Nicki joined us today and after the girls popped to the bra shop (it’s not really my thing), we headed off to Apethorpe Hall, a newly opened (and currently being restored) property about half an hour away located at the ‘back-of-beyond’ in the village of (spookily) Apethorpe! On arrival, there were already about half a …
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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!
Wet, Wet, Wet – Floor down
The Wet Room project continues. The floor is down – yay! Thanks Ralph!!!!! Quality job!!! 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 …
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Meal with Ian H
I drove over to the Premier Inn at Ferry Meadows in Peterborough tonight, and met up with Ian H, who’s this way on business. We caught up with this-and-that in the Beefeater next door and (surprisingly) managed to resist their new policy of ‘bottomless chips’! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not …
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Wet, Wet, Wet/Cats Away
Ralph’s here again this week working on the Wet-Room. We’re now at the ‘pretty’ stage with hopefully the floor tiles being laid this week, and time permitting, starting on the wall tiles too. The rather fancy tap we’ve ordered should have arrived at the Plumbers as well, so it’ll be interesting to see how that …
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Cats in – Sunglasses out!
Today was the day we took the cats it for their normal six-monthly ‘service’ – we postponed it from yesterday, because we were busy with wedding stuff and Patsy needed to drive to Bournemouth to rescue some abandoned cats – all 17 of them! David and Val popped round for lunch. We had Italian cheese …
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Meal with Paul and Sue – The Old Bakehouse
We met up with Paul and Sue tonight at The Old Bakehouse in Rothwell, for a regular get-together. Last time we went there, it was with David and Val in May 2009 – since then they’ve added an extra part to the restaurant out the back and the whole area looked fantastic – they’ve even …
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Lunch with Denise – Not Quite!
I popped over to Bedford today, to catch-up with Denise M. August seems to be the month for lunching – I could quite get used to this and it certainly beats working!!! It’s all part of my improved (hopefully) try-and-keep-more-in-touch-with-friends routine. I haven’t seen Denise since Gill’s party and our get together at The Black …
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Gurkhas, Gas Leaks and Gossip!
I met up with John Cullwick tonight. After a lot of discussion, we agreed that we haven’t seen each other for at least 8 years! He’s over this way for a wedding, and it was too good an opportunity to miss a catch-up. He was staying at the rather unglamorous, but functional Travel Plaza Hotel, …
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Yes Please!
Coming soon: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G I want one! – but it has to be the 3G version. Hopefully arriving in August in UK shops… Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my …
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Cider with Rosi
No, much better than just cider! David and Rosi invited us round for a late lunch, and we took Paul and Karen with us. Stuffed peppers, slooooow cooked lamb, fennel and potatoes followed by baked peaches with almond flavoured crème fraiche. Yummy yummy! In between enjoying the more-than-excellent food, we pronounced judgement on the recent …
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Cloudy, with outbreaks of Spam?
OK, a big techy-decision here today! Regular readers will know that I defected recently from Windows Mobile to Android. That encouraged me to move away from Outlook Calendar and Outlook Tasks to manage my day-to-day stuff. That really only left the email function in Outlook as a reason to stay, and I’ve always been a …
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Lunch with Denis and Bev
We picked up Lee around 9.30 and headed for Denis’. Bev is cooking, so that’s bound to be a treat – I’m hungry already! Food, as expected, was excellent. We all tucked into shepherd’s pie, swede and cabbage – yummy! Dessert was Christmas pudding and cheesecake – double yummy!! We dropped into Downtown on the …
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Ring, Ring
We drove over to Leicester this morning, specifically to look for a pair of wedding rings. Our first stop was our last, courtesy of George Tarratt specialist Jewellers, and after just 40 minutes of discussion and viewing, it was ‘mission accomplished’. So, that’s two bespoke white gold rings with added diamonds now on order. Easy-peasy! …
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Second half of Doctor Who Series 6 soon…
Not long to wait… “Let’s Kill Hitler!” 😮 (Provocative title ehh?!?! 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 …
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Mazza’s
We’d both had a tough week, and decided that the best way to start the weekend was to drop into Mazza’s our fave Indian Restaurant in Kettering. Having said that, even though it’s our favourite, we haven’t ben there since July last year – unbelievable!!! We got there early – around 6.15 – and that …
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Wet, Wet, Wet – ‘A Night on the Tiles’
More like a day and a night… and another day! With the temperatures into the 30s here yesterday, Ralph’s efforts to lay the initial tiling on the floor turned into a nightmare, as the cement went hard far too quickly! The result was that this part of the project took far longer than he imagined. …
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Wet, Wet, Wet
Ralph’s here this week. We’re now at the ’pretty’ stage of creating the Wet-Room that’s painting the ceiling, tiling the floor and wall – and on Friday, with Mick’s help, installing the lighting Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My …
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Play: Cider with Rosie
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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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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