Posted by: John Ager | July 4, 2009

3 July 2009

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Today I travelled down to Northampton to pick up Sarah (her bike) and our dog Zoe. They had been staying with my parents while Marta and I were in Alicante for two weeks. It also gave me the chance to visit a favourite greasy spoon cafe (on the A1 south near Stamford) for a coffee and a packet of crips!

Posted by: John Ager | July 3, 2009

2 July 2009

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The problems of going away on holiday are all the things you have to catch up with when you return! Post, emails, and an unruly garden that was so tidy when you left! So today was mainly spent catching up with these things.

Posted by: John Ager | July 2, 2009

17 junio – 1 julio 2009

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Marta y yo hemos estado de vacaciones en Alicante durante dos semanas, nos quedamos con la tía y el tío de Marta. Las fechas fueron elegidas para coincidir con las hogueras, porque los diferentes distritos habian construido monumentos de muchos colores que quemaron después de unos días. Porque es muy caliente, hemos tenido que acostumbrarnos a una nueva forma de vida. Fuimos a muchos lugares cerca de Alicante, tambien la ‘British’ area de Benidorm, donde todo está en Inglés! Petardos son una parte importante de la fiesta, con mucho ruido de día y de noche en las calles. Nos gustaron ‘las mascletas’ todas las tardes durante cinco días, estos están diseñados para el ruido en vez de la luz – 130kg de pólvora en siete minutos! También hubo petardos en la playa a la medianoche por cinco días mas, así que tuvimos mucho que ver y hacer.

Marta and I have been on holiday in Alicante for two weeks, we stayed with Marta’s aunt and uncle. We chose the dates to coincide with the fiesta, when the different districts build huge colourful monuments which are set on fire after a few days. Of course it was very hot, and so we had to get used to a new way of life. We had a number of trips out to various locations around Alicante, including the ‘British’ area of Benidorm where everything is in English! Fireworks are a big part of fiesta, with noisy ones in the streets at all hours of day and night. Especially spectacular were the ‘mascletas’ every afternoon for five days, these are designed for noise rather than light – 130kg of gunpowder in seven minutes! There were also fireworks on the beach at midnight for another five days, so we had plenty to see and do.

Posted by: John Ager | July 2, 2009

14-16 June 2009

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After leading worship at Sleaford Corps on our 29th wedding anniversary, it was time to start thinking about our holiday in Alicante. One of the jobs involved was taking Sarah (and her bike) and Zoe (our dog) to stay for the duration with my parents in Northampton. On Tuesday we travelled to Manchester to stay overnight with Roberto (one of Marta’s brothers) so that he could take us to the airport for 5.15 am.

Posted by: John Ager | June 13, 2009

11-13 June 2009

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In the last few days we have been doing a lot of sorting out at home, but we also had a shopping trip to Lincoln – where we had a wonderful lunch at the Big Wok! Please note that there will be no updates on this site for a few weeks! God bless you all!

Posted by: John Ager | June 10, 2009

10 June 2009

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Another day of sorting out! Rotary Club this evening, good times!

Posted by: John Ager | June 9, 2009

8-9 June 2009

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Marta and I have started getting sorted out for our move at the end of July, so a highlight has been a trip to Gainsborough tip! Clearing out is so liberating, and I’ve had a good response for items I’ve offered free on FreeCycle.org

Posted by: John Ager | June 8, 2009

6-7 June 2009

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For the second time this year we travelled back to Wales at the invitation of a previous corps. It was an absolute joy to travel to Pentre in the Rhondda Valley where we spent five happy years between 1995 and 2000. Sarah came with us and we received such a warm welcome, it was great to meet up with so many good friends. Although it was a working weekend, it didn’t feel like it! The whole weekend was a real encouragement to us, and it was wonderful to see the fruit of our ministry in Pentre. Praise the Lord!

Posted by: John Ager | June 5, 2009

Microsoft Invades Firefox!

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On Tuesday I installed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) on my desktop PC, and felt very pleased that it all went well with no problems – that was until yesterday! What I found was that Microsoft had sneakily installed an add-on to my Firefox browser!

Read more by clicking here!

Posted by: John Ager | June 5, 2009

1-5 June 2009

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Post about this week to follow soon!

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