Swiss Re

Last Wednesday we had lunch at 30 St Mary Axe, otherwise known as the Gherkin. Designed by Foster and Partners, it is the second tallest building in the City and one of my favourite London buildings. For years I’ve been meaning to see inside on one of the London Open House days so I was

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Drill Squad

I used to love being in the Drill Squad at 10 Flight AIRTC. It might seem strange to some people for a kid to want to give up his spare time to wear a uniform and march around a parade ground but I really did love it. We got to carry rifles and there was

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Happy 2008!

Wilma stayed with us on New Year’s eve and she was a very well behaved little monkey. In the morning we went for a walk along the river before Jonathan and Louise collected her. In the afternoon we had our traditional Afternoon Tea on New Year’s Day, although this year it was at the Lanesborough

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