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April 28, 2008
Male Stripper
I thought it was a little strange when a couple of months ago the phone rang and a man on the other end of the line said "Is that the place where you hire a male stripper" I said "no sorry" and put the phone down. I didn't think anymore about it until
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April 27, 2008
Welcome Flyn Gareth...
Well, I hope I don't have to go through the last couple of days again.....having said that I have three girls so I will probably have to endure the endless worry of someone in labour.
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April 24, 2008
Thailand Adventure
Here they are the lucky things enjoying what Thailand has to offer....my two beautiful girls in Thailand. Can't make up my mind what I miss the most....my camera....or them!!!
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April 22, 2008
Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre.
I visited the Mountain Centre in the Brecon Beacons today and sat down to eat their excellent home made beef pies. We had the last two available and they were absolutely delicious
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April 20, 2008
Family Curse
I had quite forgotten about our family curse until visiting my neice last night I looked up and to my horror saw three flying ducks stuck up on her wall over her television. I gasped in shock...
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April 18, 2008
Fossilized poo
The culprit....Samui, The Beast, The Striker Edmunds... he's the innocent looking one on the right....
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April 15, 2008
Two daughters in Thailand
Well, Georgia is off to spend time with Martha. Martha has been in Thailand since last November. Biggest tip "take a duvet cover, as some of the places we sleep in are a bit suspect" suggested Martha "you can hop inside the cover and it will keep you safe from bugs and unsavoury sheets"
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April 13, 2008
Look out there is a Ninja about
My daughter was trying to help me back into a parking space. "Mam you need to turn the wheel the other way" she explained. I looked over her shoulder to see a young man looking extremely puzzled and amused. My daughter was standing hand on hips, as you do, dressed as a teenage mutant ninja turtle, concentrating on the job in hand, she had completely forgotten what an idiot she looked.
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April 12, 2008
Not throwing co-co nuts anymore
I recently tried to cut down on my outgoings, by trying one of those comparison sites on the computer, to discover whether I was getting a good deal on my electricity or gas. To my surprise I could save £100 by switching, so I did, as they said, and with one quick phone call I had completed the swap.
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April 10, 2008
We're all going on a Summer Holiday
Well, it is booked! Flying into Budapest then on to Slovenia. The family in Slovenia are flying to my timeshare in Orlando and we will have their house. Chris my lodger told me that there was a good site on the internet called Virtual tourist, ordinary people post their views on a country they have visited and give tips on who and what to avoid....or good places to go.
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April 9, 2008
Caswell Bay
Claire of "The Bee Orchid" has only a matter of weeks before she has her baby. She had the chance to know the sex but decided that she would much prefer to have a surprise, there has been a lot of conjecture about the way she is carrying determining the sex but nothing has been decided. As she was kicking about her house on maternity leave I asked her to join me on my visit to my Aunt and a day out in Caswell Bay.
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April 7, 2008
Roman Ruins
The history around Cutrofiano was fascinanting, we visited Otranto where they have 800 skulls displayed in their church. The Turks came over and demanded they give up their religion and they refused. With that each one of them was beheaded children included 14 years and over.
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April 6, 2008
Italian Pottery
We stayed in an idyllic little village called Cutrofiano in Italy, everyone knew we were holidaymakers as we were the only ones there. We were treated to giggles in the local supermarket as the women had their morning chat, I joined in as best I could with my smattering of Spanish, oh, and a bit of Welsh thrown in accidentally...
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April 4, 2008
Metal Detecting
I am now a fully fledged member of my local metal detecting club. I literally stepped off the plane from Italy into a muddy field in the shadow of the Brecon Beacons. It was an early start we had to meet at the Storey Arms and then we drove to the farm where we had been given the permission of the farmer to dig.
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April 3, 2008
Italian hospitality
Easter Monday and we couldn't find a shop or restaurant open anywhere and we were starving, the roads were deserted we were resolved to go back to the villa and eat the few olives and cheese that were lurking around in the fridge.
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April 1, 2008
The Mafia
Venturing out in the dark for a meal and a glass of the local vino in Cutrofiano, Italy was definately on the cards. Muggins here drove of course but who could have predicted what happened on the way home..
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