I will not ask you. Because I don’t want to know, but… Some people, when they’ve blown their nose, they open the hanky and look at it – study it! There is nothing special about that observation but… I was in the Laura Ashley shop. I had walked through with Penny, using it as a [...]
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Some people, when they’ve blown their nose, open the hanky and look at it
Posted: 1st September 2011 by graham in My life, smile0
Do I envy Steve Jobs? Though I have come to see that envy is an fulfilling track to be on, I have to admit that to envy others for what they are, or what they have, is part of being human. It is however a tendency best avoided and something which is even featured in [...]
John Smith first demonstrated this knot in 1990
Posted: 19th August 2011 by graham in Gadgets, My life, smileIn a second-hand bookshop, sitting in the tea room at the back of the shop, I spied this book, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots. At £3 I decided it was a ‘must buy’. What does it say about me that I should happily read a book about knots?! I came to the mention of the [...]
On the road, needed a stop and a coffee so pulled in. What a different look with blue (with a few clouds) sky ceiling and a clean look. Best of all though was the visit to the toilets. No annoying piped music but the sound of bird song through the speakers. Great. I need to [...]
They said I could stay but would not give me a key. I said that was okay as they knew I used to break in when I lived there. This was in the 1970s when I shared a flat in London. I was a chef at the Cafe Royal in Regent Street and the others [...]
I am so pleased with my Dell Streak 5. I attended a conference recently and a friend of mine, who I have not seen for a while, saw me take out the phone to answer a call. He thought the size of it against my face was hilarious. He asked if I had gone back [...]
Have been watching some great footage of a golden eagle catching a fox. Glad I don’t have to catch my clothing!