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My Health

My Health

In December 2022 I had a bit of a health scare by the means of a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) or mini stroke as its more commonly known. It was just another normal day with me being in the office and at lunch time I tend to go for walk, especially as it was close to Christmas and I still hadn’t got Heather her present. I was walking up towards Bridalsmith Gate in Nottingham and look down at my right…

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I’m a GRANDAD!!!!!!!!

I’m a GRANDAD!!!!!!!!

Today we welcomed Evelyn Rose Dorothy Padgett to our family. A health little girl who from day 1 will wrap me around her little finger. Im not embarrassed to say I shed a little tear when I first held her. I made 2 promises to her on that day:

Today is the day…..

Today is the day…..

Only a quick post today as at 12:00 I have my 2nd Covid jab, and if you know me you kniw I HATE NEEDLES !!!! I’m dosed up on paracetamol in an attempt to combat the site effects as it seemed to work for the first one. Whis me luck 🙂 Pete

What is LinkedIn

What is LinkedIn

I’ve been meaning to write this post for quite a while but as I have been away from blogging for a while it got pushed to the back burner. I’m now attempting to post at least once a week… let’s see how that goes. I have always been slightly confused about what LinkedIn was actually for, is it a supplier catalogue, a supplier hunting ground, a place that isn’t Facebook to post rubbish about how brilliant you or your life…

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We have bought a CamperVan !!

We have bought a CamperVan !!

Its scarey but we have finaly taken the plunge and bought a CamperVan.. When my mum passed away she left each of us a bit of money and I did not just want to feed it in to the mortgage or save it for a rainy day. We wanted something that we would get use out of and would remind us of her. As you will see from previous posts we had a fantastic time in an RV driving around…

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….only 2 weeks to go…

….only 2 weeks to go…

I am starting to get excited as in 2 weeks time we start our American Adventure. We fly from Heathrow to Washington, 5 nights there, then 8 hour train journey to Boston, 5 nights there, and finally drive to Cap Cod. I have no idea what to expect but Heather is already fretting about the dreaded Mozzy. Bringing things back closer, this week looks pretty uneventful from a work point of view. A few Project Board meetings, the usual 2…

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My First EVER Blog

My First EVER Blog

Well, here it is, my first EVER blogpost. Not bad for a 54 year old Techie!! I had a day off today to spend sometime with Heather who then subsequently went out…When she got back we shot off to the Cinema (Nottingham Showcase) to see the new Jason Bourne film.. Which was AWSOME!!! Great action film which you thought would bring the series than end, but as usual theres a twist. Nice to see Matt Damon back in the role….

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