Thursday, May 1, 2003
Fire & Ice
I'm a bit frustrated today. I was hoping to get out on the bike this morning, go into Westgate Road and scour the motorcycle shops to find a bracket to repalce the one I snapped whilst putting my Skorpion pipes on last week. I also want a new helmet - probably an Arai - and some gloves, so I...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2003
On Blackbirds & Beethoven
One of my favourite sights and sounds of a late evening in spring (or summer), in the hour or two before the sun goes down, is the male blackbird. He's usually sitting on the highest branch of a tree, or on the highest part of a house, with the best views over the surrounding areas and the best...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Everybody Wants a Piece of Me!
I'm feeling pulled in a multitude of different directions at the moment, mainly by people I care deeply about, which makes it all the harder - if not impossible - to say no. The milk round is sold, but this week is devoted to a debt collection blitz. We're trying to get all outstanding monies in...
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Monday, April 28, 2003
A Spring Thing
I badly needed to get out into the wilderness this weekend. Sunday was my friend Carl's last full day in the area before returning to his base in Brussels, so Harry and I decided we'd make a day of it in Ingram Valley, along with Evie and T. It was sunny and beautiful and, as is often the case here,...
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Saturday, April 26, 2003
The Storm is Back!
I've got one of these and, in preparation for summer, I've just got it back on the road. I MOT'd and taxed it last week and today, I replaced the stock cans (required to pass the MOT) with the illegally loud and powerful Skorpion race pipes. My only hitch was to snap one of the clips holding pipe to...
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This Phase is Nearly Over
When my friend Ken hung himself a few weeks ago, it was soon clear that his wife would have to sell the milk round. In the early hours of this morning, his son's delivered the last pint. They also put a note through every door, explaining what is happening, and thanking them for their loyalty and,...
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Thursday, April 24, 2003
Yum Yum!
I cooked for four last night (though there was only three of us in the end) and I used a recipe book for the first time in yonks. Summer vegetable soup to start with a corriander and olive-oil slime poured in an artful swirl on top; massive salad for main course including new potato, lettuce, tomato...
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Monday, April 21, 2003
Jeez! What a Weekend!!
After my one hours sleep followed my six hours delivering milk, I slept like a baby till gone noon. I devoted the afternoon to sitting in the sunroom, making a dent in my reading pile. My good mate Hoody is up here for the long weekend with his family, and he called in to arrange a beer that...
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Friday, April 18, 2003
A Week of Culture Ends With an Orgasmic Moan
About Schmidt (with Jack Nicholson) was a treat. Gentle, funny, poignant, well-acted, well-told, with a lovely theme of adopting an African child running like a golden thread throughout. Jack / Schmidt looks permanently uncomfortable throughout the film, and it's clear why! Go see it. The AC/DC...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Peace & Pianos
It's a simply beautiful morning here in North Northumberland, and I want to get out there, somewhere, today. It's too nice to (just) blog and write! Last night we went to see The Pianist. My criticism of the film is that it's overly long - to the point of feeling quite self-indulgent about...
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