sister gave us front row seats at Her Majesty's Theatre in London

Morris Minor

Nice article in the Telegraph: Classic Morris Minor. Here's a good test of your personality: do you have a weakness for the Morris Minor? Because it's mighty hard to warm to anybody who doesn't harbour a sneaking affection for this darling of a car.

Sports injury

I never thought I'd have a "sports injury." At primary school, they made me take my glasses off for Physical Education lessons, so I could never see what I was doing. Didn't much like team sports in high school, except field hockey. I sprained

Team Tracy's Karate FTW!

My first karate tournament was on Saturday 20th March. I was performing the Long 2 kata in the Senior women's beginner division. Hubby and I got to the tournament an hour before it started. Edgar, a Tracy's Karate black belt who is awesome at kata, helped

Karate Tournament on Saturday

I'm competing in my first karate tournament on Saturday March 20th, in Dupo IL. I'm performing a kata in the Senior Women's division. I've never done anything like this before. At school, I was the nerd in thick glasses who was good

Tweets for the week of March 12th

* The difference between computer hardware and software is that hardware can be kicked, while software can only be cursed at. * Waiting for my new fountain pen to arrive, handwriting SO much better in ink, but why are fountain pens so hard to find? * Drove to work in sunshine, wore sandals

Tweets for the week of March 5th

* Ordering genuine Falklands wool top (chemical-free merino-cross) from Dunnose Head Farm outside Stanley, via craftynotions.com * Do I continue with the knotted medallion scarf or make a longer tube, graft the ends, and be done? * New phone, Motorola Devour. So confused... * Slightly less confused by phone now, but still feel

Happy birthday Hubby!

Tweets for the week of February 5th

Our first date was February 5th, 1994, sixteen years ago today! We went to a little Italian restaurant off the High Street in Guildford, which has since closed. Paul got us a table for two in a quiet corner with candles. I ate all my pizza, he pushed his pasta

Milestones and inchpebbles

This is my 1500th blog post. I started on January 10th 2002, using Blogger and free hosting on a site long gone. These days I have WordPress and my own domain name on paid hosting. It's time to make a new blog theme. Some elements will stay the

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