Category Archives: Reflections on life (and death)

Five (good) things on Friday (July 20)

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

This has been a good week for me, after a run of many with a more mixed feel about them. I received my made-to-measure pressure leg garment, far more quickly than I was led to expect.  After only 4 days … Continue reading →

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Going Dutch in Delft

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

I have a backlog of semi-drafted posts from earlier this year.  I’m planning to work my way through them.  This is the first – from April this year.  It took 35 years or so for us to get to the … Continue reading →

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100 day challenge: so what is it?

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

It’s actually very, very simple, and takes a commitment of just one hour of my time each day. This is what I have set myself to do: Exercise – at least 50-60 minutes of reasonably strenuous exercise every day.  A … Continue reading →

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My 100 day challenge: the background

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

I’m a doer, not a ‘have done-er’, if that makes sense.  When confronted with a problem or a difficulty, I look for something I can do to resolve it. This 100 day challenge is my personal, individual response to the … Continue reading →

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Health matters

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

Something I’ve been reflecting on quite a lot of late, for reasons partly related to me and partly related to others.  The latter not mine to share; the former is. A couple of years ago, while walking the London Capital … Continue reading →

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Vive l’entente cordiale!

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

Oops!  I thought I had posted this ages ago.  Apparently not.  This was a trip we made in February.  Sorry for the delay.  Also – I’ve run out of space for photos.  Time to get myself in gear and upgrade … Continue reading →

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Five good things on Friday

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Last week it wasn’t hard to find 5 good things to blog about.  The difficult bit was managing to do it on Friday.  Which, as you can see, I didn’t. We have become grandparents. We are besotted (of course, who … Continue reading →

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