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Well that’s it then. England is out of another World Cup. A further blast of patriotism wasted on a bunch of philandering, cuckolding over paid underachieving juveniles. Now there’s just the tennis and the very English Mr Murray. Of course he’ll be Scottish again by the end of the week. Anything less than a place in the final and his roots will start to show once more. I’ve never really supported any national team in sport. Well, I lie - I got quite excited when Torvill and Dean were in the world championships in Bolero year. I can’t understand how a blanket belief in ones country can help perfectly reasonable people look past the facts. I suppose it’s a kind of faith. Well if football is the modern religion, then this is the point when I have to own up to being an atheist. At least it will stop the current craze for all those chavvy little flags protruding from cars. I’ve had a reasonably quiet week, so managed to watch a fair bit of the tennis, and managed to find space...

We've just had our summer holiday. Today sitting here at home it has started to seem like a dream. Long days of sunshine, sea and togetherness. For Richard and I that is what our holidays are about - time together not interrupted by the pressures of work. yes, we do check e mails but we limit it to an hour a day in the early evening. We love to spend time lying side by side engrossed in books, or this year, with our Amazon kindles. This year I read the engrossing "Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson while Bill Bryson has been making Rich chuckle on his sunbed. Boat trips, Turkish baths , shopping - this year a little football(For Rich of course) and romantic dinners. This was our second year at the gorgeous Piynar Villa Hotel and it felt like returning to spend two weeks as guest of old friends. Sevgi and Mustapha who own the hotel make one feels so welcome. We made new friends in the bar each evening and spent the days in the privacy of our villa with our own pool. Holidays t...

..... That we are now sitting in the business terminal at Dalaman airport in Turkey waiting for our delayed flight home. BMI allowing I should be able to do a full update on here for all my readers tomorrow....... With pictures! Sent from my iPhone

Since we acquired a car a couple of years ago, Bank Holidays have proved an ideal opportunity for a night away from home. Our ideal is to drive down to a nice hotel near the coast on the Sunday, have a long walk, a nice dinner and then do something fun on the Monday before heading back home late on the Bank Holiday Monday. So this last weekend being a Bank Holiday weekend that is exactly what we did. The joys of a holiday are also in the planning and I like nothing better than to surf hotel websites etc looking for nice hotels and good deals. And this is what I thought I had for this weekend. The Bell at Sandwich is in keeping with the tradition of new trend boutique hotels, and one night dinner bed and breakfast at just over £100 for the two of us was a good deal. So Sunday afternoon we and our Citroen Splash, more affectionately knowns as Guy (Guess when he was delivered and you'll have it!) set off for our drive down to the coast. On arrival we were impressed by The Bell. Large ...