@dickturpin

 Over a year ago, I noticed that the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) had acquire…

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 Taking Charlie for a walk, I decided to 'go exploring'. Instead of heading down …

Given it rained off and on while we were in the Cotswolds, we decided to go on a steam train ride from Broadway Station to Cheltenham Race Course on the Gloucestershire Warwickshir…

 The wife was determined not to go to North Devon, so to ensure we went somewhere di…

 I've just spent a few days in the Cotswolds, and I'll write another post(s) abou…

 Walking with Charlie this morning, we met up with a big dog we've not seen in a while. I'v…

That's not good. 

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 Unless you've been living under a rock, you will know that …

The UK is currently experiencing a rare phenomenon: we have sunshine and temperatures above 20 °c. I usually don't take the dog 'up the park' especially in winter, as it gets too m…

# Sticky Notes My third job after leaving school was as a Tea Broker. If truth be told, I wasn't really one; I'd bluffed my way into it, having been employed as a trainee tea broke…

Ping @skyleap Are you still creating avatars? You've done a couple of mine, and I was wondering if you could do a St Patrick's Day one. Obviously, I'll reimburse you. ![](https:/…

 While you can buy doors from DIY shops, you need to go to a dedicated door shop i…

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_"Sixty-seven quid? I like that price!"_ The wife looked at me with that look that has taken wives years to perfect: _Why did I marry you?_ No, it wasn't sixty-seven pounds, it was…

 ## Bye, bye doorway. How we managed for the last twenty-odd years with our former…

 We've lived in our house for around twenty-five years now. Probably about twenty …

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