Author Archives: John Sanders

1st April, 2012 Happy April. What a beautiful day! I thought it was supposed to be cold and dull. The weather knows best. It is warm and sunny. We have two nights left in our English bed. Today, we liaised … Continue reading →

25th March, 2012 Summer in Surrey – in March. The weather has officially announced it. Pauline is packing boxes for posting to Greece. 26th March, 2012 6.50 am INR test this morning. Hopefully, the last in Woking for some while. … Continue reading →

18th March, 2012 Happy Mothers Day.   Pauline made a huge, cream-filled Victoria Sponge while I read the Sunday Times and then watched Man. U. humiliate Wolves 5-0. While I was still singing songs of celebration, we drove over to … Continue reading →

11th March 2012 A day of tooth ache and painkillers was lightened by an excellent England win in France at Rugby Union and then the defeat of City by Swansea followed by the victory of United over West Brom. 12th … Continue reading →

4th March, 2012 We have four weeks until we leave for Greece. The time is rushing away. In our planning for the time away, we service the car and we service ourselves. Dentist appointments for both of us and an … Continue reading →

26th February, 2012 Pauline & I sat outside to read The Sunday Times. It was delightful. The sun was surprisingly hot and my face and arms are instantly recognising the signs. In fact, they are both surprised to hear me … Continue reading →

19th February, 2012 Happy 60th Birthday, Bob. Received a nice email reply from Bob and I have suggested Pauline & I will take him & Jane out for dinner when we come back from Greece in October. 20th February, 2012 One … Continue reading →

12th February, 2012 It was -4C in the garage when I went down to the car at 8.00 am. to go and get the papers. The air took my breath away as I go out of the car to buy … Continue reading →

5th February, 2012 Quite a bit of snow fell over night. Well, a couple of inches. In Yorkshire, it would just have been a normal May morning. In Surrey, it was akin to walking to the North Pole. We drove out … Continue reading →

30th January, 2012 The M62 in West Yorkshire was closed temporarily by snow last night. Here in Surrey, the days are still mild with a little edge on the breeze. We certainly haven’t seen any snow and it is our … Continue reading →