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Catrin & I brave a wet and windy London
September 6th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
My darling granddaughter Catrin – now almost eight months – is usually at nursery on weekdays but staff were on a training day today, so her mum and dad asked if I could help out. It was my fourth babysitting duty with her. In some ways, it was the most challenging. It was the longest […]
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Catrin’s visit to Wagamama
August 27th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Today I indulged in one of my favourite activities: spending time with my gorgeous granddaughter Catrin (now seven and a half months). I was supposed to be babysitting this evening so that her mum & dad could go out and visit friends, but I was advised early in the day that she had her first […]
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New views of St Paul’s Cathedral
August 25th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Today I had a business lunch with a BT colleague at a restaurant close to the company’s headquarters in Paternoster Square which is next to St Paul’s Cathedral. I took the opportunity afterwards to call into the new shopping centre One New Change. I confess that I was less interested in the shops than in […]
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A large family gathering in Leicester
August 14th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
My sister Silvia, who lives in Leicester, is the earth mother cum social secretary of the family and ensures that on regular occasions we all get together at her place. Usually the occasion is Christmas or a birthday with a nought in it. Today though was a special occasion: the celebration of the arrival of […]
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A whole day in the world of the movies
August 13th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
As I’ve explained here, I’m an enormous enthusiast for the cinema. But it was only yesterday that I attended my first all-day movie event accompanied by my young film buddy Spence. The event was the “Big Screen” organised by “Empire” magazine which I take monthly. The venue was the O2 which I’ve not been to […]
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First publication of one of my short stories
August 11th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I’m been writing short stories for a couple of years now and have composed 27 in all which you can read here. For the first time, one of my short stories has just been published. The publication is the current issue of the “British Czech And Slovak Review” and the story is “The Edge Of […]
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A good day in London – in spite of the tension
August 10th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I spent the day in central London with my step-mother. We both had no hesitation in visiting the city centre in spite of the riots in various parts of the city over the last few nights. Life has to go on and the police have got the city clamped down. We saw many more police […]
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Is this the cutiest photo yet of baby Catrin?
August 7th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I’m know that I’m biased and besotted – but don’t I have the most gorgeous granddaughter? “Why does mommy keep photographing me?”
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My offer to be a London Ambassador (5)
August 4th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
It’s almost exactly a year ago that I did my first posting about my wish to become a London Ambassador for the 2012 Olympic Games. Subsequently I applied and was shortlisted and this morning I was actually interviewed for the position. First, a few facts and figures. Apparently, some 33,000 registered an interest in the […]
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Catrin & I visit ‘Appearing Rooms’
August 3rd, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I spent the afternoon with my granddaughter Catrin who is now six and a half months old and phasing in to attendance at a nursery. “Corr, it ain’t ‘arf hot here in London town” It was really hot (30C/86F), so I thought it would be fun to visit the ‘Appearing Rooms’ fountain on the South […]
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