Entries by ALB1970

Fabulous achievement

Big day for Reagan picking up her GCSE results along with all her mates and year 11 colleagets but it was hers her mom and me were so proud of passing everyone including French She was upset that she didn’t quite achieve an automatic qualification to go to Sir John Deans her first choice but […]

Corrected

It didn’t take long for the honeymoon period to come to an end, in fact it was in the car on the way home from the airport. Really pleased to see everyone home safe and sound but come on let’s get in the car and you home but there was the obligatory long goodbyes the […]

Mind games

On my own with my thoughts is somewhere I don’t find myself very often and I am glad about that because my mood depends on stimulation from others, whoever that maybe. Since dropping my family off at the airport on Friday the only real sustained human interaction I have had is going to see me […]

Nobody’s fault but mine

Just went to pay the 2 drop-off charges from Friday only to be told that the deadline for payment is midnight the day after dropping off, and if you miss it you get fined £100 that can be reduced to £60 if paid promptly… To say I am pissed off is an understatement that will […]

Mums first

A similar day planned but I walked up to see me Mum first a brew and a kit kat sat outside to start my Sunday! Spent the rest of the day progressing the garden shed on wheels so I can store the mower and all the gardening tools in it freeing up the bottom shed

Saturday pottering

With no one here but me I spent the day building shelves in Moms shed to create more storage space in there. I also emptied the bottom shed which ultimately Lincoln wants to use forca drum kit but I added some shelving in there too to create more storage space

The airport x 2

Today Jamie Reagan and Lincoln were leaving for their Hungary mission trip but because the flight didn’t leave until 15:05 we didn’t need to leave the house until 11am so they take their time getting up and ready. Reagan was desperate to be an independent 16 year old unfortunately her mom couldn’t see why, but […]

Snowdon

Here is a more polished readable account of ‘Snowdon Conquered’ from 08/08/2026 Snowdon: Harder Than We Imagined It was harder than I had certainly imagined. All of us had moments during the day when we questioned whether we would actually make it to the top, but somehow, together, we all did. It was an early […]

91% Solar eclipse

Its been 27 years since the last significant solar eclipse could be seen in the UK so with special glasses beer soft drinks and a BBQ the Forsters sat in the garden in 34? heat to watch…. A friend of mine Dave Wilkinson took these four photos bottom left at maximum eclipse was very strange […]

I wonder?

I feel old right now because of the trek I did on Saturday, old or just tired or both what does old feel like anyway? It got me thinking about getting old and becoming a burden, I would hate that I think I’d rather die. That said, it would be nice to live a long […]

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