I spent the morning at Lee’s new place helping her to unpack and generally get sorted. I’d quite forgotten how long it takes for all this! Anyway, we had a good productive morning and called it a day just before lunch. There is more to do, but I think we’ve got the worst out-of-the-way! Steve …
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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!
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The Prime Minister resigns…
I’m not particularly interested in politics, but the last few days since the General Election have been intriguing, to say the least. After days of political-wrangling, finally Gordon Brown resigned and we’re going to get a some sort of alliance between the Lib-Dems and the Conservatives. Significantly, Gordon Brown chose to resign before the official …
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Lee moves in…
I dropped Lee round to her new place this morning before travelling down London for work. I’m going to spend the whole day at Lee’s tomorrow to help her get straight. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Humberto’s Funeral
I was working, so Ann took Lee there, having travelled over to Cromer yesterday afternoon. David was a star, stepping into the limelight and taking charge of the event when some awkward silences arose – thanks David!!! I got home from London a little earlier than planned and sorted out Lee’s Sky installation – she’ll …
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Incoming…!
I’m down at Lee’s new place helping to unload all her stuff. I’ve set up time switches on the radiators to warm the place up in time for her official moving-in day on Tuesday. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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Lee’s new place
We took a drive to Lee’s new place today to see how the decorator was getting on. Wow! What a transformation – the place looks a million times better! If all goes to plan, she’ll move in on Tuesday, after the funeral on Monday. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Christmas meal with Ian and Mags
After a few attempts to try and get together, we finally managed it and met at Baraset Barn in Alveston near Stratford-upon-Avon for our 2009 Christmas Meal. It was great to catch-up and the restaurant did us proud. Great food and superb service, plus Mags knew the front-of-house manager too! I got home around 11.30 …
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Haworth: Day Four (Tuesday)
It’s our last full-day here today. We’re going to drive over to Bradford to the National Media Museum. As the title suggests, it’s a museum devoted to film, photography, television, radio and the web. We last went there over 20 years ago and the place sticks in our mind because at that time, we were …
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Haworth: Day Three (Bank Holiday Monday)
Yes, up late again – 7.45! 🙂 The weather forecast is a bit crappy for today, although peeking through the curtains revealed something rare – a blue-ish sky!! With the weather a little unpredictable, we decided to seek the safety of somewhere under-cover, so we’re going to take the short drive to Colne – around …
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Haworth: Day Two (Sunday)
I didn’t get up until almost 8am – brilliant! A quick peek through the curtains revealed a grey day, although it was, at least, dry! We feasted on M and S thick-cut bacon sandwiches for breakfast and then drove over to Skipton to have a general look around. Parking was easy and we were soon …
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Haworth: Day One (Saturday)
We had a reasonable drive up here yesterday evening, leaving at 6.15 and arriving around 9.30 (just only one blip where we were caught in a traffic jam for around 25 minutes on the Newark by-pass because of a recent accident). By the time we arrived, it was dark, and that added to the challenge …
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Hello Haworth!
Tomorrow night, we’re going to head north and spend a few days over the Bank Holiday, staying at Hillside Cottage in the quaint village of Haworth near Bradford. Hope the traffic is going to be kind to us – Bank Holiday Friday and rain is forecast etc – it’s a two-hour drive assuming no hold-ups …
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Sign on the line!
I took Lee down to town today so she could sign the paperwork for her new place in Kettering – it’s not long to go now, and the plan is that she officially moves in on the 9th May. I haven’t driven down to town for ages and the parking was even more nightmarish than …
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Bye-bye Mr. Floppy!
No, not that! Engage Nerd-Mode… Another milestone today, as Sony, the last remaining manufacturer of floppy-disks, announces it will stop production next year. When I first got into computers back in the late 80s, these disks held 700k of data – a massive amount, and it was all that was needed. A box of 10 …
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Funeral Service for Humberto
The Service will be held on Monday, 10th May at 11am at St Faith Crematorium Manor Road Horsham St Faith Norwich NR10 3LF 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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DVD: Surrogates
I’d forgotten I’d got this DVD! There wasn’t much on the TV (after Doctor Who, of course!), so I popped it in the DVD player and sat back to see what it was like. Starring Bruce Willis (minus his white vest), it’s a story set in the near future where we all stay indoors and …
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A Brush with the…
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr …cats. Biscuit and Bo-Bon went over to Patsy today for their regular ‘Tum-Bum-Claws ‘n’ Wash’ service. As usual, they played ‘catch-us-if-you-can’ once they got sight of the cat baskets. Bon-Bon attempted to hang onto my throat (ouch!) whilst I carried her downstairs, and Biscuit concealed herself behind one …
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Lee re-joins us
Lee re-joined us today for a few days. It made sense as she has things to sort out this end regarding her new place in Kettering – and, she probably benefited from a change-of-scenery and some company after the bad news earlier this week. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Rat up a Drain-pipe
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr Well, not quite! I went into the garden to get Biscuit in and couldn’t see her. Then I noticed she was on TOP of the pergola!!!! That’s about 5 metres from the ground – and there was no obvious way for her to climb the structure, as all …
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Humberto Castellanos R.I.P.
I spoke to Lee tonight. Bertie was taken ill at lunchtime today and passed-away this afternoon. 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 …
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TV: Doctor Who – Time of Angels
Scariest episode ever? (this Saturday coming) ‘The Time of Angels’. Whatever you do, don’t blink! 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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Garage
Ahhh, remember the days when garages used to contain just cars and a few related bits? I do, (just!) It’s been a while since it was like that here and for too long, our double-garage has become a sort of ‘chuck-it-in-there-and-turn-the light-out-quickly’ storage facility!!! No more! – A couple of hours of hard graft this …
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Meal with Mick and Jane
We met up with Mick and Jane at the Benefield Wheatsheaf. Spookily, we saw them here last year back in April too, When we went there last year, the place was very quiet, but this time, the car-park was packed. Going through the entrance door to the Bar area, I was slightly disorientated as they’d …
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Gardening time!
What a gorgeous day – the sunniest so far! Perfect then, for starting to get the garden into shape – and give the lawn its first cut of the year. 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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DVD: Hurt Locker + Fish and Chips with David and Val
There’s nothing quite like Fish and Chips on a Friday is there? Maybe it’s the health benefits of fish combined with the naughtiness of chips? Or, maybe it’s because it’s just the end of the week? Whatever! it all tasted good!!!! – and I managed to squeeze in a battered sausage – oo-err missus!!! 🙂 …
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Lee is moving…
We heard from Lee today. If all goes according to plan, she’ll be moving into her new place in Kettering on the 8th May. 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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Ralph’s here…
Our good friend Ralph is staying over for a night (he’s been at a meeting in Market Harborough for most of the day). Time for a serious techy-catch-up!! 🙂 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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Psssst!
Now there’s an innovation – ALCOHOLIC Ginger-Beer by Crabbies! It’s scrummy!!!! 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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Drop-in to see Mum
We left the B and B at around 8.45 On the way home, we stopped off at Mum’s for a cuppa and a chat – she was in quite good spirits. We left hers around 10.45 and had a trouble-free journey home, getting in at just after 1pm. The house alarm was going off (again!!!), …
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Saturday with Ian and Sharon
We drove down to Worthing to spend the day with Ian and Sharon. On the way there, we took a slight detour via Brighton to locate the premises of a new client, where I’m doing some work in a few weeks’ time. We got to theirs just after 10 and after a quick coffee or …
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