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Beans on Toast 15/3/26 pics
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London calling
So, my trip to London… I had an early start, getting a train at 7:30 straight through to London. Got in about 10:30 and I couldn’t check in to the hotel until three. Their website said I coul...
London pics day 2 – Frank Turner show 3000
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London pics day 1
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Fixing a hole
Me 18 years ago. Wasn’t I adorable?* This time last week i was sat in a freezing cold flat, with no water, listening to podcasts on my computer. A pipe in the kitchen had srung a leek and tha...
You say it’s your birthday?
Well, it’s my birthday too, yeah. Yup, today marks my 47th rotation around the star we call the Sun. Not had a bad day. Was actually able to watch Fraserbrough FC, my dads home team (well, ki...
This is the water and this is the well
So, my brothers visit to Aberdeen got off to a good start. His car broke down and my dad had to drive to near Edinburgh, first to see if he could fix it, then to drive him and the kids up. The...
My parents robin
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Aberdeen pics 22/01/25
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Tried to get a pic of a robin in a tree today
The robin had other ideas. Will
Happy New Year!
Lang may yer lum reek. Will
Hey! Look! An actual entry!
So, the train home was pretty much uneventful and I got home OK. My first day back, I went into town. Part of it was shopping for Christmas presents, part of it was to go for a swim, and the l...
Aberdeen pics 27/12/24
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Cove V Alloa Athletic pics 21/12/24
Cove won 2-0. Will
Aberdeen pics 20/12/24
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Pressure Drop
Alternative title: the drugs do work. On Monday, I had to go to the doctor to get vamped as my friend Nikki says. They want to monitor my kidney to make sure the Candesartan isn’t fucking my ...
Borderline prediabetic
Full pic: Yeah, don’t ask what this is supposed to be. I got a text from the doctor today. My blood test shows that I’m borderline prediabetic type 2. So, that’s diet changes I need to mak...
A Midsommerfest Carol
On some planets, in some cultures, it’s traditional to celebrate on or near the shortest day of the year. Typical. Celebrating when light is in the shortest supply. Here, however, we’ve got it...
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
I mentioned before about my blood pressure being high. I had a phone call with the doctor today, ahead of my appointment next week and they’ve put me on Candesartan. I’m picking up the prescri...
Beans on Toast 21/11/24 pics
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Burglars welcome
Full image: Thursday, I went through to Newcastle and from there to Gateshead to meet up with my parents. The house we were staying in was nice enough, but not amazing. Friday was the funer...
Gateshead 14 – 16 November 2024 pics
Will
Keep repeating it
My sister in laws funeral is Friday. I had booked a hotel for the Thursday night, then my dad phoned and said him and mum found a three bed place. So, I’m staying there. It does mean sharing ...
RIP Alisa Forbes
At 6am this morning, my sister in law died of cancer. Her mother was with her. I didn’t know Alisa as much as I would have liked to. My brother isn’t speaking to me, for reasons only he knows...
Well then
Full pic: First things first, I spoke to mum today. It seems there was a bit of crossed wires and my sister in law isn’t expected to die in the next few days. She is still dying from cancer...
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