Things That Gladden The Heart

Beautiful weather. Nice drive away from the city into the hills. Discover a small pub with nice food, brilliant staff and extraordinary views. Followed by an afternoon 18 holes on a very nicely conditioned course for my first full round of the year. With a mate I haven’t seen in person since last year. All round a very nice day.
 
Shutting down the office laptop at 3pm today, 3-45 tee off at Newport in the sunshine.

Also, knowing that as soon as my replacement is recruited and bedded in. I am retiring! (well, unless someone offers me a daft rate for an interesting challenge) Cue Steve Redgrave's "if you ever see me in a boat again" speech!"
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Methinks of Langham in North Norfolk (just outside Cley next the Sea) where we spent a lovely week just recently.
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This was The Langham at Portland Place, opposite the BBC. It was featured in a most luxurious hotels series on Channel 4 or 5. If anyone hasn't seen it yet, scroll past the spoiler below.








SPOLIER ALERT;

They were handing out goodie bags or boxes during lockdown, at least one of which included a voucher for a night's accommodation. Their regular postman won a voucher, and when reminded about booking it, said he was saving it for his 40th wedding anniversary. He & his good lady duly turned up to find they had been put in a £25,000 per night suite. The wife's face was a picture. A lovely touch. (y)
 
Blue in Munich said:
This was The Langham at Portland Place, opposite the BBC. It was featured in a most luxurious hotels series on Channel 4 or 5. If anyone hasn't seen it yet, scroll past the spoiler below.








SPOLIER ALERT;

They were handing out goodie bags or boxes during lockdown, at least one of which included a voucher for a night's accommodation. Their regular postman won a voucher, and when reminded about booking it, said he was saving it for his 40th wedding anniversary. He & his good lady duly turned up to find they had been put in a £25,000 per night suite. The wife's face was a picture. A lovely touch. (y)
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My wife and I attended a charity award ceremony there in the late 1990's, blew me away, beautiful place and the food and service were 5*

We have not been back to London since. Not my wife's favourite place, too busy, noisy and dirty for her.
 
After covid robbed us of a league and cup double last year and a couple late hiccups this season we've finally got the win tonight that has clinched us the title?
Won 4-0 against a team who beat us 6-1 last week, we were back to full strength and they didn't play any ringers this time ? so it was business as usual.
Chuffed to bits, its been a long old season.
 
Finishing another set of speakers (based loosely on an old set of KEF Coda 7s I had), the client is delighted with the build as he wanted specific size cabinets to use grille covers he had, so I embedded some magnets under the walnut veneer and they fit perfectly.

They sound amazing, hitting down to 50Hz and crossing over at 3500Hz. So good I am going to build a set for myself after the floor stands I am working on are done.

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Lord Tyrion said:
1st Test of the year v New Zealand. My favourite tourists. They play the game the right way and hopefully it will mean a return to UK airwaves of the marvellous and relaxing Jeremy Coney.
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I used to see him at/through my work quite often (late 70s/early 80s?) as he worked for Burroughs (as it was then), having married 'the Boss's daughter'. He was very approachable then and seems to treat life exactly the same now! Gifted speaker (and commentator) and all around good guy imo!
Incredible innings by Conway, especially at Lord's! Great start by NZ in Englands response. Now, if we can somehow remove Root cheaply.....
 
Lots of upcoming gladdenings
I'm in France at the moment - Vaccine scheduled for tomorrow - J&J so one dose and done
Our dogs in Italy go off on their lakeside summer holiday tomorrow
That then allows the better half to travel back here to France and we can have 10 days together :)
First holiday together in 3 yrs - we rarely get to 'holiday' together due to menagerie logistics
 
My lad has told us today that he has his first post-lockdown tour work confirmed (all being well), working with Lucy Spraggan (she’s VG btw) on something like 20 dates from mid-October. Also likely some work coming in a bit before then plus, fantastically, a chance of a salaried operations job with one the the UK tour management companies. PLUS he has a first DJ session on Friday 25th June...all being well..at the big nightclub in Sheffield at which he was doing regular DJ sessions.

So we are praying that the virus is kept under control and reopening goes ahead as planned because every piece of work and job opportunity in the sector is conditional on that.
 
Just weighed myself and it's the lowest I've been for a long, long time. Not even sure how I've managed that, other than playing an extra round of golf on Tuesday and two lots of tennis Weds and Thursday. But dietary wise I've eaten as normal, even had two Magnum ice creams the last couple of days. I'll never know how this works. :LOL:
 
Orikoru said:
Just weighed myself and it's the lowest I've been for a long, long time. Not even sure how I've managed that, other than playing an extra round of golf on Tuesday and two lots of tennis Weds and Thursday. But dietary wise I've eaten as normal, even had two Magnum ice creams the last couple of days. I'll never know how this works. :LOL:
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I like the sound of a Magnum diet :love:
 
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