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03-07-15, 07:02 AM
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Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Day off work to spend with the family in the sunshine
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06-07-15, 10:19 PM
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My smile today is making a random new friend. A couple of months ago I went to a photography exhibition private view as a +1 of my oldest friend. Afterwards I tweeted how much I'd enjoyed it - it was photos of New Order at a gallery in Camden. Beautiful black and white prints. It was a photographer whose work I've always liked, he's worked for NME and Q a lot.
The photographer thanked me. We got chatting. Turns out over the last 25 years we've worked with loads of the same people yet never met before. And he likes cricket. So I invited him to a match as my guest. Tonight he took me to the National Theatre in return to see The Motherfuİ<er With The Hat as he thought I'd enjoy it. I did, it was fab. I love that just a chance invite from a really old mate has lead to me making this new friend.
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07-07-15, 02:28 AM
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Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Just for the record neither I nor my hat have been to the National Theatre.
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07-07-15, 06:45 AM
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Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
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07-07-15, 11:31 PM
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As you may have seen on photo a day, I hosted the Coldstream Guards at Lord's a few weeks ago, so as a thank you tonight I was invited to supper at St James's Palace.
It was black tie, and I was a guest of the Major who is guarding the Queen and two officers. The butler brought me a very fine Moscow Mule on the roof terrace, when I got chilly the Major loaned me his dress cape. Dinner was served in a beautiful room in the Officers quarters with rather lovely wine and lots port, I don't drink much but I could have. I was given a history of the building and I held a cannon ball and a snuff box made from a cow's hoof from WWI and a diamond brooch owned by Queen Victoria as she looked down from a portrait of her as a beautiful young woman, a rarity as most show her in mourning. There were swords and bear skins. Tomorrow the Queen will dine where I sat. I was the last person allowed to use 'her majesty's loo' before she does. As Tuesday nights go, that was up there as one to remember. I always love showing people around at Lord's but when the return trip to their workplace is that special it's definitely a smile of the day!
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08-07-15, 04:32 AM
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Wow impressive LPH!
This will be one of those moments you'll remember later in life with a big smile. My smile of the day, went out for an hour ride (in the car) and visited an old friend, against Dr's orders. Sometimes you just have to get out of the house!
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08-07-15, 05:29 AM
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I will indeed. Hearing Major Storm say that in 2005 they managed to find a big TV and a satellite link from somewhere to watch the Ashes also made me smile, as they were in a tent in one of the most dangerous parts of Iraq.
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08-07-15, 06:43 AM
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So cool lph
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09-07-15, 07:18 AM
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Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
Transport strike looks like alot of commuters taken the day off.
So less traffic!
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09-07-15, 10:10 AM
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I've suddenly become old. My bike insurance is now through SAGA!
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