The girls popped in to see Lee and Bertie and we forced cheese and biscuits on them – it wasn’t too difficult!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together …
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Month:June 2009
Kitchen and Utility Room re-painted
Ann finished painting the remaining bits and pieces in the kitchen and utility room – it all looks great! 👍👍 Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a …
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TV: Ashes to Ashes – Series 2, Final Episode
Tonight was the night for the final episode. Just before I posted this blog, I learned that there WILL be a third series. I’d guessed there might be as there seemed just too many loose-ends to clear-up in the final episode. Things took an interesting turn when I accidentally deleted the recording from our sky-box …
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Val and David pop-in…
Val and David popped round to see Lee and Bertie – a perfect excuse for a cuppa and some cake! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a …
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“Konbanwa” – Japan is sorted
Ann finalised the details for our holiday to Japan later this year. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed to …
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Lee and Bertie enter cyber-space!
I sorted out internet access for Lee and Bertie and got them a really good deal with PlusNet – £5.99 a month including: 10GB usage allowance Up to 8Mb speeds Free wireless router Free connection 24/7 support I’ll wire it all up and get them on-line when we see them next month. Steve PalmerI got …
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Kitchen Repaint
Whilst I was out this morning, Ann got stuck into repainting the walls in the kitchen and utility room. We’d chosen Wickes’ ‘Devon Sun’ – a slightly lighter shade of what was there already – nice job!! 👍 Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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Film: Angels and Demons
We picked up Jo (Janet was working) to see the 4.30 performance of ‘Angels and Demons’. There had been mixed reviews in the Press – some were saying it was better than the first film: ‘The Da Vinci Code’, whilst others were saying it was a lot better. When we arrived, the car-park was already …
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Local Heroes…
Tom and John came round this morning to paint the kitchen and utility room ceilings. What a couple of real heroes, stepping in at short notice after yesterday’s disaster – that’s what friends are for! Thanks guys! – hope you can make it next Saturday for the party! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late …
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TV: Primeval, Series 3 – Final episode
It’s the final episode of ‘Primeval’ tonight, ITV’s ever-improving fantasy-drama series. Having taken the courageous decision to kill off the main lead character, Professor Nick Cutter (played by Douglas Henshall) earlier in the season, and darken the story-lines, episodes have gone from strength to strength. It’s becoming a real competitor to the traditional BBC Doctor …
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Cats in for their ‘six-weekly service’
We took Biscuit and Bon-Bon over to Patsy‘s today for their routine ‘wash-and-brush-up’. Bon-Bon went and hid as soon as I retrieved the cat-carrier from the loft! Smart cat! As always, Patsy did great job – Bon-Bon is now ‘whiter-than-white and Biscuit is, well…more biscuit coloured. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, …
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Ooh, a white ceiling..and a white floor…and a white cardigan!
Today we decided to give the heavily-hyped ‘Paint Wizard Pro’ a second chance after my disastrous inaugural event, where I painted part of the ceiling and then part the blue carpet in the dining-room after the device ‘fell-apart’. So with all that firmly in our mind, we took extra care this time. We also took …
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Brown’s for lunch
I met Sally B today at Brown’s in Cambridge for lunch. Because we’ve both been busy, we haven’t done this since September last year! It was great to catch-up and Sal is certainly enjoying her work at the moment. We chose to sit outside as the weather was so good, but an hour later it …
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Pemberley Grange II Router is live!
…actually it’s NOT. I ordered a wireless router and a basic Internet package from O2 last week. The communication process has been excellent to date with regular texts and emails to keep me abreast of the progress of my order. The Router arrived on Monday as promised, and ‘766’ line went live today as promised. …
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Lee and Bertie join us…
Lee and Bertie have joined us for a week of R and R Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed …
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Bosworth’s
We dropped in to Bosworth’s to choose some pots and plants for the back garden. Cor, what a scorcher!…it must be mid/upper 20s today! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its …
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Faster, faster!
Demon our ISP, announced a week or so ago that we’d been upgraded to ‘ADSL2+’. Being so far away from the Exchange, I expected it to make no difference at all, so I binned the letter. Then, towards the end of last week, I noticed that things were indeed faster. Time for a bit of …
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TV: ‘Ashes to Ashes’ – Series 2, Episode 7
This was a much darker episode than previous ones – and for me, that made it a more enjoyable and satisfying episode. The character of Martin Summers as a young PC (the character who seems to know all about Alex’s predicament) meeting-up with his older-self gave the episode plenty of dramatic potential. Shame then that …
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Bye-Bye David Tennant
One of the many (and probably one of the better) tributes to DT as the 10th Time Lord. It’s all home-made and deserves an award just for the editing! …lump-in-the-throat time?? Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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No Internet!
5.05 am. A great start to the week! The Demon connection went down this morning. Demon’s help desk couldn’t work out why even after re-setting the Router. It shouldn’t make any difference, but this is also the week when the second line in the house is activated for broadband by a different supplier – coincidence? …
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