Category:Holiday

Here we are then, approaching the end of the holiday – with just one more day to go! The weather forecast is for a hot day (again!), something like 20-21 degrees, so we’re going to drive south, down to Newry and then onto Kilkeel on the coast and then follow the coast road up to …
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After what felt like yesterday’s circumnavigation of the globe, we’re taking it a bit easier today!   So, we’ll spent most of the morning at the apartment, catching-up with our reading. 10.45am: It’s the warmest day so far – 19 degrees – so we’re heading out to National Trust’s Rowallane Gardens. What a beautiful place …
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Up at 7, as it’s pay-day and I wanted to square the money before we went out today. It’s the great trek northwards today, hopefully to include a  scenic route offered by Peter at The Cuan last night. We’re planning to visit The Giant’s Causeway. As things turned out though, it was a day of …
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A lie-in… unbelievable. Until 8.30… even more so!!! Weather-wise, it looks like a fine day although there’s a strong wind blowing that gave it a wintery feel every so often. 10.15am: Today, we decided to explore the ‘south-eastern’ corner from where we are. So, after a quick breakfast, we set off heading off in the …
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Trish popped round and we worked on a flyer today for John. 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 …
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This program looks quite cool – Spotify. It’s a small program that’s free. You install it on your PC and it allows you to search for music online and listen to it (with a occasional adverts). Best thing of all, it lets you share your music (including any music you have on your PC already) …
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Excellent! – My new 45-200 zoom lens turned up today courtesy of Amazon. 45-200 in digital terms makes it a 90-400 in ‘normal’ camera lingo – that’s l-o-n-g!For its zoom capability, it’s incredibly small, and I’m going to use the next few days whilst I’m at home to test it out. Steve PalmerI got into …
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Mel and Johnny joined us today for the weekend. We haven’t seen them since we were down in Portsmouth in July last year. Before that, it was April 2007 when they stayed with us last. Johnny had had a ‘store visit’ so they didn’t get to us until around 7.15pm (the original plan was for …
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Well, I was looking forward to my new router turning up today.It was destined to replace the ageing one that’s become increasingly unreliable over the past few months – dropping connection to the ‘net without warning. Having done my research, I settled for the Netgear dgn3500 Router Modem. A shiny beast with lots of flashing …
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I took Lee up to Woodland Hospital, for her appointment with the specialist. After a thorough set of tests, he can’t yet determine whether Lee’s shaking is caused by the early stages of Parkinson’s or it’s just, as he called it, ‘a tremor’. We’re assuming the latter, and Lee starts on a course of medication …
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Caught up with Susan today and updated her web-site www.susansheridan.com 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 …
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We drove over to Kilworth House for lunch. It was a really nice place and the food was good too! Add to that the beautiful views from the terrace and a bit of sunshine, it was more or less perfect!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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We went round to Paul and Karen’s for a pizza feast and to watch the England v Algeria game. All the gang were there – brilliant!! Pity about the soccer though….0-0!!! A crap result and we played like crap too! Luckily the company and food made up for it! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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I’m still updating my personal web-site. It’s an excuse for a tidy-up, dump some irrelevant stuff, and then introduce new things. Trouble is, it’s taking ages to sort-out – and I’m not sure why! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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I sold our original 42 inch Plasma TV today. To be honest, I’m surprised it went so quickly – I only punted it around a few people, and it was snapped up in just a few days by Ian, a colleague of Nick, our Accountant – I bought it for 899 and it was sold …
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It’s off to Lee’s new place to unpack a few more things, finish off some important jobs and get Lee generally sorted for the week. – Fridge shelves sorted – Washing machine installed and test wash completed – Oil fired heaters unpacked, checked and working – Internet router unplugged and plugged in downstairs (to see …
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Nicki stayed over, and after taking on one of our traditional full-english breakfasts (and winning), and sorting out a date for our next get-together, headed home. Ann and Lee then went shopping for a few bits for Avondale Mews. We met up at Lee’s just before lunch and finished off most of the remaining boxes …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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