Wow! An early start for both of us this morning. At 3.55, we could hear moans and groans coming from Lee and Bertie’s bedroom. Ann comforted Lee whilst I rang for an ambulance. At that point none of us were sure what the problem was! 09.05: I heard from the hospital. Lee and Bertie are …
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Tom and Julie moved house
Well, in many ways, it’s a sad day. Tom and Julie are moving house! Although they are only moving round the corner, it does seem like the ‘end of an era’. No more walking round to theirs now, we’ll have to take the car! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Bye-bye Jaguar s-type (Well almost!)/Replacement XDA/Spoiler Alert!
This time yesterday, I learned that if I was going to get the full market value for the Jaguar, then I’d have to sell it. That was quite a shock as I thought Jaguar Finance would handle the equity related to the payments. Today, Kevin from Sytner came round and bought the car on behalf …
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Problems? No, what we have is opportunities..!
OK, work out the opportunities then… Ann’s PC stopped working. No power. Changed the fuse, no difference. My PDA stopped charging… Jaguar Finance were a pain in the ar* regarding the trade-in value for the car… Pass the Anadin please…time for an early night! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Christmas Pressies…
We opened our Christmas presents today. Here is what I got… Lee and BertieCat signAfter-shave ‘Woods of Windsor’ MumFormula 1 bookHMV Voucher Jo and JanetLaser cat toyClinique toiletries CarolKenneth Turner scented candle Bev PC World voucher Mae and DenisDVD – The Day the Earth Stood StillDVD – Doctor Who ‘The Runaway Bride Roger, Jane …
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Our Anniversary – 23 years
It’s our Anniversary today. 23 years this year!!! Wed decided to eat in as we have a lot of preparation to do for tomorrow’s party… Pressies this year: AnnTony Benn TapesHeart-shaped hot water bottleShrek III DVDPinky-red gemstone paperweight MeBulgari toiletries set …and as always some very romantic Anniversary Cards too… Steve PalmerI got into blogging …
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Wrapping good time!
Got up at 6 to set about clearing up the kitchen after last night’s ‘do’. As it tunred out, it wasn’t quite such a disaster area as we both thought and everything was cleared up in just over an hour. Caught up with a few Sky+ recordings and then spent a couple of hours wrapping …
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£1527.78!!!!
Ouch! I took the Jaguar in for its annual service today. Last year it cost around 500 quid. Total bill this time round – 1527.78 quid. Yow!!! OK it did need four new tyres…and it did need the discs replacing on the front…but it all feels very expensive. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late …
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In touch with my feminine side…
Ann and I popped round to Karen’s for a ‘Papmpered Chef’ party. We had a good time. Me and 30+ women all in the same room – plus food as well! It doesn’t get much better than that! :)) Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 …
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American Injection!
I visited the Health Centre today to get my initial jabs relating to our holiday in South America. Today it was Cholera and Yellow Fever. So far, six hours later, there hasn’t been any side-effects at all apart from a bruise on each arm. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Nabucco/Party I/Party II
NabuccoI went into town to pick up my watch – Nabucco – it looks like they can’t mend it which seems ridiculous! I’m going to write to Raymond Weil to see if they can sort things out. Seems crazy that because they can’t fix the strap, the watch is useless. Party and Party We’re off …
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Ann’s Barium Meal
Not one of our most enjoyable meals! 😯. Ann had a further test today – this time is was a barium meal – to find out what these stomach pains are. We won’t get the results for a few days. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Happy Birthday to me..
Wow! Where has this year gone? I blinked and I must have missed it!!! One moment I was celebrating my 50th in Sicily – the next, I’m at home celebrating my 51st! A busy day work-wise, developing materials for one of my clients in Sweden. Ann ran late so we had a belated card and …
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Decorating!
Bernie and Honor finished the decorating today. A splendid job!!! And so tidy too!! 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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Ann not well
Ever since Ann fainted at work on the 2nd August, she’s been getting pains in her stomach every so often. She’s now seen a specialist who says there’s nothing showing up on the ultra-sound. An x-ray is next, but we don’t think that’ll show anything. The advice she’s been given, is to get to the …
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A productive day!
Ann spent most of the day cooking whilst I continued writing the Christmas cards. Lots of great food for the coming week plus, between us, we’ve written about 250 cards so that only leaves around 50 to do! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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University Arms/Sally for lunch/Meal with David and Amanda
Set off early this morning to meet Isabel at The University Arms. We arranged the meeting a while back so that we could have some time to have a proper discussion about The OCA and the future. Then off to meet Sally for lunch at Brown’s. …and then, if that wasn’t enough fun for one …
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Bad technology day
Bugger! For some unknown reason, the laptop started to behave strangely today. The hard disk light just kept flashing and nothing would load. In spite of a lot of help from Dell, we had to return it to ‘factory settings’. So, I spent most of the day re-installing stuff. Looks like it’s going to take …
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Walkies again…
We carried on with our resumed ‘evening walks’ tonight. A nice evening – very warm! 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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Walkies…
We resumed our evening walks tonight. Having been working from home all this week, it was a good idea of Ann’s 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 …
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Follow-up my car break-in
The Police came round today to offer us the the option of sending my wallet away for extensive forensic examination. Unfortunately, what we hadn’t realised was that the examination would probably render the wallet useless, so we declined (the wallet had been a gift from Ann to me many years ago). I took the Officer …
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The Globe Theatre with Ralph and Karen
We took the 9.23 train to London today to do a little shopping (an electric knife and a replacement mini-blender from John Lewis). We then met up with Ralph and Karen to see ‘Othello’ at the Globe. Great performances all round especially from Tim McInnerny (Lord Percy/Captain Darling from the Blackadder series) Cor, what a …
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My Lucky Day!
Surprise, surprise! At around 12 noon today, a guy and two boys knocked on the door. They’d found my wallet from the car incident a few days ago! Well, that’s a start! I mentioned that the briefcase had gone missing as well, just on the off-chance they had seen that too – they hadn’t! I …
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Day at ‘Millbrook’/Ann not well/Mae recovering
I had a really enjoyable day at Millbrook today. This was courtesy of one of my clients. As their web-site says… “Millbrook is one of Europe’s leading locations for the development and demonstration of every type of land vehicle, from motorcycles and passenger cars to heavy commercial, military and off-road vehicles”. I managed to Drove …
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Car burgled?
This is very strange! Got up early this morning to travel to Manchester for a meeting. When I got in the car I noticed that the small change I’d left in the centre console was missing. Anyway I didn’t think much of it at the time. Then I recalled that I had closed the centre …
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Mae’s Condition III
Heard late last night that Mae had been discharged, that’s good news! 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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R and S
Heard today that R and S are splitting up! :((((. I think I was in shock for the rest of the day!!!! 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 …
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London Blog
Spent the day in London today. Left home around 8am for my first meeting but Stuart McL cancelled. Arrived at the Novotel, Waterloo around 11am, so I guess that wasn’t a bad journey. Stuart cancelling left me time to do a bit of work and try out the new laptop wirelessly (again!). This time there …
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Significant Technology Blog – First wireless blog from London
Travelled down to London today to see Chris W my IFA. Thoughts of retirement or more practically semi-retirement is on the agenda! Took the new laptop with a view to do a little work on the train and investigate wireless connectivity. Easy-peasy! Grabbed a seat in the Novotel at Tower Bridge and logged onto ‘The …
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Great Track!
I’ve not really got into Natasha Bedingfield’s music, but I heard ‘Soulmate’ playing on Radio 2 on the way back from Scotland last week, so I ordered the single from Amazon. 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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