29th January 2015 Overnight, we had steamed down the English Channel and into the Bay of Biscay, easing quietly into the Port of Lisbon on the Tagus estuary by breakfast time. Sue and I dressed and readied ourselves for a day out in the city. On the TV in our cabin, we could see the… Continue Reading
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28th January 2015 We had an excellent night’s sleep, and Sue woke up saying her wrist felt much better, though it was still very swollen. Breakfast was in Jardine, where I enjoyed a couple of perfectly poached eggs on a bun base, set atop fresh salmon and finished with a delicate sauce that had just… Continue Reading
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27th January 2015 It was 12:15 a.m. before we finally settled into the sheets. The random movements of the ship quickly faded into the background, and soon, the Land of Nod enveloped our cabin. I awoke at 7:30 a.m. and took a shower. Sue’s wrist is still quite swollen and tender, though no bruising has… Continue Reading
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27th January 2015 Sue and I set off for Southampton at 10:30 am on Sunday, fully prepared for an uneventful journey. For once, we didn’t make our usual pit stops to investigate every bit of English countryside that caught our fancy, no hidden churches or random stone circles this time! We arrived at our accommodation,… Continue Reading
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24th January 2015 The trauma of the past few weeks has left us all drained. After the necessary task of informing relatives and Nan’s friends of the sad news, recounting the events of the past weeks only intensified our emotions. A couple of days after Nan’s passing, the Rothwells, Sarah, and I met in Dingley… Continue Reading
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18th January 2015 On the day Sue and I met Philippa at Tortworth Court (7th), Nan also had a couple of visitors. Ann and Susan Ashworth (her nieces) had come down from Yorkshire to see her for the first time. She took them to the Farm Shop for lunch,… Continue Reading
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12th December 2014 Since Nan fell and broke her arm, a variety of ‘things’ have joined her in sympathy. The central heating boiler ‘poltergeist’ was due to be fixed on the 17th of November, but despite acting up every day, it mysteriously stopped on the morning of the engineer’s visit! Once again, we had to… Continue Reading
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17th November 2014 As the title suggests, there have been rather a lot of hospital visits lately, and not one of them without incident! Nan, now a sprightly 86, has a body that is understandably giving up on its warranty. The NHS, bless it, is valiantly throwing everything at her in terms of support, technology… Continue Reading
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6th October 2014 It’s hard to believe it’s been over five weeks since we returned from the Arctic Circle. At this rate, I now need to consult my online diary to jog my memory on what we’ve been up to; clearly, my brain cells are on strike. Sadly, after watching a dismal Tigers performance at… Continue Reading
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31st August 2014 We woke earlier than intended, not because we were eager to depart (we would have preferred to stay and see the Baltic), but because the noise of the ship getting ready to dock had become quite familiar, almost like an alarm clock. Thankfully, when we rose, our cases had disappeared from the… Continue Reading
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