Category Archives: Family

Santa Brings Me The Latest Leicester Shirt

Posted on December 28, 2011 by tokyofox

When my mum asked me a few months ago for some christmas present ideas I couldn’t really think of too much so I said I’d have a Leicester City shirt which is something I always used to get for my … Continue reading →

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A New Addition To The Family #3 – George

Posted on May 13, 2011 by tokyofox

Welcome to the family! I’m an uncle again as George Smedley was born at 5.45am on April the 30th. Congratulations to Stuart and my sister Lorna on their first child.    

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Use The Forks!

Posted on March 3, 2010 by tokyofox

Not exactly topical but one present which I got from my sister and brother-in-law while home at Christmas was a spinning fork (I should add that this wasn’t all they bought me!) which is designed for eating spaghetti and possibly … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – Back Home

Posted on January 10, 2010 by tokyofox

So due to the Eurostar problems I was back home a day earlier than planned and I didn’t really do anything of any note until Christmas eve when I went out to the usual pub in town for a fair … Continue reading →

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A New Addition To The Family #2 – Anesta

Posted on August 23, 2009 by tokyofox

I am a proud Uncle again after my sister Ruth gave birth to Anesta. She was born on August 14th so congratulations to both Ruth and Carl on their second child.    

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Back To Britain Pt II – A Castle, A Lightsaber & My Nephew!

Posted on September 30, 2008 by tokyofox

I didn’t have too many spare moments when I was back in England but wanting to make the most of our trip to Leicester  to collect the wedding suits I asked my dad to take me to a few places. First … Continue reading →

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Back To Britain Pt I – My Sister’s Wedding

Posted on September 19, 2008 by tokyofox

On 11th September I went back to Blighty and even got to turn left on boarding the plane as I was upgraded (no such luck on the return!) which was a new experience. The reason for my five day return flight was … Continue reading →

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I Graduated 10 Years Ago

Posted on July 22, 2008 by tokyofox

It’s hard to believe it but today marks the 10th anniversary of my graduation from the University Of Lincolnshire & Humberside in Hull. In some ways it also seems a long time ago as I feel I have done quite … Continue reading →

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Australia 2007 Pt VII – Melbourne Again

Posted on September 2, 2007 by tokyofox

The 4.45am airport shuttle took me to Hobart Airport for my 6am flight back to Melbourne and I was surprised to bump into colleague Mark in the waiting lounge who i climbed Mount Fuji with. After a slight delay I was back … Continue reading →

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Australia 2007 Pt II – Melbourne

Posted on August 21, 2007 by tokyofox

During my working holiday year in Australia in 2001 I spent about a third of that time in Melbourne living in St Kilda so I was looking forward to taking a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Before that though I went … Continue reading →

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