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    The good morning thread

    Hello everyone! Getting stuff ready for conference season for us as May is going to be busy busy. I'm also looking forward to baking bread in a new stoneware cloche thingy that was a wedding gift. A slow rising spelt sourdough is proving in the fridge. Not sure if it'll be ready to bake today...
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    The good morning thread

    How was the hotel? I stayed there for England v Wales in February when it was still Marriott and let's just say it was rather tired and in need of a refresh.
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    The good morning thread

    Happy Easter everyone! Our niece is currently 'playing' the piano to us before we head to church to celebrate. Family time after that. xXx
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    The good morning thread

    Hello everyone! Soooooo soggy out there! it's a good test of the watertightness of this house as the wind is also battering the rain against the West wall. I'm looking forward to the long weekend and I finally have my parents coming down from Northampton to visit our new home. It's great that my...
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    The good morning thread

    Totally agree with Phil's suggested course of action on this. It's fine living in a battleship if you can play with all the toys! That's a fair deal that the ladies all go for right?
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    The good morning thread

    Just home from Anglesey. He was on his deathbed as I wrote that message and I missed him by an hour. I did see his body to say goodbye and was able to be there for my aunt.
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    The good morning thread

    Hello everyone, from a sunny Beaumaris. It's lovely to be back on Anglesey, even if only for one night and non ideal reasons. My uncle is probably on his death bed, so up with my brother to say farewell. If time will permit for the way home, it may involve a nostalgic blast on the A5 through...
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    The good morning thread

    Hello! MLC and I are at a service station on a mission to collect my wine from Oxford and take it back to Poole. Van day = happy day
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    The good morning thread

    And you didn't say hello :(
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    The good morning thread

    Hello everyone! Eek, it's been quite a while since I last posted. Sozzle. Lots been going on lately at the new pod. Three new sheds on order so I can finally bring the Spyder home to live in the garage here. Did a bit of skiing a couple of weeks ago and we need to order some double glazing...
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    The good morning thread

    Hello everyone! Birthday emergency trip to the dentist for me. Hopefully our dinner booking for some chateaubriand won't be dampened. HapPea Wednesday! xXx
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    The good morning thread

    Hello everyone! Back to it after a fun weekend. Boring stuff in the day but rowing this evening. I spotted a neighbour with a new Grecale yesterday. HapPea Monday! xXx
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    The good morning thread

    Hello everyone! Slow morning waking up at the Twickenham Stadium Marriott, soon to have brekky in our suite dining area. Might go and sit on one of those plastic seats on the other side of the wall later, and shout at people. HapPea Saturday! xXx
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    The good morning thread

    Morning everyone. In lhr for a day trip to Belgium. HapPea Thursday! xXx
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    The good morning thread

    Hello everyone! We'll shortly be flying home from Iceland after a great anniversary trip away. We saw newly formed icebergs, watched people playing with lava, saw and climbed around epic waterfalls, geysers and a crater, and went snorkeling between America and Europe in 2 degrees water. We...