Family | Obsessive Ramblings

September 15th, 2012 | 2 Comments

The boys were eager to try out their new bikes this weekend, and our normal ‘easy’ route consists of driving to Bramley, to the old disused Bramley and Wonersh railway station and then cycling towards Cranleigh, so we had promised them a long cycle as they are keen and we have to jump on any enthusiasm they show for things! (early teenage years) First, we had to get Luke to a party though; only the first week back at school at we are into the party season already – roll on Christmas! Liz popped him over mid morning and then we all went to swimming with Savannah which she thoroughly enjoyed, given the confidence she had gained throughout the summer. The boys played outside while we attempted not to expire in … Read entire article »

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Father’s Day

June 17th, 2012 | 2 Comments

Father’s day today, but no let up with the training – albeit still cross-training at the moment. I was not up too early this morning as the alarm was set for just before 6:30am, but it was a bright and light morning, so it was difficult not to get up anyway! This is about the time that the children get up (at the weekends) so they were already downstairs playing by the time I’d got all … Read entire article »

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Family Visit to Work

June 8th, 2012 | 4 Comments

I have worked for the EBRD for the best part of seven years now. In all that time my family have not ‘visited’ the office during normal hours to see where and how I work and meet some of my colleagues. That situation was remedied today, as they accompanied me on the final day of their half-term holiday to London. A lot of my work colleagues, may of whom love closer to the office, seem to bring … Read entire article »

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Visitors and Kittens in Tutus

April 27th, 2012 | Comments Off

Dad was travelling up today and I was working from home, so a fairly quiet day all round after the normal school runs in the morning and afternoon. The children have been looking forward to the weekend for some time and to seeing their grandad again, as it has been a couple of months since he was last up in Guildford. Talking of Guildford, we have had an offer on our house, which has thrown us into … Read entire article »

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Dad’s Visiting

February 16th, 2012 | 2 Comments

Dad came up from Devon today. He’s spending the night with Kate in Binfield and then coming over to stay with us over the weekend. So we got a few beers in … Read entire article »

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My Mum, Chris, Mrs Pom.

January 20th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Not sure quite how to title this one, but today would have been my Mum’s 82 birthday, and the first since she passed away last July, so a simple post of a few pictures today while remembering the good times we had together. … Read entire article »

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Last Day of Holiday

January 2nd, 2012 | 2 Comments

A final easy day to end the holiday and the final day of my easy running week as well. Liz and I both had runs to do this morning, so Liz did her pace run first and I followed up with my easy run. A great day as it was beautifully clear, but a bit muddy and slippery underfoot, especially in Vibrams and it felt a bit slow as a result. After that we tried out one … Read entire article »

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Reality Knocking

August 11th, 2011 | 11 Comments

The last few weeks have been fairly abnormal. This blog is mainly about my running exploits, but by it’s very nature it also records a snapshot of my life which, in the future when my memory fades or senility kicks in, I will be able to use to look back on my experiences in life, at least for the last four or five years. I always wished I had had the discipline to write a diary … Read entire article »

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