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The Citroën Dali

By Tom Lennon ⋅ June 3, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

“Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole”- The Modern Lovers Last Thursday evening we were driving home from Wales. Clare was sitting beside me and the kids had fallen asleep on the back seat. The two grown-ups were about to have a proper grown-up conversation when a jet black Citroën Xsara Picasso overtook us somewhat [...]

Why so serious?

By Tom Lennon ⋅ May 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We spent yesterday in Wales visiting my old friends Jude & Jonathan at their secluded lakeside retreat located somewhere between Llanidloes and God Knows Where (Dduw Chnotiau Ble). I introduced my old friends to my new family and, for the second time in my life, tried to water ski. It was not a dignified sight. [...]

Be Seeing You

By Tom Lennon ⋅ February 18, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

I almost forgot to mention… after leaving Hafod Elwy Hall in Denbighshire last Sunday, Clare and I embarked on a Keruoac-lite drive around North Wales. We headed west along the A5 and through Betws-y-Coed (or, as my brother prefers to call it, “Betsy Cohen”) before veering off in a random direction to see where the [...]

The Great Outdoors

By Tom Lennon ⋅ February 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This weekend Clare & I are off to Snowdonia. We’ll be stopping at Hafod Elwy Hall, deep in the gorgeous Denby moors. This is what it looks like: Yummy. The hotel owners were kind enough to email us instructions on how to get there. It’s not located in what you might call the most accessible [...]