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Statement: As the Liberal Democrats' London Assembly Candidate for the Boroughs of Bexley and Bromley, and now as the Liberal Democrats' candidate for the Shortlands Council seat I am subject to stringent electoral law. Anything one says as a candidate, particularly...

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Tuesday – Lasithi Plateau and Dikteon Cave

Tuesday – Lasithi Plateau and Dikteon Cave

Disappointed with the overcast weather on Tuesday, we changed out of our swimming costumes and into sturdy(er) walking shoes for a trip to the Dikteon Cave which is, as legend has it, the birthplace of Zeus. Dikteon Andron contains striking stalactites and stalagmites...

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Welcome Fergus!

Welcome Fergus!

I'm delighted to announce that we brought home our new puppy today. Meet Fergus, Gemswin You're In My Heart, who is a flatcoated retriever puppy and 10 weeks old tomorrow. I felt terrible parting him from his litter sister and large extended flatcoat family but it's...

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Garden tulips

Garden tulips

It's been a great year for tulips. I thought I'd share some pictures of the display in our garden planted by our @Heftys_garden. The large raised bed in the centre of our front garden is planted with a different colour display each year. The potted red tulips are...

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What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

We are now into our second week of wrangling about what to call our impending puppy and, frankly, it's doing my head in. What started out as a fun exercise has turned into a massive eyeroll for me. Oscar was named for Oscar Peterson so we first decided to continue...

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I’m Gita and I live in Beckenham, South East London, though this is an action photo of me in Victoria, Vancouver Island.

I write about things that interest me. This blog is a flight of fancy, a stream of consciousness.

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