The weather’s been rubbish, the washing and ironing is done, there’s a new web-site on its way, so there’s nothing left to do but catch-up on all those Christmas DVDs! “Parker”Statham, six-packs and a stetson..oh and quite a bit of blood, but not as much as normal in JS’s films. Nice open-top Bentley Continental out-acts …
Read More
Month:February 2014
Website Relaunched
After what seems like an infinite amount of time ‘faffing’ around, I have finally completed the redesign of my website – StevePalmer.com. If anyone spots any typos, or something’s not working, I’ll be pleased to hear from you! Thanks! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 …
Read More
Hey Prezzo
After my previous get-together with Ian and Mags at the underwhelming Chimichanga’s back in October last year, this time we headed ‘next-door’ to Prezzo’s – hopefully this was going to be a better experience. I needn’t have worried, as the food was delicious, and given how busy the place was (on a Monday!!!) , others …
Read More
Film: Cuban Fury
After the thoroughly depressing 12 years a Slave, from a month or so ago, we felt that our next visit to the cinema ought to be something a ‘little lighter’! So, we picked up Jo and Janet and headed for local Odeon to see Cuban Fury. Starring Nick Frost and (a rather wrinkled) Ian McShane, …
Read More
Valentine’s Day 2014 – mmmmmm and mmmmmm
Ten-out-of-ten for originality this year as I surprised Ann with a box of personalised M&Ms (courtesy of https://www.mymms.co.uk/). …and by personalised, I mean it’s a photograph and words of your choice etched onto an individual M&M – unfortunately though, they don’t come with reading-glasses! Luckily, a book of love poems and a single red-rose were …
Read More
Holiday – Muscat (Day 5)
Our last day here and we’re planning to sun-worship for as long as we can (before the boring, but necessary task of packing begins this afternoon). But still one last opportunity for indulgence in the shape of a half-price (I am a pensioner!) back-and-shoulder massage in the fully equipped Spa. Actually, it was a smart …
Read More
Holiday – Muscat (Day 4)
Well, 25C is the coldest day so far – but I guess we’ll cope! It’s day 4 of 5 here and we plan to do no planning at all! We took a quick look around the ‘recreated’ heritage village next door and that was a bit disappointing in term of content. It was fun trying …
Read More
Holiday – Muscat – Nizwa Fort (Day 3)
Yes, another early breakfast for us so that we would be ready for Tour Guide at 8am. Then, just as we headed for Reception, we got a call to say his car had broken down and we should be ready for 8.30! Doh!!! He was early – and at 8.20 we zoomed off in a …
Read More
Holiday – Muscat (Day 2)
Sometimes difficult decisions need to be made – even on holiday – so here we are in the gym at 8am!!! Some mistake surely??? Death in Paradise? Even by my standards (very low), this is a well-equipped gym – and better still, it was empty, so no fear of embarrassment either as I fumbled with …
Read More
Holiday – Muscat (Day 1)
Another ‘silly o’clock’ start with the car picking us up at 6.30am to get us to the airport for our 8.50 flight. So, it was Rice Al-Krispies at 5.45am and goodbye to what’s been possibly the best hotel we’ve ever stayed at. The journey to the airport was incident-free and we were soon joining the …
Read More
Holiday – Abu Dhabi (Day 3)
Those that know me, know that I don’t do ‘lie-ins’ – as soon as I’m awake, and the brain kicks in (more slowly these days!), I’m normally up and doing stuff. So, it was quite a surprise that we didn’t get up until 9.30 this morning! Eeeek! that’s nearly lunchtime for me!!! It’s our …
Read More
Holiday – Abu Dhabi (Day 2)
It’s our second day here and we’re off on a conducted half-day tour of Abu-Dhabi.We don’t know much about the place, so it’ll be good to see the ’bigger picture’ given that our first impressions of the people, customs, climate and food have impressed us both in equal measure. So, it was an early breakfast …
Read More