Author Archives: John Sanders

About John Sanders

Ex-teacher and Grecophile. Born 6/4/1951. B.A. Eng. Lit & M.A. History of Ideas. Taught English & ICT.

Week 212

6th January, 2013 A lovely, quiet and very warm day. I’ve spent it working on Sanders Site. Most of it is up and running now. Only the Family History pages are to be developed and uploaded now. They will be … Continue reading

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Week 211

30th December, 2012 A beautiful, blue sky and sunny day heralds our 34th Wedding Anniversary. This day of 1978 was thick with snow. We lived on the edge of the Pennines and friends and relatives from all over the country … Continue reading

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Week 210

23rd December, 2012 The Blog began four years ago this week. Mum had died a few months earlier. Pauline’s Mum was still with us although she was beginning to feel rather unstable on her feet at the age of 94. … Continue reading

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Week 209

16th December, 2012   This is the last week of the fourth year of my Blog. I would never have believed, when I started, that I would sustain it so long. I am determined now to maintain it until I can no … Continue reading

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Week 208

 9th December, 2012 Sunday, which used to be such a dreaded day – family at church followed by family lunch followed by family walk – is a lovely, relaxing day. The Sunday Times is interesting today. Gove’s war over pay … Continue reading

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Week 207

2nd December, 2012 Interesting article about inflationary pressures in the British economy in The Times yesterday. It was illustrated by this chart: It is allied in my mind to the suggestion that Public Sector pay is unlikely to rise before … Continue reading

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Week 206

25th November, 2012 Sunday papers, fresh coffee, Politics on Sunday, two football matches but no goals. Smoked salmon for lunch and Pheasant for Dinner. Torrential rain seems to be falling everywhere but here. The Chelsea match – twenty five or so miles … Continue reading

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Week 205

18th November, 2012 Disaster today. My huge, desktop coputer has thrown a wobbly and gone into cardiac arrest. In truth, I had known it was coming for a few days. The on/off switch has been temperamental. It is either the switch … Continue reading

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Week 204

11th November, 2012 Today, I had to turn my mind to finances. Since we retired, it has been hard to know where to invest money. The stock market has been weak and savings account rates low. We have had a … Continue reading

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Week 203

November 4th, 2012 A slothful day of laziness and indulgence. Aren’t they all? This one was worse. Breakfast, newspapers, football, lunch with wine, football, dinner with wine. Tomorrow will be better! November 5th, 2012 Up early. Went down to the garage … Continue reading

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