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500 days to the London Olympics
March 15th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
It is now exactly 500 days until the 2012 Olympic Games open in my city of London. A countdown clock has been installed in Trafalgar Square and tickets have now gone on sale here. To be honest, I’m an atypical man and not really interested in sport. But I’m exited about the Olympics because it […]
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Back from Syria & Lebanon
March 12th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
If you’re regular reader of NightHawk, you’ll have noticed that I haven’t been blogging for the last week and a half. This is because Vee and I have been on holiday in Syria & Lebanon. We had a fascinating time and learned so much but, in Syria, Vee had the worst stomach trouble she’s ever […]
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My offer to become a London Ambassador (2)
February 28th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
As I explained in an earlier posting, I have applied to be a London Ambassador for the 2012 Olympics. The closing date for applications is in fact today. The Mayor is looking for 8,000 London Ambassadors. It was hoped that 25,000 would apply but apparently some 34,000 have done so which shows a wonderful level […]
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It’s an international world
February 25th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
This evening, Vee (half Welsh and half Czech) and I (half English and half Italian) drove over to Muswell hill in north London to have dinner with close friends. On the way, we stopped off at Brent Cross to buy a rail for the wall carpet that we purchased in Iran. Our friends are both […]
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Baby Catrin: progress report (5)
February 24th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
My granddaughter Catrin is now just over five weeks old and I called in to see her for an hour this afternoon. It was my eighth time with her but, for a variety of reasons, I won’t now see her for a few weeks. Of course, I’ll be keeping in touch with her mum & […]
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Baby Catrin: progress report (4)
February 18th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Well, last night I had a new experience: for the first time in my 62 years, I babysat alone for a one month old (I don’t remember doing that even for my own son Richard at such a tender age). The baby was, of course, my beautiful granddaughter Catrin and the occasion was the first […]
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Baby Catrin: progress report (3)
February 15th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I had a lovely time on Sunday when Richard & Emily came over with their baby Catrin. They gave us a hinged double frame – one side had a photograph of Catrin and the other had a plaster mould of her foot print and hand print. The five of us went for a […]
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Baby Catrin: progress report (2)
February 10th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
It’s Day 25 in the young life of my beautiful granddaughter Catrin and I saw her for the fifth time today. Her mum Emily had to attend a Board meeting so her dad Richard looked after her in a nearby cafe. After my Consumer Focus Board meeting, I took a taxi to the cafe and […]
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Happy Chinese New Year (2)
February 6th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
As I explained would be the case in an earlier posting, today Vee and I joined our wonderful Chinese ‘family’ – Zhihao, Hua and Joshua (almost 4) – in celebration of the Chinese New Year in central London. We were in Trafalgar Square for the noon explosion of hundreds and hundreds of firecrackers, but there […]
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Baby Catrin: progress report (1)
February 4th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
It’s Day 18 in the young life of my beautiful granddaughter Catrin and I visited her for the fourth time today. The poor thing is not looking her best because she has milk spots so no photographs here for a while. But she’s doing really well and already weighs 9lb 6 oz. Richard & Emily […]
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