Category:Holiday

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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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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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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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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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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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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Lee moved out of ours today, travelling home to give-notice to her land-lord. She’ll leave her place in Cromer in around a month’s time and move permanently to Kettering, having found a nice two-bedroomed place a few miles away from us. Phase 2 will be to consider moving Humberto from the Care-Home in Cromer to …
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That was nice! David and Val invited us round to look at some of the Wedding photos from last weekend. It was also the last time they’ll see Lee before she (temporarily) moves out this week. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into …
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I managed to track down a really useful FREE update for my Co-Pilot sat-nav software installed on my phone today. Amongst the usual raft of performance mods, I also found some genuinely useful and practical features too! Live fuel prices. The sat-nav works out where you are and lists all the nearby fuel stations and …
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We walked all of three-yards tonight to one of our closest eateries! – Paul and Karen’s! Rosi and David joined us and so did Debbie and Stefan – and we all prepared to be fed and watered in grand style. We started off with sparkling wine and caught up with all the gossip – and …
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Image via Wikipedia           Phew! A week or so ago, I’d posted that I had mostly got my head round the imminent techy changes at Google, that meant my Blogs would have to be physically ‘moved’. This was due to some behind-the-scenes changes in the way Blogger manages the uploading of …
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Excellent news! The two-bedroomed town-house that we looked at a week or so ago for Lee is the one!  She put a deposit on it today and hopefully, be in by the beginning of May. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my …
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  Today has been a day for meeting and eating! This morning I headed off to The George in Stamford to meet Eric, and then Lee and I drove into town to look at an apartment for her. Finally, late afternoon, I took the train to London and met up with Philip, Carey and Angela …
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I met up with my friend Eric, who’s a film producer, today at The George in Stamford. I’m normally pretty good at keeping in touch, but I can’t find an entry for the last time we met like this – so it must be more than six years ago before I started blogging. Having said …
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A while ago, I mentioned that due to some techy changes at Google, I’d have to move my Blog to a new address within Blogger – owned by Google – otherwise all postings would cease after May 1st. I did the migration exercise last night and (touch wood) everything seems to have gone smoooooothly. So, …
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