My second Facebook diary page (26.4.2012), before progressing to WordPress:
Began the day, as usual, with an hour or so learning French vocabulary. Lunch with my friend Norman in Harlsden. Walked the first part of the journey from Morden to Colliers Wood through Morden Hall (National Trust) Park and along Merton’s Wandle Trail. Pissing with rain, it being London in April. A woman in Sainsbury’s gave me her place in the checkout queue because I only had a bottle of wine. That was nice. In the Park I met a former rugby prop forward and we chatted for a while in the pouring rain. What the hell, we were drenched anyway.
On the tube I noticed a young woman with an oval face and huge round specs. Surprisingly I thought they suited her face perfectly, so I told her. She was chuffed.
Read more of Farenheit 451. Did an evening telephone supervision session.
Today’s Scrabble with people in UK, South Africa, Singapore and Australia.
‘…..and so to bed’. Samuel Pepys eat your heart out.
I don’t suppose Samuel Pepys would’ve stopped at commenting on the lady’s specs/face.
Well, it was in a crowded tube train 🙂 Thanks a lot, Mike
Sounds like the first line of a novel…
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It’s better now, with the photos and all….. 🙂
I agree with Pauline!
Thanks very much, Jill
I read Fahrenheit 451 so many years ago I don’t remember a thing. I will have to get my hands on the book again.
Thanks a lot, Andrew. Blogging helps me remember now 🙂
Amazing how blogging can help with so many things. Have a good one Derrick
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Your last line made me laugh.
It makes me wonder what he’d do with all the social media now.
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Very fine beginnings!
Many thanks, Laurie. Much more like an actual diary 🙂
Interesting how many memory jogs one gets from old posts… It’s fun to look back!
It certainly is. I had forgotten the conversation in the rain. This brought it back. Many thanks, Anna
Fun look into your pre-WP life! I’m not sure what “chuffed” means.
“Pleased”, as I am that you have read it, Leslie
Aha! I couldn’t decided between it meaning pleased or miffed; although, why anyone would be miffed at a compliment I don’t know.
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I’ve heard Derrick use that word before and I love it. I’d like to try it around here, in conversation, but have not yet had the courage.
It’s a cool word. I might have to try it, too. You first!
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🙂 Be sure to report on its impact
Me first – that’s funny.
And how is your French now? I am trying to learn Welsh at the moment because I wanted somethiing interesting to do with lost minutes. Very difficult it turns out. And I now know there are no lost minutes. 🙂
Many thanks, Ina. You have certainly picked a difficult one in Welsh. I achieved A Level French at school, but that was 60 years ago. My recent efforts were really revision because I had bought a house in France. Reading and writing is not too bad, but I have trouble speaking and listening to the words, especially regional.
Welsh always sounded intriguing, although I was once told Czech was the hardest language to learn.
This has a lot of history and human interest woven into your journalistic rewind. . . So good!
Many thanks, Robin. Especially for going back this far
Liked your comment on the lady with the large round glasses, and her being chuffed at your observation, in today’s age that would be inappropriate with all the politically correctness being expounded. Good to see some old traditions and conviviality still around.
Such a shame that that could be open to misinterpretation. Thanks a lot, Ian
Quite a change in style over the years. 🙂 You were very succinct in your Facebook days.
I didn’t know about blogging then 🙂 Thanks a lot, Quercus
Good day
Thanks very much, Taxi
You welcome
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