http://jeff.sedley.org/ The pathetic ponderings & galloping gibberish of a 70 plus year old who should know better! en-us 2008-12-29T11:56:54+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_12.html#001186 So - here we are nearly at the end of 2008. It has certainly been a traumatic year for us with the good and the bad mixed together. The good has been tempered throughout the year by the continued academic... Diary jeff 2008-12-29T11:56:54+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_09.html#001181 Tuesday We arrived in Juneau at 7:30 this morning and found exactly the same as in Ketchikan - drizzle! We walked around the town which is very similar to Norway or yesterday's experience. This afternoon we visited the sled dog... Diary jeff 2008-09-17T00:26:09+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_09.html#001180 Yesterday (Monday) was an internet disaster. The connection has been down for 24 hours and I am now well behind on blogging. I am now connected and here is what I intended to post yesterday. Sunday There was nothing dramatic... Diary jeff 2008-09-16T20:17:57+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_09.html#001179 Yesterday was quite a day. We were collected from the hotel at 11:30 as promised and reached the port at 12:30. After spending 90 minutes wending our way through a serpentine queue, we entered the "Cattle Shed" that puported to... Diary jeff 2008-09-14T23:19:11+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_09.html#001178 I now know where all the redundant engines from Concorde have gone - they power the hand driers in the toilets at Terminal 5! So here we are in Vancouver after a 32 hour day yesterday. Our 9 hour flight... Diary jeff 2008-09-13T16:01:08+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_09.html#001177 Diamond Princess Tommorow we are off to start our round the world trip. We are camping out at Heathrow so as not to suffer traumas on Friday morning! We then fly to Vancouver and board the ship there. We... Diary jeff 2008-09-10T21:31:04+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_09.html#001175 If one looks at the Olympics of the 21st century we could become very depressed, but I am looking at the other side of the coin - or in this case, the medal. Everyone is praising the Chinese for the... Diary jeff 2008-09-03T12:01:23+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_06.html#001148 Today we said farewell to our dearest Uncle Robert. This was an opportunity for the family to get together to remember his life and the humour he brought with it. It was also a rare chance to photograph us all... Family jeff 2008-06-17T22:12:30+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_06.html#001147 Robert Sedley - 90th Birthday Our beloved Uncle Robert died this morning, the last member of our direct male line of that generation. He was only six weeks short of his 93rd birthday. He was the best type of... Family jeff 2008-06-10T16:11:27+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_06.html#001146 Our Golden Wedding Picture Today Nina & I celebrated 50 years of marriage. Such a simple statement, but a lifetime remembered. Neil, Laura & Laurece made a luncheon party for us and we cannot thank them enough for a... Family jeff 2008-06-08T22:40:46+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_05.html#001138 Oh Dear Jaimie!!! How can you eveer forgive us for not putting an entry in the blog celebrating your birthday? Well, you know how we feel as we did speak to you to ttell you how much we love... Family jeff 2008-05-23T13:45:54+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_05.html#001137 The problems of updating the computer and the resultant non-compatibility with Neils new server have meant that I have been unable to create a photo album for my blog. This means that for the time being you will have to... Diary jeff 2008-05-23T13:20:02+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_05.html#001129 We returned last night from our annual 4 day trip to the Cotswolds. As usual we were based at the Three Ways House Hotel in Mickleton. This is, of course, the home of the Pudding Club and 41 people returned... EFU3A jeff 2008-05-02T12:28:46+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_03.html#001126 (Or How To Spend Your Kid's Inheritance) There is no doubt that we are now all considering ways to enjoy our retirement and to spend whatever we have accumulated over the years. As much as we love our kids, we... Diary jeff 2008-03-16T01:51:46+00:00 http://jeff.sedley.org/archives/2008_03.html#001125 Oh well - every year, two weeks after Neil's comes Laura's! Happy Birthday darling, Mum and I are so proud of all you have achieved and know that you are always there when we need you. Have a great... Family jeff 2008-03-13T09:17:39+00:00