It was a moment of mad impulse when John Humphrys decided to buy a semi-derelict cottage & a building site on a plot of land overlooking the Aegean. A few minutes? gazing out over the most glorious bay he had ever seen was all it took to persuade him. After all, his son Christopher ? a professional musician fluent in Greek ? was already raising his family there so he would help build the beautiful villa that John dreamed of. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. John was to spend much of the next four years regretting his moment of madness. Some of it had its comic side. He learned to cope with the escaped peacock that took over his lemon grove & even a colony of rats that took over the cottage. Some of the humans proved trickier: the old man demanding payment for olive trees in the middle of Johns own land; the unfriendly neighbour who tried to barricade him in & the friendly neighbour who dragged his lovely old fishing boat onto the beach & set fire to it after a row with his wife. &, of course, the builders. If you have ever struggled with builders, read this & be grateful. John learned a lot about Greece in a short time. He grew to love & lament the country & its people, but was never for a moment bored by them. & Christopher learned a bit more about John. Their shared experience revived keen memories for him of growing up with a father for whom patience was never the strongest virtue. ...

A beautiful set of 12 coloured cards & envelopes. These fantastic cards are left blank inside for your own personal message.

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A gorgeous set of 5 blue skies themed adorable ribbons, each measuring 1m in length.

Great for decorative use, wrapping

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A fantastic paper pack with assorted Blue Skies designs, including 3 sheets of 12 different gorgeous new Blue Skies themes.

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A fantastic selection of mini retro craft frames in square shapes featuring a pastel blue colour.

These brilliant little

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At the age of 17, Samuel L Broadnax was enlisted as a pilot at the Tuskegee Army Air Base. Although he left the Air Corps at the end of the WWII, his experiences inspired him to talk with other pilots & black pioneers of aviation. This book presents an account of the history of African Americans in the skies from the beginnings of manned flight. ...

This slim blue executive Week to View 2013 Diary is perfect for keeping yourself organised &

Includes:: a handy

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Watch & play from a totally new perspective with this awesome Smart Theatre Virtual Reality Headset.

Step into the world

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Keep your fidgeting fingers occupied with this smooth touch Sticky Stress Ball.

This fun monster shape splats & sticks

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After spending two years in jail, cocky fast-talking jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence
- Bad Boys) finds himself on the
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