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Today was the funeral and thanksgiving for my mum’s eldest brother, John Colville. It was lovely to hear the memories of him and tributes paid movingly by brothers, sons, friends and colleagues. My memory of Uncle Johnny was of him playing the piano, impressively and effortlessly, without any music, on a Christmas evening, at the…
Featured Post – my top 5 European cities to visit
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Paris – an evening at Notre-Dame, the Seine and the Love Locks
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