For most of the population, Black Friday is that time of year to grab a bargain somewhere. For me, this year’s event was where something grabbed me! It was the culmination of a really bad week, health-wise – and I’m hardly ever ill! Somehow, I’d picked up a bug that came out during our Brighton …
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Author:Steve Palmer
I 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 be the perfect combination to contribute a few words to the online community. But I'm no Samuel Pepys! If you're looking for deep and meaningful comments on a variety of subjects, then you've arrived at the wrong site! I only pen for pleasure! On average, my posts appear about twice per month, covering family & friends, cinema visits, eating out, holiday experiences and techy stuff. Oh, and as this is my hobby, there are no sponsored links nor adverts here – it's all done with love!
I hope you find it enjoyable, interesting and occasionally, even helpful!
All Things Brighton Beautiful
Sorry! The title was Ann’s idea! I’ve clearly got competition!!! Another one of our long(ish) weekends! This time, it’s a return to Brighton, where we haven’t visited for over ten years! The plan is to do as much as possible over the next few days, taking in as many of the local attractions as our …
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St Albans 2017
We drove over to Bedford today and planned to hop on the train for the short ride to St Albans. However, Fate had other plans for us as the car-park was completely full and we couldn’t find anywhere else nearby with a long enough parking period. Instead we braved the M1 and drove to St …
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DIY and Me! :)
DIY and I go together like Morecambe and Cream and Peaches & Wise!So, I deliberately stepped outside my comfort zone today and dropped in on my friend Chris. The plan was to lend a hand with his latest garden project. This required sawing, screwing, drilling, measuring and aligning – all the ingredients of a typical …
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Tablet Coaching: 1-to-1s
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With the majority of the Class either on holiday or off sick, I decided to carry-out some 1-to-1s with the two pupils who attended today. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong …
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Laptop Coaching: What’s New in Windows 10?
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the recent ‘Fall Creators Update’ for Windows 10 and discussed the changes 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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82, not out!
Not content with enjoying ourselves at Ian’s 70th birthday celebration yesterday, today, we laid on a birthday lunch for Lee’s 82nd! Pick up from Yeoman’s Court was just after 11am (carefully avoiding the planned Armistice celebrations in Burton Latimer) and then we headed back to ours for the birthday lunch. But, before lunch, there was …
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70, not out!
We celebrated Ian’s 70th tonight, together with 30-or-so friends and family at his place. His birthday had been on the previous Monday and this significant get-together had been organised by his other half, Ann – with military precision – and been in our diary for a year! With plenty of food and drink, some familiar …
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Return to Palmichael (again!)
We met David and Valerie at the Palmichael Restaurant in Burton Latimer today – nice to do lunch for a change rather than and evening meal. We haven’t been here since December, 2015 and it was our first visit at lunchtime Food, as expected, was delicious (the Tiramisu was to die for, and was clearly …
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John Lewis Christmas Advert (2017)
Here we are then, this year’s Christmas Advert from John Lewis. This year’s offering is Moz the Monster “Joe befriends a noisy Monster under his bed but the two have so much fun together that he can’t get to sleep, leaving him tired by day. For Christmas Joe receives a gift to help him finally …
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Laptop Coaching: What’s New in Windows 10?
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the recent ‘Fall Creators Update’ in Windows 10 and discussed the changes. 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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Laptop Coaching: Browser Basics
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, whilst waiting for some PCs to update to the latest version of Windows 10, we looked at the essentials of browsing the Internet. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of …
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Long Weekend with Ralph & Karen
Ralph and Karen are staying with us until Sunday! Yay!!! Thursday Ralph and Karen arrived just before lunch and after a quick nibble, it was off for a sight-seeing afternoon around picturesque Stratford-upon-Avon… …we dropped into Rick’s place – Hathaway Tea Rooms for a quick nibble, but no sign of Rick though! (That, unbeknown to …
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Tablet Coaching: More Core Apps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at two popular Apps on Phones and Tablets – ‘Calculator’ and ‘People’. 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: The ‘Photo’ App
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the powerful Windows 10 App – ‘Photos’ and improved a series of images. 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), …
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Laptop Coaching: Browser Basics
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at how to browse the internet, together with a brief history of the browsers available for Windows 10 users. We took a detailed look at the Chrome Browser, specifically discussing how to create bookmarks and how to manage browser history. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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Wonder Full
Jo and Janet popped-up for a spot of nosebag and to watch Wonder Woman with us on Sky digital download in the fourth of DC Comic’s Extended Universe movies. Starring ex-Miss Israel and Model, Gil Gadot, she did a great job in the starring role as Diana Prince. It’s also been one of the only …
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Kept in Haddock!
As we get closer and closer to the festive season (looking for any excuse to get together with the neighbours!), we kicked things off tonight with a fish & chip supper here at ours. The ‘Gang-of-Eight’ were all here: Tom, Julie, John, Trish, Paul, Karen, David and Rosi. Over the years that we’ve all known …
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Museum Piece
Time for a bit of education today and to catch-up too with a good friend from my work-days! Stuart and I collaborated on quite a few video projects ‘back-in-the-day’ and we always had a lot in common – more especially our love for anything Gerry Anderson! Today, was our mutual love for anything to do …
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Tablet Coaching: Play Store (Contd.)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we took a closer look at the Google ‘Play Store’ – specifically, the ‘Books/Newsstand’ section. 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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Laptop Coaching: The ‘Calendar’ & ‘People’ App in Windows 10
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed two important built-in Windows 10 ‘Apps’ – ‘Calendar’ & ‘People’. 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: Using Google Search
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we discussed how to use Google Search, including a few “party tricks” that demonstrated the flexibility & capability of this search engine. 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 …
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London Calling!
It’s been a while since we did this – and we’re certainly packing it in – a short two-day break to the Capital! Deep breath, and here we go! …Train from Bedford… …a brief meeting with Chris, our Financial Adviser… …dump our bags at the Hotel… …Champagne Lunch at the Ritz (thanks Roger, Jane and …
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Tablet Coaching: Google Search
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at the features and benefits of using the Google Search Bar on an Android Phone/Tablet. 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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Laptop Coaching: Windows Update
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed the features of the still-rolling-out ‘Fall Creators Update’ to Windows 10. 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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Laptop Coaching: The Perfect Password
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, a repeat performance of our very popular session covering the creation of virtually uncrackable (but easy remembered) passwords! 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 …
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Return to Netherfields
After last night’s late-night curry-fest with the Costellos, what could be better than a lie-in this morning? Well nothing actually, but instead, we sped off to Nick and Celina’s to continue with helping them re-model their garden. After a quick faff-around in the kitchen clearing up the final debris, we hit the road early and …
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Costello Curry
We got together at ours tonight with our good friends, the Costellos – Trish, John, Sean, Conor and Conor’s girlfriend Shantalle. No special reason except a perfect opportunity for one of our legendary Curry feasts! Ann excelled with three different curries – Cod, Lamb and Chicken, whilst my contribution was a much simpler (and always …
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The Falcon and Fate!
We met up with Mick and Jane tonight at The Falcon Inn at Fotheringhay. We haven’t been here for ages – back in 2008, and as it was probably our first serious pub-eatery back in our Peterborough days, we were interested to see how much it had changed. Being Friday, the 13th, perhaps we should …
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Dahlia Express!
Another small garden project today in the shape of lifting Denis’s Dahlias! Gosh, we don’t hang about, we left home pretty early and were on Denis’s doorstep by just after 10am! Bev arrived not long after which gave us all the perfect excuse for a coffee-break! …and boy, has Denis got a lot of Dahlias! …
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