Never ever give up

This is a personal blog about my family and me. It's to provide recent news to family further afield, and friends - a precursor to social media: FB, Twitter, Instagram

Sunday, November 30, 2025

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November is the time to plan for December. The first half of November is boringly empty; the second is too busy with TMA marking, emailing t...

Friday, October 31, 2025

October for family

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This October has been a month for my family because my daughter is over in the UK for a couple of weeks and we're meeting her brother ...

Monday, September 29, 2025

Still kicking

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Yesterday I attended one of the pre grading sessions for red and black belts and practised one, tow and three step sparring, mainly partner...

Saturday, August 23, 2025

La Motte du Caire 29 years after

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View north of the site Map and photo taken from https://worldcam.eu/webcams/europe/france/8705-la-motte-du-caire-gliding-club

Monday, July 28, 2025

Doing things alone and help

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Some months ago the b*y fox or foxes got into the hen run. This shouldn't have happened because its door has a drop down catch that is f...

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Bird's nest

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Birds in our garden include the blackbird that sings each morning. A few weeks ago, my lodger warned me of a blackbird's nest in a bush...

Saturday, May 24, 2025

“Alexa, play the radio”.

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What is the first thing you say each morning? “Thank you for the tea” “Open the curtains” “No, close them! The light's too bright!” One ...

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eLizH: Boomer! My business card says I'm a university researcher but another card would say: associate lecturer, tutor, teacher, volunteer, wife, mother, stepmother and grandmother. Or choir member, or glider pilot, or that I have my black belt 2nd Dan in tae kwon do

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