Monthly Archives: September 2010

Like nowhere else on earth – as promised by the border guard when we crossed over from Canada to USA, in 2008, and were questioning [especially Tony] the long, arduous 2 day drive ahead to see it. But when we … Continue reading →

OK, let me tell you about Tony’s tulip vase:- I’m in Moscow/St Petersburg on a school trip – it’s 1999 – and Tony won’t be outdone on holidays, so he’s gone to Amsterdam – and being Tony, he’s off hunting … Continue reading →

Tony loved his Art Deco. I think his lust for sparkle was born from earlier days in Glasgow. When he left he also had to leave behind many wonderful objects which he had collected from ‘the Barrows’ [I think]. Anyway, … Continue reading →

Tony’s posing in front of a tug boat in San Francisco [2006] that we thought looked identical to the one Barbara Streisand stands and sings on [hence Tony’s pose] as it speeds across New York harbour near the end of ‘Funny … Continue reading →

I’m not in denial. I just cannot use the past tense. He was and he still is. The joy he gave me for 18 years – to be honest, there were times we bickered like cats and dogs, but all … Continue reading →

Tony served his National Service in the mid 50s and was one of the very last British men to do so. For him the experience was very much a rite of passage – he went in to the army a … Continue reading →

Yes, more – Tony loved movies. ‘Notting Hill’ – he adored it – many was the wet Sunday that we would curl up in front of the TV and watch it on DVD. Bernie: But she said she wanted to … Continue reading →

Hard to believe this was just over a year ago. We had a fantastic cruise that took us to Istanbul, Athens and Rhodes, as well as many other fabulous places. Tony loves the holiday – he loved the style, he loved … Continue reading →