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My offer to become a London Ambassador (1)
January 30th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
As I mentioned in a blog posting six months ago, I registered my interest in becoming one of the 8,000 London Ambassadors who will welcome visitors from all over the world to the city during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Applications opened on 21 January and close on 28 February so, this weekend, I […]
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Sat hello to my first grandchild (5)
January 28th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
By popular demand, I offer you some further photographs of my darling granddaughter Catrin: In her special car seat Thinking in the bath “Who is this funny man?” It is Day 12 in Catrin’s life and today I visited her for the third time. She told me that mum and dad are doing a great […]
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Say hello to my first grandchild (4)
January 22nd, 2011 by Roger Darlington
It’s Day Six in the life of Catrin Darlington, my beautiful new grandadaugther, and proud parents – mum Emily and dad Richard – are being really good in keeping us up-to-date with developments. This morning they got the baby gym out and she is captivated by it – as you can see. “I really like […]
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My web site hits 6,000 visits a day
January 22nd, 2011 by Roger Darlington
The average number of visits to my web site for the five working days of this week was 6,000 a day, the first time that such traffic levels have been sustained – previously the 6,000 mark was only passed for a day or two at a time. This blog is by far the most popular […]
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Say hello to my first grandchild (3)
January 21st, 2011 by Roger Darlington
My darling granddaughter now has a name; in fact she has rather a lot of them: Catrin Dorothy Ceri Darlington. I was able to see Catrin (Welsh for Catherine) for an hour and a half this afternoon and give her another cuddle. She’s doing really well and Rich & Emily are great parents. “I wanna […]
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Say hello to my first grandchild (2)
January 19th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I’ve been away for a couple of days attending the Oxford Media Convention, but I can now up-date you on my darling granddaughter. She was born at 8.30 am on Monday morning in St Thomas’s Hospital opposite the Houses of Parliament. That evening, Vee and I spent three hours in central London helping Emily and […]
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Say hello to my first grandchild (1)
January 17th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
It’s been quite a wait but, eight days after the due date, our son Richard and his wife Emily have become parents, making Vee and me grandparents for the first time. It’s a girl but no name has been announced yet. The weight is 8 lb and the length is 53 cm. We are so […]
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If you’re thinking of travelling to another country …
January 13th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
… you might want to check with me first to see if I’m planning to go there shortly. We booked a holiday in Cuba and a few weeks before our arrival the long-serving President Fidel Castro decided to step down. We booked a holiday in Iran and a few months before we got there the […]
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My latest short story
January 13th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
For over a year and a half now, I’ve been writing short stories and putting them on my web site. I’ve now composed 26 and you can see all the titles listed here. I added my latest short story today; it’s called “The Heart Of The Matter”. Please check it out here and tell me […]
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New year and new thinking
January 3rd, 2011 by Roger Darlington
One of the most visited sections of my web site is my advice on “How To Think Critically”. Over the holiday period, I’ve revised the advice a bit, so you might want to check it out here.
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