I have now made the final trip for Colchester and back, at least for the time being. Mum is in the nursing home and the flat keys have been handed back. Colchester FreeCycle was a great help with clearing the flat, as was Nicole's charity shop. We also sent a few items to the auction salerooms, which will have been sold by now. I did bring a few final items back with me, but they were mostly things...

Another round trip to Colchester, more successful this time. Mum is set up in a nursing home and the flat is getting a lot closer to being cleared out. I have the family photos here now, as well as mum's toaster and a few bits and bobs. I called at Maplin's while I had the chance, and acquired screened cable to repair a pair of 35-year-old phono leads. That repair is now done, and the leads are ready...

Over the last few days I have been to Colchester to visit my mum and try to make arrangements for her future. Not altogether successful, after a false start and lots of frustration. I did make a start on the clear-up at the flat and also visited the grave of my grandfather and grandmother. Meanwhile, back in Bristol, I have acquired two new manhole covers and a garage door insulation kit.

Just before meeting up with my long-lost cousin in Colchester, I called in at the library. I asked about trade directories of the town and was shown a glass-fronted cabinet of Benham's Almanack of Colchester going back to 1875 or so. The most recent volumes were from the 1960s and there were also a few copies of the Cullingford's directory. Reading the Benham's guide revealed a vast wealth of information...

I spent the day today in and around Colchester, the town where I was born and where I grew up. My mum still lives here, and I've been visiting her too. Parts of the town are unchanged from how I remember it in the 1970s, while other parts are unrecognisable. I made my usual pilgrimage to Jack's Famous Supplies, a place where my father and I went to buy cheap tools and hardware for as long as I can...

I am extremely excited at the moment. Not only I had another fantastic weekend in Colchester seeing Helen and Phil, our holiday to Thailand is in less than 5 weeks. I have come off of the phone to my Aunty Debbie, who is looking very forward to seeing us. If she is able, she will be booking us all in for a weekend at a hotel in one of the Thai beaches. My cousin Danny is part Hindu and part Buddhist...

  1 : 1   Colchester                                Hartlepool Scores: Vernon 45 - (1-0), Nelson 71 - (1-1), Colchester: Walker, Tierney, Baldwin, Reid, Maybury, Gobern (Gillespie 64), Hackney (Perkins 90), Wordsworth, Yeates, Vernon (Platt 73), Izzet. Hartlepool: Lee-Barrett, Nelson, Clark, Collins, Jones (Foley 67), Humphreys, Liddle, Sweeney...

Вроде бы лазарет стал потихоньку пустеть, хотя после последней игры с Суиндоне Нардиелло повредил пах и пропустит 6-8 недель, Мэтью Робсон и Ричи Джонс возможно выйдут на поле. Пока что в лазарете находятся... 6 ничьих,  13 поражений. Разница забитых\пропущенных +1. Хартльпуль: 10 побед, 9 ничьих, 14 поражений. Разница забитых\пропущенных -6. 28th Feb 2009 KO 15:00 Ground: Weston Homes Community  

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