Family

Lyme Park

22 August 2010
By John A Smith
Lyme Park

The weather was so nice this weekend that Dad and I decided to go out for the day on Sunday to Lyme Park. Before lunch we went for a walk outside of the Lyme Park boundary. We found a nice walk over the hill and then down a valley in the woods, eventually we had...
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Driving The Saudis

21 January 2010
By John A Smith
Driving The Saudis

Giovanna recommended a video on facebook; “Anybody in Memphis? Go check out Jayne Amelia Larson in her one woman show – a must see!!!!!”. I had a look at the video on youtube, see below, and decided that if I’d been in Memphis I would go to see it. It’s a one woman play, “Driving the...
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Cues n Views on facebook

15 January 2010
By John A Smith
Cues n Views on facebook

Today I added a Cues n Views fan page to facebook as David has received a few e-mails requesting him to be their facebook friend. (including one today). Of course this meant putting David himself on facebook, which I did inputting as little information as possible. I also included as many links as possible to Cues...
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Cousin John’s Vernissage and Finissage

8 June 2009
By John A Smith
Cousin John’s Vernissage and Finissage

Giovanna posted some photos of Cousin John’s Birthday/Retirement “Vermissage” Party and “Finissage” on facebook. It seemed to have gone well, there were lots of guests. I sent an e-mail asking how it went.
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Star Trek

12 May 2009
By John A Smith
Star Trek

This afternoon I decided on the spur of the moment to go to the cinema to see the new Star Trek film, I thought my brother David might be interested so I sent him a text, he replied OK! I phoned Dad to let him know I’d be home late, he said he’d started the...
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Vernissage – Finissage

8 May 2009
By John A Smith
Vernissage – Finissage

I received an e-mail from Giovanna today inviting us to cousin John’s Retirement / birthday party. Our celebration begins at 18.00 with the Vernissage (see flyer). There you will get a chance to view John’s new paintings while enjoying a drink and a few nibbles hopefully accompanied by some live music. (There will be a...
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Top Spot

7 May 2009
By John A Smith
Top Spot

After work today I visited the Top Spot Snooker Club with my brother David to see the new renovations; impressive! The top level has been changed into a public bar area with a front entrance. Comfortable seating has been installed along with large screen televisions and WiFi.
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Las Vegas Wedding

16 October 2008
By John A Smith
Las Vegas Wedding

I received an e-mail from John and Giovanna today announcing their marriage. What a surprise, they decided while in the USA on news that John’s decree absolute was through, to go from their vast tour of the East coast, to Las Vegas. Yianna Giovanna’s Daughter lives there. They were married in ten minutes after...
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Huddersfield here we come

11 March 2008
By John A Smith

The trip back to Huddersfield was a dream compared to our journey to Vienna, everything ran smoothly with minimal waiting. We arrived home safely with reasonable train connections. Had a nice sandwich on the train between Luton and Derby!
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Hat & surgical stockings

10 March 2008
By John A Smith
Hat & surgical stockings

Today we went into Vienna on a shopping trip, me to buy a new hat and Cousin John to get some surgical stockings. We went on the Vienna Underground to Vienna’s main shopping street. It was a very long street. I bought my new kangaroo skin hat from the Fleur De Lis hat and accessory shop...
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