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Belgian break (2) : Antwerp
September 2nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
On the second day of our Belgium break, we further explored the city of Antwerp. The morning was spent on cultural visits. First, we went to see the Rubens House. The painter Peter Paul Rubens purchased the property in 1610 and lived and worked here until his death in 1640. After centuries of neglect, the […]
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Belgian break (1) : London to Antwerp
September 1st, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I tend to take our major holiday in the winter (this year we went to five countries in Central America in February), but it is good to have a short break in the summer too, so this year we decided to have a few days in Belgium. We have previously had a holiday […]
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The best photograph of my granddaughter Catrin and me
July 28th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
This photograph of me with my three and half year old granddaughter Catrin was taken by Vee’s nephew David at the home of his brother in Egham at a family gathering this summer. David had a copy framed for me as a birthday present. I love it. Thanks a million, David.
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Catrin and I go on an adventure to Legoland
July 16th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Regular visitors to this blog will know that I try to see my granddaughter Catrin – now three and a half – once each week. However, I was not needed in the past couple of weeks, so I went three weeks without seeing her and then this week I am childminding one evening, looking after […]
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How I met Shrek and obtained green ears
July 10th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just returned from a visit to my home town of Manchester where I stayed with my younger brother Ralph and his family. The reason for the trip was to see my niece’s end of year school performance of “Shrek – The Musical”. Saskia (almost 11) had the role of Shrek and was a real […]
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Off to Manchester now for two days …
July 9th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
… where I will catch up with eight relatives, notably my talented and beautiful niece of almost 11, Saskia, who has a starring role in this evening’s end of year school production “Shrek – The Musical”.
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Today my web site is 15 years old
July 2nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I suppose that, like most non-technical people, I first became aware of the Internet around 1995 when world-wide the number connected to the network doubled. Besides e-mail, for me the great benefit of the Internet was the web. I’ve never been interested in newsgroups or gaming and make limited use of social networks. The more […]
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Do you keep a daily note of some aspect of your life?
June 25th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
As I have explained here, I’ve kept a daily dairy for more than 50 years. In narrative form, I simply record how I’ve spent that day: meetings attended, people met, work done, films seen, books read. There is very little reflection or emotional analysis, But I know that other people record simply one aspect of their day […]
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Today is Manchester Day and here are 10 reasons for Mancunians to be proud
June 22nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I spent the first 23 years of my life in Manchester, going to school and university there, and still have close relatives in the city. So today we celebrate Manchester Day and here are 10 reasons why Mancunians are so proud of their city.
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My first experience of a webinar: talking about a water company’s prices and performance
June 6th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Ever heard of a webinar? A webinar is an online event that is hosted by a company and broadcasts to individuals through their computers via the Internet. A webinar allows a presenter/speaker from the hosting company to share PowerPoint presentations (or other multimedia content) with audiences that can be located anywhere. A webinar also allows […]
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