The Last Rites

Last weekend (on the way to the pub of all places!) my family and I found ourselves discussing the topic of the Last Rites and the benefits they may or may not bring to the recipient and the family of the recipient. The discussion came about as my girlfriend's Grandma has recently fallen ill and is currently in hospital recovering. A few days ago, things weren't looking too good and my girlfriend's Mum arranged for the hospital...

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Macc. Forrest

After a relatively lazy lie-in yesterday, Gabi and I took a walk around town and then, in the the early evening, decided to go for an early evening walk through the countryside around Macclesfield.                          Me - "walking." It was beautiful up in the forest and the weather was perfect - clear blue skies and still some warmth left in the sun. We left the car...

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Remember me?!

Nearly a year since my last post I'm going to try and start blogging again. The problem I have is that the concept of blogging appeals to me (indeed I'll be sitting watching TV, reading a book or browsing the Internet and will think - I'd like to write something about that!) but then inevitably I lack the motivation or inclination to sit down and write about it. Hopefully this will change from now on. I've updated my blog with a nice new template (Horcrux, if you're interested) and added some links to my social stuff on the right-hand side....

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