12/52 – Wait For It

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One of the things that I’ve being doing fairly regularly for over a year now is contributing to ‘A Hint Of Bergamot.’ This is a site set up by my friend Thomas, which challenges us to photograph the ordinary things of life to remind us of how special they can be. Sometimes that comes from the quality of the photograph but often it’s just a reminder of how great a design is. And that’s what I thought when I was waiting to cross the road. Have you ever wondered about the designer of the ‘Press to wait’ button unit and why it’s been designed the way it has?

March 27, 2010 | admin | 1 Comment »

Spring forward!

image2081321331.jpgIf you live in the UK dont forget to put your clocks forward one hour this Saturday night.

Yes, that’s right – this weekend is one hour shorter than the norm…


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March 25, 2010 | admin | No Comments »

Happy 5th Birthday

MicroG-T asleep the night before his birthday

Five years ago today the wee guy you see in the picture here made his entrance to the world and changed his family forever.

MicroG-T became a little brother to MiniG-T and BabeG-T, and a much loved son to his proud mum and dad.

Five years on, he’s the geek who can’t resist electronic gadgets, could work the TV and DVD player when he was two, was on the computer at age four and is a highly competent gamer on his very own Nintendo DS.

He also loves football, playing weekly at a local indoor venue, and recently attended his first ever professional match with us.

His infectious laugh brightens the moment, and he’s (normally) a joy to be around.

Love you Mister Small! Happy Birthday from your loving mum and dad.

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That was the week…

image635658927.jpgSo, another week finished and it was significantly more normal than last week!

MrsG-T returned from South Africa, replete with football shirts for the boys, tea, photographs and other goodies. Cape Town sounds fascinating and clearly still has many issues to work through.

Work has been busy, with our boss having resigned and departed, but it’s interesting working on some of the things that he formerly did.

My database, Excel and process-mapping tools have all been used which was good. It’s always nice to solve problems!

I had to fix the dishwasher and the wifi router which packed up after five years. I also thought I was going to get a new Mac after one of the cats tipped a jug of water into my iBook, but it’s still working perfectly.

In other news my dad has built his first ever website about a service that he and my mum are heavily involved in. Please have a look at it here. I think you’ll find it interesting.


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March 20, 2010 | admin | 1 Comment »

11/52 – At The Footie

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Last weekend we took advantage of an initiative by Coventry City FC and went to see them play. It was MicroG-T’s first ever match as a spectator and he loved it, although he was very nervous on the way there!

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10/52 – Interior Ambience

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As MrsG-T has been away this week I’ve really struggled to get many photographs in as I rushed between the school run, work, the evening routine and trying to keep on top of all the housework! So, this is clearly the best of the five photos from this week. Still managing to keep to track though…

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Happy Birthday

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Today would have been Andy’s birthday.

I don’t want to wallow in sadness because that’s not what Andy would have wanted. Instead I want to highlight a few things that he influenced. So today, if you find yourself thinking about Andy, think about these things:

Carol Jarvis’ solo album is on pre-order at Amazon and you can order it here. Carol plays trombone wonderfully, and from a brief conversation with her I know that Andy changed instruments in a brass band so that she could take over, and encouraged and mentored her. She is donating the profits to MacMillan Cancer Support.

Stuart Pendred has been one of Andy’s mates since childhood. He’s now a hugely accomplished singer (yes, you are Stu…) and will be the baritone soloist at a performance of Brahms’ A German Requiem on Saturday 20th March 2010 at St Paul’s, Onslow Square, London. Find out more here.

Stu is also involved in running for Andy’s Angels who will be running again in 2010 in aid of the Bone Cancer Research Trust. The first race they’re hoping to compete in is the Oxford Town & Gown 10k on 16th May 2010. Find out more about entry here. I believe that the team are hoping to compete in more races during the year.

The BCRT was a cause that Andy was devoted to, partly because so little is known about Bone Cancer. At the time of writing over £5,400 has been committed in donations towards the £10,000 target that he had set himself to raise. If you want to donate or sponsor the runners, please do so here.

My own family, MrsG-T, MiniG-T, MicroG-T and even BabeG-T had all met Andy and all were touched by the great example that he showed of dealing with life and its ups and downs.

And finally, think about Andy’s amazing family – his wife, three daughters, son, sister, brother-in-law and nephew. They’ve handled the changes in the last couple of years with tremendous dignity, great humour and been unfailingly lovely. As a family we’ve hugely enjoyed spending time with them all.

Guys, I think you’re all great. Thanks for being a great tribute to our shared memory of Andy Greig.

Happy birthday Pal!

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