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More fun time with baby Catrin
July 6th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
It’s been three weeks since I blogged about my wonderful granddaughter Catrin and, in the interval, I’ve seen her twice, each time collecting her from nursery and then babysitting. She continues to grow in confidence with her walking and she is more and more expressive. She is so playful with such an impish sense of […]
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A record three months of rain since my water appointment
July 2nd, 2012 by Roger Darlington
I have now been Chair of the Customer Challenge Group at South East Water for three months. As explained here, the three months April, May & June are now confirmed as the wettest on record in the UK. Some people say that there is no such thing as coincidence …
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Thank goodness, we’re no longer in the United States (1)
July 2nd, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Our major holiday in 2011 was a week in Syria [my account here] and a couple of weeks later the revolution began there and continues its bloody course to this day. Our major holiday this year was two weeks in the United States [my account here] – including one week in the Washington DC area […]
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What I love about my New iPad
June 30th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
As I explained in this posting, it was my birthday on Monday and I treated myself by ordering online the latest (third generation) version of the iPad. It duly arrived by post on Wednesday. Already there are many things that I love about it: It has my name and mobile number engraved on the back. […]
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Treating myself for my birthday
June 25th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
I was a very early adopter of the iPhone [first posting here] and, after four and a half years with the same phone, I have been wondering when I should upgrade. Similarly I was a very early adopter of the iPad [first posting here] and, after two years, again I have been wondering when I […]
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“When I’m Sixty-Four”
June 25th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
In 1967, the Beatles issued the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and one of the songs on it was “When I’m Sixty-Four” [ lyrics here]. At the time, I was aged 19 and a big Beatles fan. At the time, I thought that 64 was pretty old. But today I am 64 and […]
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My water appointment gathers flow
June 22nd, 2012 by Roger Darlington
It is now almost three months since I started my new appointment as Chair of the Customer Challenge Group at South East Water. It’s been a fascinating time in which I’ve learned so much and met many dedicated people. The company arranged a comprehensive induction for me with four days of discussions with the most […]
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Gaby’s Deli saved for at least a year
June 20th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Last September, I did a posting about the campaign to save my favourite London cafe: Gaby’s Deli in Charing Cross Road near Leicester Square. The campaign has gone from strength to strength and I am delighted that Gaby’s is still open and that we now know that it will have a lease at least until May […]
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The Anglo-American War of 1812
June 18th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Two hundred years ago today, a war commenced between the United States and Britain. Today the conflict hardly features in the history classes of either nation. You can read a short note on the war here and a longer account here. The war is mostly remembered in the USA as the origins of the national […]
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The rise and rise of baby Catrin
June 15th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Regular readers of NightHawk will know how delighted (OK, besotted) I am to be a grandfather. Baby Catrin is now almost one and a half and remains an absolute delight. I like to see her once a week, but recently we have been to Washington & New York and Catrin & parents have been to […]
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