Category:Holiday

Ever since the Insignia got it’s software upgrade, the MPG has got better. Is that a coincidence? 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 …
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Paul, Karen, Tom and Julie came round tonight for a fish-and-chip supper. It was good to catch up with them – it feels like we haven’t got together for ages. We had a great time – the food and conversation was brilliant – amazing how something as simple and fish-and-chips can go down so well. …
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      Ann’s WORK phone looked like something out from the dark-ages that had also been run over by a steam-roller. In a previous life it appeared to have spent most of its day throwing itself against a brick wall, judging by the amount of dents and scrapes on it. Add to that, it …
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Nick, Celina and Hannah joined us for lunch. That meant ‘full-house’ here as we already has Lee, Ralph and Karen staying! Time to locate the ‘large-table-top’ that we had made a few years back (for Christmas time) that allowed us to get EIGHT of us around our dinner table (that’s really only designed for four …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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We popped around to David and Val’s tonight for our regular monthly food-fest. On this occasion, we ate-in, Val provided the mains and Ann provided the desserts. Yummy all round! Delyth was there, so we had an opportunity to catch-up with her too! By 10pm, my week in Sweden had caught up with me and …
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We spent most of the day round at Lee’s helping to pack up her things into boxes. This is in preparation for her her eviction in a few weeks. It´s just not right that because the person letting the property gets behind with their mortgage, that the innocent tenant is punished and thrown out -and …
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Well, the great surprise this year, is that weather has been (and is forecasted to be) SUPERB – mid 20s round here, which suits us perfectly. Whereas the rest of mankind is getting away from it all, we’re staying-put and doing some jobs around the garden. The new pressure-washer that I bought yesterday has already …
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David, Val, Jo, Janet and Lee joined us for one of our infamous ‘chilli-nights’. I’d created the chilli a couple of days ago and left it to germinate fester improve, and then popping it into the sloooooow-cooker just after 2 this afternoon, for five hours of simmering – yum yum! All that was needed was …
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After last night’s celebrations, my head feels a little heavy this morning!   Denis slept over, and when he left after breakfast, Ian and Sharon dropped in for coffee on their way home from the B&B they’d stayed at overnight in Wellingborough. Then, just after they’d gone, Lee arrived to join us for lunch. It’s …
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…chilling out with friends, and to complete the picture – Fish and Chips! Jo an Janet popped-up with their holiday pics, Lee supplied the chips and mushys, whilst Ann picked up some swimming things from the local shop. What a great way to start the weekend!!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, …
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Paul and Sue came round for supper. We haven’t got together since July last year when we met them at Foxton Locks. Being Friday, that means it’s fish, chips and mushy-peas! Ann was in creative mode, so we also enjoyed home-made rice-pudding too made with cream – yum! The holiday photos from Ireland and Italy …
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Trust me – I reckon ‘Cloud Print’ will become the next ‘big thing’ for personal computers! Cloudy Articles Gmail Lets You Print Documents From Your Mobile Using Cloud Printing (techie-buzz.com) Print Documents and Emails from Your Phone With Google Cloud Print (readwriteweb.com) Google Cloud Print arriving shortly to an inbox near you (tech.fortune.cnn.com) Google adds …
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Nicki joined us for lunch and so did Lee – I think in another life we’re hoteliers! 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 …
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After a late night last night (2.30am!!!), Karen and Ralph left us after breakfast for IKEA. Thanks both – you helped us get our head round a load of things to do with the wedding – and the honeymoon afterwards. We’ve now got the rest of the day to ourselves – time for a clear-up …
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Off to Nick and Celina’s for their new year’s eve party! Happy New 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 technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing …
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The new (blue) carpet was laid yesterday evening in the Dining Room, so we spent an hour-or-so tonight shifting everything back in. I can now see the TV now it’s not obscured by the dining-room table! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into …
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