I took Mum home today. We had an excellent run. Two hours there and two hours back. No hold-ups in either direction – Perfect! The preparations for the new car continue… The replacement registration number has now arrived so I can put own plate ‘on retention’ until the new car has arrived. The replacement registration …
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Mae and Denis for lunch
Mae and Denis came for lunch. Bev couldn’t make it as she’s in hospital – as a customer this time, not an employee! She’s currently out but going back in on Tuesday.
Trojan! + Valentine’s Day
I’m not 100% sure how I acquired it but I seem to now be home to the very popular ‘Vundo’ Trojan. A nasty piece of work that creates random-named dll files and hooks into your Browser. The result? Lots of hard disk activity, random adverts appearing for no reason and a very sluggish PC. After …
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Mum staying for a few days
Ann picked Mum up from home as she’s going to be staying with us for a few days. What a horrendous journey – there and back!! Ann left at 9 and didn’t get back until 3.30. Both were frazzled when they arrived. It seems that were a few accidents in both directions that screwed up …
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Steve and Denise’s for Dinner
We went to Steve and Denise’s for dinner tonight. Gill and Chris were there too. Sausage and Mash plus trifle and bread and butter pudding!! Yum Yum!!! We had a great time and got home around 11.30pm.
Lunch with Steve S
Met with Steve S for lunch today and headed off to our normal haunt – Hobson’s Choice – in Kettering. It was pretty busy and it looks like they’ve changed the menu again!!! The food was good though. Steve seems to be quite busy at work – he’s sold his Jaguar and replaced it with …
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Ashes to Ashes – Series 1 – Episode 1
The first episode was transmitted tonight. Given all the hype surrounding it and a few tidbits on the web and TV from the BBC, expectations were high. Having just watched it, it certainly ‘pushed all the right buttons’ for me. The BBC had done a great job in recreating the feel of the 80s and …
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Lazy-ish Saturday
Ann took Lee shopping to Fosse Park. After I got back from the hairdresser’s I spent a couple of hours tidying up the garage. Then, I spent a bit of time raking the lawn. If it turns out half as good as last year, Andy from Lawn Doctor will have done a great job! We’re …
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Meal with David and Val
Well, we’re back into the routine of going out with David and Val for our regular meal out once-a-month. This time, we’re going to Loch Fyne in Elton, (providing the weather improves! We’ve had sleet, rain and very strong winds!!) The meal was great and we got home around 11 after tea at theirs…
New car – the countdown begins
I guess it’s a bit of a ceremony for me but as soon as I know there is a new car coming, I go out and buy a new set of plates for it. Essential – no! Required – no! ..just the start of the process… 🙂
Ashes to Ashes – More clues…
Those all-knowing Digital Spy have an update on the new series! Not long to wait now…
New Car 2008
Well, here we are, at that time of year again, where the decision is made about the car that’ll see me though the next three years or so. After a lot of agonising over exactly which model to have and a lot of help and advice from my good friends at Volvo, I’ve decided to …
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Removing the protective film from the Jaguar
Took a drive to ‘PaintShield’ in Grantham today to have the film removed. I guess it’s been a worthwhile investment considering it’s been on there since 2005. I think I might have left it on there, but I wasn’t sure what Jaguar Finance would say when they took the car back now the finance is …
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Film – Sweeney Todd
We picked up Jo and Janet and headed for the 6pm performance of ‘Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ I wasn’t sure what to expect especially as it was a MUSICAL. I was pleasantly surprised as JD has quite a good singing voice and the other main characters had too. It was pretty …
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Roy and Sue’s for the weekend
We drove over to Roy and Susan’s in Ramsey, for the weekend.We arrived around 3 o’clock after a pretty straightforward run. It was a great opportunity to try out the TomTom Sat Nav ..and I’m pleased to say it worked fine (after a spot of bother locating the satellite). Lauren and Janine are certainly growing …
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New car?
Well, it’s been a difficult few months trying to decide what car to have next. Initially, I thought I might get a Volvo. They were especially attractive given the discount offered to Suppliers like me. However, after testing their top-end diesel – the D5 – I was left disappointed, mainly due to the noisiness of …
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Ashes to Ashes – First Clues
The BBC showed a clip of the new Ashes to Ashes series – the sequel to the excellent ‘Life on Mars’. Looks as if it’s going to be EXCELLENT Pop over to Digital Spy for their review.
Roger, Jane and Oliver for lunch
Roger, Jane and Oliver joined us for lunch. Oliver is growing and growing as he approaches the tender age of four. He shows no fear of anything and fascinated by tidying things up and turning things off…
Cats in for grooming
It’s that time again! They both put up a fight when trying to get them into the cat-carrier – what fun!!! As I was so busy with work, Ann took them in and then went into town with Lee and Bertie.
Biscuit escapes!
We’re both getting a bit concerned about Biscuit. I popped out the front to go the garage only to find Biscuit sitting on the driveway. The back gate was closed, so we’re not sure how she got there! Soon as she saw me, she hurtled into next door’s garden..and disappeared. It was dark so I …
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Lee and Bertie join us…
Lee and Bertie joined us today for their two-month stay. Surprisingly, Bertie chose not to bring his computer, but they did appear to have packed the rest of the house in the car – including a pack of two carrots! …still, there’s plenty of biscuits, cakes and other nibbles but that’s not going to help …
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Meal with Mick and Jane
We met up with Mick and Jane for a meal at The Falcon at Fotheringhay. It was primarily to hand over the girls’ Christmas pressys! We just never got around to meeting up before Christmas!!! The food was OK, but nothing special. The Bar too, was almost deserted – again – same as the last …
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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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Holiday – Day 13 – Ilhabela
38 degrees C, Thunderstorms predicted. We got up around 8 and had breakfast in the Restaurant. We decided to have a final round of crazy-golf as it looked as if the whole ship was going to get off and visit the island of Ilhabela. However, it was too hot to play, so we headed for …
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Holiday – Day 12 – Florianopolis
The forecast is thunderstorms, 30 degrees C. We arrived at around 8am and got up around the same time. As has become the routine, we had breakfast in the ‘King and I’ restaurant rather than take on the World iin the Windjammer food-trough…sorry ‘buffet-restaurant’. The forecast for thunderstorms should make the day interesting! The ship …
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Holiday – Day 11 – Porto Belo
31 degrees C. Sunny according to the forecast but dull,wet and overcast in reality. Karen’s birthday today!! Up at 7.15 in order to get breakfast and then get in line for a visit to Porto Belo in southern Brazil. We’re planning to head for the restaurant we found through Google yesterday. I was trying to …
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Holiday – Day 10 (New Year’s Day)
32 degrees C. Sunny, but breezy Watching the fireworks into new year’s day was spectacular. It was probably the best display we’ve ever seen! We stayed up until around 2.30 after consuming a few bottles of champagne! We plan to take it easy today as it’s a ‘no-port’ day. So, a late breakfast, a few …
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Holiday – Day 9 – Rio De Janeiro
38 degrees C. Sunny and very, very hot! We docked at 6.30. Looks likes a hot one coming up! We both felt a bit wrecked after last night’s formal night. Ralph and me in our DJs and the girls in their finest complemented the freshly-placed baseball caps and clean t-shirts of some of our guests! …
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Holiday – Day 8 All at Sea
Sunny, 28 degrees C We didn’t wake up until 9.15! We’re all-at-sea today, so time for a mooch round the Ship, a bit of sun-bathing and a catch-up with my reading…
Holiday – Day 7 Buzios, Brazil
Sunny, 28 degrees C We slept in until 9.30. Then, after a lazy breakfast, we queued for the Tender to take us to Buzios. This was a quaint town on the eastern coast. Very pretty too. We found the restaurant that we’d been discussing before the holiday – Casas Brancas – and had a very …
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