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Tag Archives: David
He Did It!
Late last night, close to midnight, our landline phone rang. My heart immediately raced. Who could be calling at this time of night? I jumped out of bed and ran to the phone. I could see it was a cell … Continue reading
The Dates of My Life
This morning as I worked through someone’s CV I came across missing dates. Her life had gaps and I wondered how easy it would be to miss a few years of your life – forget what you did in those … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Formulas for life, Mike, Plans
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He Did It!
Today was a red letter day! Mike and I drove through to the College of Music for what will be possibly the last time in a very long time. It was David’s final Master’s performance recital. These things are SO … Continue reading
Cool Creativity
When you have children, you never quite know how they will turn out or what their strengths will be. It has been a treat watching Stacey and David enter adulthood, equipped with gifts and talents that are a far cry … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Creativity, David
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The Hat
My hat it has three corners, three corners has my hat. If my hat had not three corners, it would not be my hat. Julian picked up this hat at a charity shop and bought it for David because he … Continue reading
David’s Birthday!
3-16pm Today is David’s birthday. He slept over last night and I HAD to wake him up before I went to work to wish him happy birthday. 🙂 He had something on early anyway! After the show, I came home, and … Continue reading
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Tagged African Chess Board, David, Granny, LCH, Sweet Plum Cafe
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Mike’s Birthday!
3-58pm 12 hours ago I was wide awake and gearing up for serving Mike coffee in bed. The coffee machine was ready to be switched on. I had my quiet time and did my Bible reading – timing was perfect. … Continue reading
David Graduates!
1-07pm We are so grateful! Sometimes things DON’T go our way. I know it doesn’t always seem like it. Because I generally blog ‘positively’ it gives the appearance that my life is pretty good (which it is) and that I … Continue reading
21 Years of Educating Our Children Are Over!
3-05pm What a wonderful, memorable day it has been. I was very chipper this morning as the day dawned, windy and bright and I bounced off to the studio with a smile on my face and a spring in my … Continue reading
Blogging from the Old Age Home!
2-25pm Do they call them Old Age Homes? They did when I was young! I’ve bought Granny along to Nerina Gardens where a few dozen elderly folk have gathered for an hour of delightful classical music courtesy of David! There … Continue reading
A Headache, A Cake & The Travellers…
3-31pm The headache belonged to my head! I laboured through the entire morning with pounding in my head. Why I don’t take something for these things right at the start of them, I don’t know! Amazingly, it is now subsiding…I … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Bible verse, David, Granny, lemon sponge cake, rain, Riana
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