Category Archives: Friends

Nov
23
2011

Under the knife.

by Skippy

After the falling off Steph part and my last visit to the doctors and the hospital. Yesterday I got to go again. This was my hand before in its fetching blue thumb splint: And this was my hands after coming out from being under, my left hand with the Peripheral cannula still in, and my right bandaged [...]

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Nov
17
2011

A visit to the Doctor

by Skippy

After yesterdays fun at A&E I went back for fracture clinic today; they cut my bandage off and gave me a splint, and an appointment for them to put a small pin in my thumb on Tuesday next week

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Nov
16
2011

Ouch; falling off Steph

by Skippy

Yesterday on my way to see Tas in Bath as I was travailing down the B4069 Following the road round a right hand bend I came face to face with a car travelling towards me in my lane, in trying to avoid hitting it i straightened up and managed to miss it; however I was [...]

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Oct
01
2011

My boat :)

by Skippy

My friend Fiona made me a cake for my 28th Birthday. Now down the Glue Pot with friends

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Sep
06
2011

100+ Challenge update (its not going well).

by Skippy

I am currently not doing that well on my 100+ Reading Challenge; I am currently up to book number 24, leaving me just under 5 months to read the remaining 76 books to get to the minimum 100. One of the things I am finding hard is the act of reading; Its still something I [...]

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Aug
22
2011

Looking at Boats

by Skippy

This weekend I have been in Swindon, and after the fun events of Saturday, I was sitting watching TV with Parents; well they were watching TV, I was playing on the computer, and at this point there should be a bit of back story: My brother, his Girlfriend Emily, and their one year Severn Month [...]

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Feb
19
2011

Book 5 – Lioness Rampant

by Skippy

“Lioness Rampant” is the fourth, and final instalment of Tamora Pierce’s “Song of the Lioness” series; the four books go together to chart Alanna of Trebond’s quest to serve her Prince on his way to being King; I would have to recommend these four books to anyone who is looking for books with a strong [...]

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Feb
13
2011

Anki's Boat

by Skippy

Today Loupie and I went to see a friend that we met at Vagabond’s; a nice London Goth lass by the name of Anki. Anki lives on a lovely 65ft boat on a permanent mooring 5 minutes from Kings Cross in Battlebridge Basin. She has recently written a post for Prospective Boaters. We had a [...]

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