Going out for the Summer

This may be the last post until mid-August.  On the other hand I may get bored and do loads of blogging over the Summer holidays.  Either way, we break up on Friday, and I've really enjoyed my first year of blogging - thanks for reading, commenting and being there :)

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  1. OllieBray24 June 2007 at 20:44

    ...and thank you - your blog is great! Have a great summer. OB

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  2. Alan Coady24 June 2007 at 22:23

    Have a great holiday. I never quite made it round to see the interactive white board in action - perhaps this Tue as a few pupils are out on trips? I've enjoyed reading your contributionsand. Cheers, Alan

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  3. jonesieboy24 June 2007 at 22:52

    Cheers Ollie - you have a good one too.

    Always welcome Alan :)

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  4. Gordon McKinlay29 June 2007 at 20:47

    Have a great holiday. I'm not bitter that you have seven weeks off!

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  5. jonesieboy1 July 2007 at 10:12

    LOL - cheers Gordon. You stuck in work over the Summer then?

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  6. Jim McDougall5 July 2007 at 00:16

    Have recently just started to read your blog, which I came to via Ollie Bray's site; noted that you commented on my post about Foinaven;cheers! I have been experimenting with blogs and am trying evolve a look and a philosophy as I go along, taking ideas from excellent sites I have come across. Interested to read your various categories, like "acting" and "buddhism", for example. I think that's what I lie about blogs-the sheer eclecticism of them!
    Hope there will be plenty more cross fertilisation in the blogosphere over the coming months. Enjoy your holiday!

    Jim

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  7. jonesieboy20 July 2007 at 13:42

    Hi Jim :) Glad you've found some things of interest here. The holiday is fabulous. Just off to cut the grass as we are enjoying a brief dry spell.

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