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Life Begins at Eighty

Author: Michael Jackson

Born in Palestine many years ago, Educated? in Birmingham (West Midlands not Alabahma). Left home to join REME JLU in 1960, transferred to Intelligence Corps in 1962. Served with 13 Sigs Regt, 5 Inf Brigade HQ and Sigs Sqn, 9 Sigs Regt, Back to 13, E Troop, 14 Sigs Langeleben, roughly in that order up to March '84. Moved to Northern Ireland, to join my wife Josephine. Fell out with Brits over citizenship (bit like Spike Milligan -'cept I'm still alive - just!) and am now naturalized Irish. Have been with my present company, SOS Group, manufacturing school furniture since Sept '84.
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Jersey, May 2011

Michael Jackson02/07/201128/07/2011

One cannot beat arriving in the warm Jersey sunshine having queued on the tarmac in the wind and rain at…

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RPSI Jazz Train Mystery Tour

Michael Jackson21/06/2011

It is hard to believe it is the middle of June and the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland‘s series of…

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3 Mile Water, Newtownabbey

Michael Jackson14/06/201114/06/2011

Just the place for a quiet stroll with the dogs at lunchtime

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X Marks the Spot

Michael Jackson14/06/2011

Vapour trails over Portrush this morning.

Eating Out

CO CO, 7-11 Linenhall Street, BELFAST, BT2 8AA

Michael Jackson16/05/201117/05/2011

If you haven’t been yet try it out. We were invited by friends to the Hi-Life Dining club get together celebrating…

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ACCS Conference, Wexford 2011

Michael Jackson16/05/2011

Not the best position for up and down The best way to start an ACCS conference is with a round…

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FIRST 2011 BBQ

Michael Jackson02/05/201109/05/2011

Finally got round to breaking out the BBQ kit for the season with an afternoon session with the family.  Hardly…

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The Silver Fox, Kilmore Quay, Wexford

Michael Jackson14/04/2011

Kilemore Quay is a picturesque heritage fishing village on the south east coast of Ireland about 22km from Wexford Town and has been an…

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Holi – Festival of Colours, Belfast

Michael Jackson21/03/2011

Holi is an ancient pre christian Indian rite celebrating of the coming of Spring and was originally thought to have…

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Ballinvreena & the Mustard Seed revisited

Michael Jackson18/03/201122/02/2012

Ballinvreena is probably not a place one would be in the habit of visiting on a regular basis.  I was…

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