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Five years blogging
April 18th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Today is the fifth anniversary of my life as a blogger. This was my first posting. Since then, there have been almost 2,000 more on this personal blog – and lots more on my professional blog. NightHawk has changed my life – but has my blog changed yours?
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The gas men cometh … and cometh again … and again … and again
April 16th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The two holes were filled today.
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The gas men cometh … and cometh again … and again
April 15th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
OK – so now we have our gas supply back on. But we still have two big holes that have to be filled.
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The gas men cometh … and cometh again
April 15th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
In the middle of last week, we smelt gas outside the front door so we called National Grid Gas. In no time, a guy was here and confirmed that there was a leak. Very soon, three other guys were at the house and digging up the pavement outside our front garden. Next day, we were […]
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Photos of Cuba
April 12th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As regular visitors will know, a few weeks ago I had a holiday in Cuba and I’ve been writing up a narrative of the trip for my web site. I’ve now added 56 photographs. You can check out the text and the pictures here
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6,000 visits a day
April 9th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Yesterday the number of visitors to my web site exceeded 6,000. Thank you so much for your interest and support. Please encourage relatives and colleagues to have a look at the site.
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London in the snow
April 6th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
On Friday, here in London, it was mild enough for me to have lunch on our garden terrace for the first time this year. But, two days later, what a contrast. We rarely have snow in London and, when we do, it is in January or February. This morning, in early April, we woke up […]
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How much water do you need?
April 3rd, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’ve always been amused by people who claim that we need to drink lots of water every day because it clears out toxins or gives you energy. The latest research would suggest that there is simply no evidence to support the need for lots of water. For me, drinking glass after glass of water is […]
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The RAF at 90
April 1st, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As a lifelong aviation enthusiast, I could not fail to note that today is the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force. I have always been well aware of the importance of 1 April to the RAF because, in the biography that I wrote of my wife’s father, I noted that his […]
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Keeping you posted
March 26th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
In my capacity as Chairman of the London Region of Postwatch, I’ve attended no less than four meetings today to discuss the proposals to close 169 post offices in the capital: I was at the House of Commons for an hour to meet a Member of Parliament to talk about two proposed closures in his […]
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