Sunday, 23 December 2018

Wish You Were Here

Wedding of the Year 2018
2018. It's had its ups and downs, for sure; but with more ups than downs, definitely. All in all it's been a good year - well, it would be, it's got an '8' in there, hasn't it?

A lot of firsts; my eyes have widened and my soul deepened, that much I do know. I also know that, pretty much like last year, my end of year round up is very simple, being both compact and bijou:

Best Wedding: James & Janneke
Best Bar/Pub: either Jenkins [Sherwood] or the Organ Grinder [Loughborough] - I really can't make my mind up
Best App: remove.bg Remove the background from any photograph Instantly (see 'Wish You Were Here' - below) 
Best Walk: Attenborough Nature Reserve. By a country mile
Best Breakfast: Warsaw Diner, Canning Circus
Best Gig: The Prodigy - Nottingham Arena
Best Podcast: Ruthie - Me & My Dad
Best Radio Station: another joint 1st. prize - Soho Radio [London] / RTÉ Radio 1 [Dublin]
Best Radio Presenter: Pete Paphides
Best Book: The Chalk Man - C J Tudor (below)
Best Open Mic: The Running Horse - with a big thank you to Paul Carbuncle 

 Once again a big thank you to everyone who looks in my shop window, and an even bigger thank you to those who trust to luck and cross the threshold... 

 Have a peaceful Christmas
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12 comments:

  1. Chris24 December 2018 at 10:08

    Glad your 2018 had more ups than downs. I've made a note of The Chalk Man by CJ Tudor. Would you say it's closer to horror or thriller? Apparently (according to Amazon) the writing is reminiscent of Stephen King

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    1. John Medd25 December 2018 at 00:29

      Hi Chris - I'd say thriller, but with horror overtones. She was saying how made up she was when Stephen King started to get behind the book; he being her hero and all.

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  2. FurryBootsCityBoy24 December 2018 at 11:20

    Thanks for all your 2018 posts. All the best to you and yours for 2019.

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    1. John Medd25 December 2018 at 00:30

      Thank you. And the same to you with furry boots on!

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  3. Anonymous24 December 2018 at 14:56

    All the best for Christmas and the New Year, John!

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    1. John Medd25 December 2018 at 00:36

      And you too Marie. Thank you for all your kind words and support this year.

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  4. C24 December 2018 at 17:02

    Lovely shout-out to our dear friend Alyson :-)
    A very happy Christmas to you and family, John.

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    1. John Medd25 December 2018 at 00:33

      And to you and yours C.

      Alyson's writing, and I'm sure she won't mind me saying this here, is so sure and strident these days. She's come of age!

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  5. Alyson24 December 2018 at 19:31

    This will be the first and last time in my life, I appear on the same "Best of" list as Paul McCartney. Very flattered of course but many more worthy blogs out there I'm sure. What I have done this year is write about some very personal issues affecting my family - I worry that I over-share but it turns out most of us go through a similar set of issues in the course of our lifetimes (empty nests, mental heath problems, elderly parents with health issues etc) so cathartic to write about such things. It's been a joy to have people drop by and share their stories.

    All the best for Christmas John. A couple of newly weds in your family this year - Shows how things move on every year, just as it should.

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    1. John Medd25 December 2018 at 00:34

      A - I'm sure Macca is saying exactly the same thing this Christmas!

      Have a great Crimbo. See you next year...

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  6. Brian25 December 2018 at 00:36

    Merry Christmas, John. In 2018, I learned I have a compadre when it comes to McCartney and Lowe.

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    1. John Medd26 December 2018 at 00:57

      You too Brian. Hope you heard the hooves on the roof last night.

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