Granddad’s Funeral – 22 December 2010
Today, at noon, we had our last opportunity to say our goodbyes to Leslie Ernest Hallworth – my grandfather – who died at the age of 84 a couple of weeks ago. It was,...
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Best of the Snow Photos – 21 December 2010
As the snow starts to thaw and the roads return to their black, tarmac colour, here’s the best of the snow photos taken over the last few days. This year, we’ve taken remarkably fewer...
Passing of Granddad – 9 December 2010
Yesterday (Wednesday 8 December 2010), at 9:00pm, my grandfather died at the age of 84. He always had a smile on his face – even when the going got tough, and was a true...
National Gallery and London by Night – 4 December 2010
It’s 19:23 on 4 December 2010, the first Saturday of December – and the busiest day in the retail year. I’m on a cramped train, heading back home to Maidenhead after a great day...
Advent Begins: Countdown to Christmas – 1 December 2010
It’s official! The countdown to Christmas has begun! And by ‘countdown to Christmas’, I don’t mean some weird Adobe Flash® countdown timer, giving the number of seconds until the big day. No, I mean...
My Admiration for One Girl – 24 November 2010
As almost everyone knows, this was what was left of the Conservative Party’s swanky office’s reception on 11 November, after peaceful protests turned to rowdy riots. It led to 66 arrests, and at least...
Christmas Lights Progress So Far – 22 November 2010
Here we go, regular readers will know from my last post that Dad was having troubles with the MS-DOS computer. Those problems are now fixed: it turned out that the screen’s florescent backlight had...
2012 Velodrome Building – 17 November 2010
Today, I saw for the first time London’s 2012 velodrome building – and I was staggered by its beauty. It is, quite simply, wonderful – but also practical and well-designed. Here’s an aerial photograph...
