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Posted in family history, good times, rugged outdoor manliness, testify on May 24th, 2010
On Tuesday May 11th beside Innominate Tarn on the summit of Haystacks I asked Sara Simpson to marry me.
She said yes! There’s a romantic story that goes with it but not every story belongs on the interwebs…
Posted in good times on May 9th, 2010
It was my 40th birthday on Friday and my 40th birthday party on Saturday. Right now I’m sitting at home on Sunday night looking back at a wonderful weekend.
The first treat was Sara’s arrival. Just like at Christmas she arrived to be my best possible present on the big day itself. We just relaxed [...]
Posted in good times, london on Jan 30th, 2010
I hope there’s no bad luck involved in getting your Christmas blogs up after the 6th of January but I say better late than never.
I can safely say I got exactly what I wanted for Christmas this year because on Christmas morning my beautiful girlfriend arrived at Heathrow terminal 3. We had an emotional reunion [...]
Posted in good times, testify on Dec 24th, 2009
My first post after getting back to dear old Blighty spoke of my challenges acclimatising. That didn’t last long; after a week or two I was really feeling back in the swing of the things and starting to appreciate what it was I had come home for. It was great to be back with friends [...]
Posted in calgary, good times, testify on Oct 30th, 2009
I’ve been meaning to write an epic post reflecting on my time in Calgary and looking to the future but to be honest I’m knackered! Proper cream crackered: physically and emotionally. But my bags are finally packed and I’ve just got some tidying up to do, drop off a few things at the office and [...]
Posted in good times on Sep 17th, 2009
This last weekend Sara and I went for a bit of a jaunt to New York City. September 11th may not be everyone’s idea of the best time to be in New York but it was the date that worked for us and we had a great weekend.
The only other time I had been to [...]
Posted in good times, rugged outdoor manliness on Aug 31st, 2009
When Alice came out to see me in the first summer I was in Calgary I really wanted to show her something beyond the standard tourist spots of the Rockies. Some reading and googling later I came up with 2 possibilities: Lake O’Hara or Mt Assiniboine. In the end I opted for Lake O’Hara because [...]
Posted in good times on Aug 26th, 2009
I’ve been meaning to visit my favourite winter wonderland, Fernie BC, sometime in the summer just to see what the ski hill looks like without the snow. Sara and I have also been talking a good game about going camping at some point this summer. When we found a weekend that suited us I knew [...]
Posted in good times, testify on Aug 13th, 2009
There is a rather vainglorious and, at least the way I see it, un-Canadian sign beside the highway as you drive into British Columbia. It says “British Columbia - The Best Place On Earth”. Whatever happened to modest stillness and humility eh? If nothing so becomes a man as that then the same goes double [...]
Posted in good times on Jul 8th, 2009
As many of you will no doubt be aware the Ashes started today. Despite being many timezones removed, I was determined to be part of the experience and so was Sara. I booked the day off work and set my alarm for 3.30am intent to listen from start to finish via the magic of TMS [...]