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Blog Number 34: Hoola Hoop for a minute
I knew that the rolls of flab on my stomach would work in my favour one day. I have just managed to wedge a hoola hoop between them and keep it twirling for a minute so that’s another one off the...
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Blog Number 35: Use only cash for one month
AN APOLOGETIC WARNING: There may be a flurry of emails coming through. My 50by50 year is almost up and I need to get blogging! Well, I’m almost there. I have resisted the urge to burn the plastic this...
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Blog Number 36: something cultural for July (a very late blog!)
The celebration of my birthday continued well on to the end of the month when I returned to my Irish roots and visited Inchydoney Lodge & Spa in Cork, Ireland. This fantastic hotel caters for...
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Blog Number 37: Do something cultural once a month
August - An interesting article was written in the Telegraph entitled ‘Top 50 tell-tale signs of aging revealed’. Here’s the link – 50 tell-tale signs of aging I can’t quite believe it but I did number...
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Blog Number 38: Set up a Book Club.
As a child, Enid Blyton’s Famous Five was like an extension of my family. I lived through each and every adventure with them and couldn’t wait to get my hands on a new story. I have never lost my love...
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Blog Number 39: cramming them all in before the End of the year!
Working in a school has its advantages. There are many hidden talents and plenty of great opportunities to learn new things – Visit the Hindu Temple in Neasden It was an honour to be welcomed into this...
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Blog Number 40: see a performance at the Minack Theatre in Penzance
I can’t quite believe that it has taken me four months to write this blog as it was one of the most enjoyable tasks on the 50by50 list. I had never even heard of the Minack Theatre in Penzance when it...
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I think the end bit fell off my last blog!
NB. If you have a spare few days with nothing to do, go and visit the Minack Theatre. We stayed at the Camilla House B&B – a great find and only about a 20 minute drive from the Minack. A massive...
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Blog Number 41: Visit the Louvre in Paris
The moment I arrived at Gare-Du-Nord station in Paris last weekend, the memories of my last visit to that very same station came flooding back. It was the summer of 1982, the weather was hot and humid....
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The Final Blog: it’s all over!
This time last year, full of wine and good cheer, I somewhat foolishly made the promise to (by midnight on 31st December 2013) achieve 50 tasks in the year of my 50th birthday. So, with one hour to go...
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Blog Number 34: Hoola Hoop for a minute
I knew that the rolls of flab on my stomach would work in my favour one day. I have just managed to wedge a hoola hoop between them and keep it twirling for a minute so that’s another one off the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blog Number 35: Use only cash for one month
AN APOLOGETIC WARNING: There may be a flurry of emails coming through. My 50by50 year is almost up and I need to get blogging! Well, I’m almost there. I have resisted the urge to burn the plastic this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blog Number 36: something cultural for July (a very late blog!)
The celebration of my birthday continued well on to the end of the month when I returned to my Irish roots and visited Inchydoney Lodge & Spa in Cork, Ireland. This fantastic hotel caters for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blog Number 37: Do something cultural once a month
August - An interesting article was written in the Telegraph entitled ‘Top 50 tell-tale signs of aging revealed’. Here’s the link – 50 tell-tale signs of aging I can’t quite believe it but I did number...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blog Number 38: Set up a Book Club.
As a child, Enid Blyton’s Famous Five was like an extension of my family. I lived through each and every adventure with them and couldn’t wait to get my hands on a new story. I have never lost my love...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blog Number 39: cramming them all in before the End of the year!
Working in a school has its advantages. There are many hidden talents and plenty of great opportunities to learn new things – Visit the Hindu Temple in Neasden It was an honour to be welcomed into this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blog Number 40: see a performance at the Minack Theatre in Penzance
I can’t quite believe that it has taken me four months to write this blog as it was one of the most enjoyable tasks on the 50by50 list. I had never even heard of the Minack Theatre in Penzance when it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I think the end bit fell off my last blog!
NB. If you have a spare few days with nothing to do, go and visit the Minack Theatre. We stayed at the Camilla House B&B – a great find and only about a 20 minute drive from the Minack. A massive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blog Number 41: Visit the Louvre in Paris
The moment I arrived at Gare-Du-Nord station in Paris last weekend, the memories of my last visit to that very same station came flooding back. It was the summer of 1982, the weather was hot and humid....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Final Blog: it’s all over!
This time last year, full of wine and good cheer, I somewhat foolishly made the promise to (by midnight on 31st December 2013) achieve 50 tasks in the year of my 50th birthday. So, with one hour to go...
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