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100% Squirrel

November 13, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

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Collapsed Wall

October 7, 2020 David McGill Leave a comment

The wall at the front of our house collapsed overnight…….

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Uncategorized Filed under: boundary, collapse, damage, dry stone wall, garden, wall

Eating on public transport

October 21, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

The outgoing Chief Medical Officer for England, Dame Sally Davies, tempted controversy recently. Why? She felt that in order to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: diet, drinking, eating, food, nanny state, obesity, public transport, transport, travelling

Road trip to Scotland

September 24, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

Earlier this month I spent a long weekend in Edinburgh visiting family and spent some time visiting The Trossachs and…

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Posted in: Travel, Uncategorized Filed under: Fife, lochs, ports, scenery, scenic, Scotland, Trossachs, water

Holiday Summer 2019

July 13, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

We are doing a river cruise for the first time this year sailing up the Rhône from Arles to Beaune…

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Posted in: Travel, Uncategorized Filed under: France, holiday, Rhone, river, Valley, water

Home made planter

May 27, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

A few years ago we bought a planter. We were so happy with it that we asked the company if…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: gardening, growing, growth, homemade, painted, planter, plants, varnished, woodwork

A place near me

March 29, 2019 David McGill Leave a comment

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

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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