Thursday 24 July 2014

Wednesday 23rd July 2014

Retired today  ..... so no more ties.........

As it was my last day as head teacher I decided to wear three different ties over the course of the day

The first is a tie created by the grandmother of one of the children  who designed it based on the entrance to the oldest part of the school


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Then there was this one



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and finally .... possibly my all time favourite tie....... pink Cadillacs



.................... take me home Elvis!



To see a video of this year's collection visit: 

http://youtu.be/rwhq23g5Ugc




besten Wünsche jeder

mejores deseos a todos

наилучшие пожелания всем

meilleurs voeux à tous

最高の願い、みんな

beste wensen iedereen

최고의 소원 모두

祝愿大家












Tuesday 22 July 2014

22nd July 2014

Time for some 'thwak' and 'twang' ...... another guitar tie


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quite arty



Monday 21 July 2014

21st July 2014

Aren't trains brilliant .................?



I think I can ........ I think I can .....


I thought I could....... I thought I could .......


Saturday 19 July 2014

18th July 2014 Friday

Potential future career ................. 




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....... or international man of mystery


Thursday 17 July 2014

Wednesday 16 July 2014

16th July 2014

A really charming bejewelled tie - Italian silk - one of many, many ties I bought when I lived in Hong Kong



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no ties yesterday as it was sports all day



Monday 14 July 2014

14th July 2014 Monday

A bright summer Monday morning and a bright summery tie to boot!



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Thursday 10 July 2014

10th July 2014

Mickey was never my favourite Disney cartoon figure (more of a Pluto man myself) but this is a rather jolly tie





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no ties tomorrow as we are swimming
and none on Monday as it is Sports Day all day



9th July 2014

Sorry for not posting yesterday ... watching Holland v Argentina semi-final ... it went on into extra time and penalties! 

Here is an acoustic guitar tie .. pattern of the diagonal type



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Tuesday 8 July 2014

8th July 2014

A particularly different tie from china ..... would make a nice set of curtains or cushion covers in an old people's home





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