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posted by [personal profile] bugshaw at 11:29am on 24/12/2006
On Saturday 23rd, over 14 hours, I:
Travelled on 4 trains
and 4 underground trains;
Visited 7 relatives (3 unexpected)
and 1 in-law (twice)
in 4 houses
with their 1 dog
and 2 tortoises (1 sick, 1 well).

There was a cloud of smoke in the living room at lunchtime
(when we couldn't find how to switch on the extractor fan on the cooker)
and a cloud of steam at Kings Cross in the evening
(when a steam train came in!)

24 hours later I have
received 225 pieces of email
of which 215 were spam.

And today I rest dash around like a mad thing
then have dinner with friends in the Kingston.

7 years ago today, my father died :-(
11 years ago the day after tomorrow, I started seeing Simon :-)
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posted by [identity profile] purpletigron.livejournal.com at 04:18pm on 24/12/2006
It's 14 years since my paternal grandfather died just after his Boxing Day 89th birthday. One of D's grandfathers died just before Christmas, too.

It's good to have nice associations of the time too, like you and Si getting together :-)))
 
posted by [identity profile] alex-holden.livejournal.com at 06:11pm on 24/12/2006
My paternal grandmother died the night after spending boxing day with us about 20 years ago. The last thing I can recall her saying to me was, "little boys should be seen and not heard." She was a strict ex-schoolteacher and I suspect she was no longer entirely in possession of all her marbles at the end.

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