Monthly Archives: August 2009

23rd August 2009 There is nothing else to say but – Yes, yes, yes. We won The Ashes. Fantastic!   Ruth kept me up to speed. The BBC were hopeless. They are the British Broadcasting Company. They told us more … Continue reading →

16th August 2009 Calamity! The newspapers were late today. High winds may have stopped the Hydrofoils docking. A trip to the Internet Cafe to post the rest of last week’s Blog. Stopped to talk to a man who was growing … Continue reading →

9th August 2009 Michael & Jane in Spain, Catherine & Caroline in Ireland, Liz in Portugal, Robert & Ruth on a narrow boat, John in Greece. What is the world coming to? No wonder we lost the Test. No one’s … Continue reading →

2nd August 2009 Absolutely exhausted today. Got up early – 7.00 am – to go to the Internet Cafe before the World started to move. Home for coffee and newspaper followed by gardening and swimming. Ruth very kindly sent me … Continue reading →