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Month: March 2019

Dinner Companions

March 29, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

The final “assignment” we had to write for the travel writing course was 250 words about “someone I met while…

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Posted in: Activities, Travel Filed under: background, conversation, cruising, film, life, movies, passengers, people, personalities, roots, travel

Down under Adventure

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The next exercise was to write a compelling beginning to a story. My effort centred on the trip Juliet and…

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Posted in: Travel, Wildlife Filed under: adventure, Akaroa, destination, New Zealand, penguins, travel, wildlife

A place near me

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The next exercise was to describe “a place near me”. Here is my effort. Steam rises from the frother as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: barista, business, cafe, coffee, community, drink, food, relaxation, shop, work

Panic on a plane – Part 2

March 27, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

After writing about our most memorable travel experience our next task was to write 250 words about our reaction to…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: emotional, experience, flying, holiday, panic, travel, vacation, writing

Panic on a Plane

March 26, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

Earlier this year I enrolled on an online course through Cambridge University’s Institute of Continuing Education. Our tutor set us…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: flying, holiday, loss, misplaced, panic, travel, vacation, writing

Back in the saddle

March 25, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

First cycle ride for a number of weeks yesterday having had a shoulder injury due to a fall last time…

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Posted in: Activities, Sport Filed under: cycling, fitness, sport

Sunny Monday Post

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Lovely sunny day here in Hook Norton. Grass cut for the first time last week, it certainly needed it as…

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Posted in: Activities, Sport Filed under: Kingsholm, rugby, sport

Greetings from Hook Norton

March 22, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

Over the past week or so I have been revamping my website and decided to adopt a WordPress style for…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hook Norton

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