Keeping the memories alive…
Well as I haven’t been great at keeping this blog up to date (as usual), I’ve got a whistle-stop review of the year all in one post. Where I have blogged previously about events, I’ve linked to the post. As I’ve always said, this is for me, to remind me of what I’ve done and where I’ve been. If you are interested enough to ready it then that’s great, I’m sorry it’s so long! Firstly, …
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Well my biggest news for this post is that my brilliant eldest son, Michael, had confirmation yesterday that his PhD Thesis has been accepted meaning he has passed and is now officially a Doctor of Computer Science. He actually passed his Viva last year but with a few corrections to be made. Having recently re-submitted the thesis, he was awaiting the result which came by email last night. He rang me immediately and sounded absolutely …
Read moreNow I’ve started to blog again, I don’t want to let the habit lapse. It really is nice to be able to look back on what we’ve done. So, a couple of weeks ago, Coral offered me a ticket to the ballet. Her friend had bought her two tickets as a birthday gift but then couldn’t make it herself so it wasn’t going to cost me anything. Can’t refuse a bit of free ballet! It …
Read moreThe end of June saw me reach the milestone of my half century, how on earth did that happen? I was only 21 last week surely! The day before my birthday, my lovely work colleagues managed to trick me out of my office whilst they decorated it with balloons. They then presented me with a lovely thoughtful gift of a Red Letter Day voucher for a brewery tour and pub lunch at one of my …
Read moreHe bought me these lovely daffodils just to cheer me up. They smell as beautiful as they look.
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