Given that it’s out 25th, we splashed out a bit this year! Ann, from me… Me from Ann… From Rosi and David From Paul and Karen 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 …
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Month:December 2009
The Power of a Pizza – 25 today…
Yes, today’s the day. Who would have thought that after a simple pizza in romantic Romford (December 14 1984), we’d be here, now, celebrating 25 years together? We’re off to The Wheatsheaf in Titchmarsh tonight to celebrate! The place was quite quiet when we arrived and we started off with a drink from the Bar. …
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Bertie’s a Bit Better!
Good news! We spoke to Lee tonight, and it looks like Bertie is feeling a bit better. His son, Carlos flew over from Spain and has spent the week with him – this seems to have made a big difference. Bertie even found time to ring Lee from the hospital. Steve PalmerI got into blogging …
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What do points make…?
Followers of my blog (and those that try to follow me in the car!) will be well aware of my heavy right foot! So heavy in fact, that at the beginning of 2009, I was up to NINE points – all for speeding. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t have any points on …
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Family Weekend
Saturday We started the weekend heading off to Roger, Jane and Oliver‘s. – and popped into see Anthony, one of Ann’s ex-JS colleagues on the way – he lives in Letchworth with his wife, Sue. We got to theirs about 2.45 after a couple of trips up-and-down their road trying to find the house. What …
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The Cecilian Singers’ Carol Concert 2009
We drove over to Leicester to see David singing in the Cecilian Singers Choir. Val couldn’t join us this year as she’s in America visiting her sister. We’ve been going annually for a few years now, but the format this year, was slightly different as they’d changed the venue to St Philip’s Church in Evington Road. …
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Lunch with Steve S
Steve popped round for our final get together this year – We last saw each other back in July. We ended up at Hobson’s Choice in Kettering, where we always go! – the food’s good and the staff are pretty attentive. It was empty when we first arrived but soon filled up. There were a …
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TV: Life on Mars – Series 3
Over on Digital Spy, they’ve got an extended interview with the producer Matthew Graham, as to what to expect from the final series. Here is a snippet: The ending of Life On Mars was somewhat ambiguous. So you’re saying that Ashes will have a more definite explanation?“Not only that, but it will also hopefully explain …
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The wrapping begins…
We started wrapping the Christmas presents tonight. It’s always a sizeable task made even more challenging by the cats’ permanent interest in the bows, ribbons and wrapping paper being scrunched! We didn’t get it all done tonight, but at least we’ve started! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my …
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Paul’s ’50th Birthday’ get-together
The party weekend continues! We popped round to Paul and Karen’s just after 3pm where Karen had prepared lashings of great food including some very tasty meatballs – my favourite – and a rather potent sherry and brandy trifle – probably the best trifle I’ve tasted in years! I guess there must have been around …
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Ooh, that’s clever! (3)
OK, this utility didn’t come with the phone, but I downloaded it from the Microsoft Apps Marketplace for a mere two dollars. It’s called Trackah and it uses the GPS chip in the phone to track your journey – car, bus, walking etc. The result is a file that when clicked on either on the …
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The Party Season Begins…
We drove over the Leicester to pick-up Ann’s 25th Anniversary present – jewellery!! However on impulse, we decided not to go back to Goldsmith’s where we’d seen some nice stuff last week – instead we dropped into George Tarratt just down the road from Ann’s office as they had a much better range (with some …
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TV: Doctor Who – A Familiar Face…?
© BBCChristmas TV wouldn’t be Christmas TV these days without the festive Doctor Who episode. This year, it’s David Tennant’s final stint as the Time Lord in an episode entitled, ‘The End of Time’. It’s a two-parter, showing on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Some familiar faces are back – some welcomed, some less …
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Lunch with Dave B – not!!
It’s that time of year, where the work slows down and I get an opportunity to meet up with friends and colleagues who I haven’t seen so much of during the year! The plan was to meet Dave B at market Harborough, but he had such a horrendous journey south on the M1 we decided …
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Cats in…
I took the pussies over to Patsy‘s this morning for their routine ‘service’. Actually, it was slightly ahead of schedule (they were due to go this Saturday) primarily because Bon-Bon’s winter coat has now arrived – she’s now five times as fluffy and difficult to groom (what’s new!) – and Biscuit’s ‘exploding bottom’ incident last …
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Ooh that’s clever! (2)
Not satisfied with now being able to watch programmes on the BBC iPlayer on my mobile phone, I’ve discovered a bit of free software that allows me to program my Sky+ Box from my mobile phone! You can download the free software from HERE Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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