We took the drive over to Stratford upon Avon to see Second Thoughts’ Production of Cider with Rosie. Luckily, Ian was able to get us a ticket for Lee, who we invited at the last minute. Although I wouldn’t say it’s my type of Play, you couldn’t fault the production values on the night. Superb …
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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!
Roger, Jane and Oliver
Roger, Jane and Oliver popped in on their way back from their holiday in Wales. It was a good opportunity to catch-up with all of their news and ours. They left around 4 o‘clock, giving us some time to grab a sandwich before heading over to Stratford-upon-Avon to see Cider with Rosie. Steve PalmerI got …
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First month – living with an Android
Well, it’s been around a month since I moved from my HTC HD2 (on WinMo) to an HTC Sensation (on Android). If you’re reading this, and trying to decide whether to switch OSs as I did, I’d say ‘go for it’, without hesitation. Although the learning curve was steep, it wasn’t as difficult as I …
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Photo shoot II – Insignia
It was an early morning – even by my standards (3.45am!) – and the plan was to take some more shots of the car and make the most of the summer, specifically to catch the Sun rising. God and the BBC weather-team, however, had other ideas – and it was a misty start, and no …
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SanDisk Cruzer 64 Gb
Yes, that is 64 GIGABYTES – all nicely held in a pen-drive! Nice one SanDisk. It’s going to replace my ageing 16Gb version that was running out of space. I picked it up from those nice people at Pixmania for around 40 quid less than anywhere else – and for some bizarre reason, it was …
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Lunch with Keith W
After meeting up with Tim C for a (very useful) business meeting at Victoria Station, it was onwards to the other side of the station to meet Keith W for lunch. We decided to head for Zilli’s in Dean Street, where we’d been before back in March 2009. It was a gorgeous day, but our …
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Sunday Lunch at The George, Buckden
Another sunny day here, so we took a leisurely drive over to the Pub/Restaurant today. We met up with David and Val who were already in the area as they’re spending a few days on their boat at Buckden Marina. The food and service were just as we remembered The George from our first visit, …
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DVD: The Green Zone
I’d forgotten I‘d bought this one back in July 2010! Starring Matt Damon (The Bourne series of films), The Green Zone is about a group of American soldiers looking for weapons of mass destruction in 2003 Iraq. Directed by the same guy who directed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum – Paul Greengrass – …
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M.D.S.E.
Due to an ‘MDSE’ – that’s a Multiple Diary Synchronisation Error – we ended up being invited to Jo and Janet’s AND Paul and Karen’s on the same evening! That’s very unusual for us, and our normally ‘well-oiled social machine’ – I blame switching diaries in the past two weeks. The double-booking was great for …
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Sky HD
We finally took the plunge today and went ‘HD’. The Box had been sitting here for a few days as I hadn’t had time to even think about unpacking it all. Did it go smoothly? No, not really! First, I couldn’t get the TV to switch to the Sky HD box, automatically, on switch-on. I …
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Lunch with Steve S
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr Steve popped round and we headed off to Hobson’s Choice in Kettering for a catch-up. Unbelievably, I haven’t seen him since November last year – a sure sign it’s been a busy year! We’re going to try and squeeze another one in before the Wedding (famous last words!!!) …
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Curry Time
It’s been a while since Antoinette, Angela, Philip, June and I met up for a ‘social’. Antoinette and Philip had discovered this rather fine Indian Restaurant in Judd Street – ‘Humaira’ – a few weeks back, after our London meeting – and we’d thought we’d give it a go! I’m glad we did. …
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Wet, Wet, Wet
Ralph’s here for most of the week, continuing to convert our shower-room into a Wet Room. This week, we’ve been mainly looking at lighting designs and getting the floor prepared (and I use the term ‘we’ in its broadest sense!!!!) Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Long Weekend in London – Saturday
After our early morning call at 5.47 (the hotel’s fire klaxon went off!), we couldn’t get back off to sleep afterwards, so we were up earlier than planned. The highlight of the day is going to be our visit to the Royal Opera House to see Madame Madama Butterfly at the Royal …
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Long Weekend in London – Friday
A quick look out the window and it looks like a gorgeous day ahead. After last night’s stuffing, Ann skipped breakfast, but we three decided to try the hotel’s offerings. It was most impressive – everything you could possibly want on an ‘all-you-can-eat’ basis. Top marks for quality and quantity! After brekky, the girls went …
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Long Weekend in London – Thursday
We arrived in London just after 11am – Ralph and Karen arrived a few minutes later. We grabbed a taxi and headed for the Premier Inn at County Hall. We were too early to check-in so we took a walk along the South Bank towards Blackfriars and stopped off for a rather swishy lunch …
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Torchwood – Series 4 – ‘Miracle Day’
Starts Thursday. Nobody dies. Anymore. Spooooooky!! 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 be the perfect combination to contribute …
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DVD: Age of Heroes
I picked this up because it was cheap and with Sean Bean and Danny Dyer, I thought it was bound to be 1. Gritty, 2. Foul mouthed, 3. Full of action. Hhhhmm… a bit of a disappointment actually! Set in WWII it tells the story of an …
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Lunch at ‘The Windmill’
I drove over to Peterborough to catch-up with Alison W. As a change from lunching at John Lewis, as we normally do, we headed for The Windmill in Orton Waterville, for a change. Well, it was certainly different. The first of which was hardly any customers! Strange really, as it’s a …
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Android
OK, that’s it, I’ve completed the changeover from WinMo to Android. I’ll be using today and the weekend, just to check I’ve got everything installed and all my data has transferred accurately. The most labour-intensive part was hand-typing 212 to-do items!!! for the new Tasks app – because the import function from Outlook Tasks didn’t …
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Party, Party!
We took the short drive over to Wootton to catch up with Chris, Gill, Francesca and Abigail on the occasion of Chris’ 50th birthday party. As Mum and Lee are with us, we took them too. The party had been postponed from earlier in the year due to the murder next-door-but-one, of the family that …
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Moving from WinMo to Android
After a lifetime with Windows Mobile (WM) devices and phones, I took the decision today to finally ‘jump ship’ and move to the Android operating system. It’s a decision that has tested my decision-making skills for some time now! Should I… shouldn’t I…?, Yes… No… Wait… etc. Why jump? Well, there’s just not that many …
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Babe Blooz with Ian and Mags
I think it’s been the hottest day of the year so far – easily 30 degrees here – making it very difficult to work from home. A perfect opportunity for meeting-up with mates! So, I took a drive over to Market Harborough tonight to catch-up with Ian and Mags at Babe Blooz, …
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Wet, Wet Wet…
Ralph’s here, continuing to turn our shower-room into a wet-room. This week, he’s concentrating boarding on the ceiling and setting-up things for when Mick, our excellent Electrician will sort out the electrics in a few weeks’ time. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
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Five Go Mad on the River (sort of!)
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr ‘The Boys’ – Ian, Roger, Ralph, David and me met up today for a river trip to The Cock in Hemingford Grey– a sort of Stag Do minus the Stagness. By car, it would have taken just 10 minutes, but by boat, it was much more leisurely! Brilliant!!! …
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Return to Han
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr It’s been a manic week at work and what better way to wind-down than over a good meal with good friends. Cue Han Chinese restaurant with Ralph and Karen! Perfect…just perfect!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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Lee’s New Place
Kettering Council did a good job in finding Lee a new place. Today, she officially moves in, having picked up the keys a few days back. It’s a lovely little apartment and in very good condition. Add to that, a lively community and it being only a short walk to the shops, then it’s pretty …
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Han Plan
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr We picked up David and Val and headed off to Han, our fave Chinese restaurant in Market Harborough. It’s been another manic week, and a Chinese was just what we needed! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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Ralph and the Wet-Room
Ralph’s here with us for the week continuing to convert our shower-room. It’s really starting to take shape now, we just need to source some dark tiles for the inset piece – but that’s currently proving to be a bit of a challenge! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my …
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Wimpole Hall
Lee, Nicki, Ann and I drove over to Wimpole Hall today. Luckily the weather held and we had a fine day. We started off with lunch (perfect scheduling) and then did the House followed by the Farm – plenty of pigs, rabbits, chickens and the biggest horse I’ve ever seen…and of course, plenty of screaming …
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