Oh, the irony of it! Probably one of the most palatial rooms we’ve ever stayed in (it’s certainly one of the largest – I think the whole of Corby would fit in here!) ..and we’re only here for a few hours. 😁 We’ve just landed in Jakarta and it’s around 11am local time – it’s …
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Holiday: Return to Oz – Day 2 (of 18): Singapore to Melbourne via Jakarta
WEDNESDAY the 20th, 8am local time (that’s Midnight, back home!) Morning All! We’ve just landed at Changi Airport, Singapore. And after a challenging journey trying to find the Garuda Business Lounge (it’s past all the other Lounges, behind the lifts, near the toilets!). Classy huh! Not being labelled ‘Garuda’ didn’t help at all, but after …
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Holiday: Return to Oz – Day 1 (of 18): Singapore (briefly!)
TUESDAY the 19th… Morning Reader, Today is another day of travel – almost 13 hours on a Plane! Then, guess what?, once we’re back on terra-firma in Singapore, we’re waiting for another Plane! But at least our first hop is Business Class with Singapore Airlines! Satisfaction guaranteed! 😁👍 But before all that flying, it would …
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Holiday: Return to Oz – Day 0 (of 18)
MONDAY the 18th… Our holiday begins! – Today, it’s the first of our travel-days and we’re heading back to where shrimps are nervous and Barbie remains popular with these prawn-like crustaceans! (Warning! weird humour alert!) It’ll be our third visit to Australia, having first visited in 2011 – for our Honeymoon – and THEN again in …
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DVD: Skyscraper
With almost all our preparation done for our forthcoming holiday, I took a breather and watched Skyscraper (one of the 4K DVDs that Ann bought me for Christmas). Starring Dwayne ‘The Rock‘ Johnson it turned out to be a cross between Die Hard (1988) and Towering Inferno (1974). In my book, that’s a good pedigree! …
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Valentine Meal (2019)
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Lunch: Return to the Lamport Swan
It was a welcome return today to The Swan at Lamport (or the Lamport Swan as it’s also known). We haven’t been there for about a year (1st February 2018, in fact) and today we were catching-up with Ian & Ann, Alan & Mags for Lunch. And our verdict? An impressive experience all-round! 😉 Julie, …
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Easy PC!
Off to Cambridge today to meet up with Sally B. We’re on a mission to seek out a replacement Laptop to replace ‘Isla‘ (who has enjoyed a great innings since February 2015, but it’s time to retire her!) 👍 First stop was to be John Lewis who had some cracking good deals and where we’d …
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Lunch: Too Many Arms
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Normal Blogging Service Resumed?
Phew! After another very techy week problem-solving, I think things are now back to some state of normality with my Blog posts. It’s taken far too many hours days weeks getting it all working again – and I hope I never have go through all this again! 🤬 The Short Version It’s now working! If …
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Still under the Bonnet!
Four days in and my ‘old’ Blog site is still refusing to behave as it should! I’m on the case and aim to get it fixed by the weekend (famous last words!) 😠😉😲
Film: Glass
Breaking News! ?
Laddies (and Ladies) who Lunch – Part 783!
We never need any excuse at all to enjoy a good Pub Lunch – and today was no exception! It was another of our regular gatherings with local friends (and fellow retirees). Step forward then, Geoff, Rhonda, Paul and Sue – and of course, Ann – to sample the delights of The Swan at Braybrooke. …
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Under the Bonnet
In the second Lesson for the new Class, we went ‘under the bonnet’ of a typical Laptop. We also experimented with typing using a modern Laptop keyboard, including an introduction to typical ‘shortcut’ keys. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2019/01/21/under-the-bonnet/
Film: Mary Queen of Scots
It was off to the Odeon this afternoon to catch this latest historical movie – Mary Queen of Scots. I must admit, I didn’t know much about the two leading actresses – Margot Robbie as QEI and Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart, but it featured a great cast, including:- David Tennant as John Knox Adrian …
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Cirque de Soleil – Totem
A welcome return to the Royal Albert Hall today! After my last visit for Prog Rockers, Camel, back in September, last year, today was a complete contrast – Cirque du Soleil‘s Totem. We picked up Janet, Jo and Carol and headed for Kettering Station and the 12.51. An hour-and-a-half later, we were taking our seats …
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Class of 2019
Today, we welcomed Alan, Chris, Beryl, Jackie and Joe to their first Class. Over the next 30-or-so Mondays, we’ll be giving them a thorough understanding of Windows 10 – and how to get the most from their Laptop. First priority today is to determine their priorities and then create their personal Lesson Plans. from WordPress …
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Return to the Tower
Off to the Capital today – and a return visit to the Tower of London and more specifically, the Crown Jewels.Ann and I last visited back in February 2016 but we met good mates Roy, Susan, Lauren and Loki there today, who’d never been before! It meant an early start (for a Saturday) for us, …
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New Year 2019
Day 0 – Arrival (Saturday, 29th) 4.10pm: So, here we are at ‘2 Dix Cottages’, courtesy of Norfolk Hideaways in the village of Thornham. It took us around two hours to get here (10 minutes of that was the last 20 yards trying to find the place) and we’re staying here until the 2nd, seeing-in …
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Doctor Who – New Year Special 2019: ‘The Resolution’
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with this special episode given that I’d been very unimpressed overall with the previous series. In short, too soap-opera-ey and not enough Who-ness. Tonight’s got off to a slow start. And with no title sequence, I was wrong-footed immediately. But, as the episode progressed, this latest outing for …
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Christmas 2018
Christmas Eve (with Denis) 9.15am: The roads were pretty much deserted as we headed for Heckington. We arrived in good time – just after 10.40am – where the car looked cleaner than when we left! After unloading (including the two new garden chairs we bought Denis for Christmas), we were soon tucking into Coffee… and …
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Film: Mary Poppins Returns
It was off to the local Odeon tonight with Jo and Janet to see the film: Mary Poppins Returns. The cinema was optimistic of plenty of punters like us showing-up with performances every 30 minutes. It’s always a bit of a gamble with ANY sequel, but one as iconic as 1964’s Mary Poppins – could …
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Mexican Fave!
John, Trish and Conor came round tonight for one of our Mexican Evenings. No donkeys or sombreros, but plenty of good food… Homemade Chilli Apple Crumble … and the obligatory Cheese-board Plenty of time to catchup with everyone’s news (given that we’d missed Trish’s Christmas get-together last week). Trish & John bought us a lovely …
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Our Anniversary Weekend 2018 (34/7)
Friday, 14th (Our Anniversary)It’s our 7th Anniversary (or 34th in ‘old money’) and we’ve a busy few days ahead. There was just enough time to open our cards and presents before we left, heading north. Thanks for your kind words everyone! Ann bought we a very classy watch!These days, we normally go away to …
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Christmas TV (2018)
292 pages/£4.90 (+40p) 196 pages/£3.75 (+25p) We’ve all got different prompts for when Christmas celebrations officially begin – is it when the Supermarkets start putting out their Christmas lines?, the first Christmas lunch?, receiving your first Christmas Card? or the BBC Christmas ident being seen for the very first time? Or even when the Sales …
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Doctor Who – Series 11, Episode 10 – ‘The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos’
OK, tonight is the final episode of this re-booted series, and after some mostly crappy episodes, they’ll need to do something really special to get me back on-side! With last week’s big reveal that the monster-of-the-week was a… frog!!!, can we have something really serious now please Mr Chibnall? Here’s hoping! After tonight – and …
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Birthdays x2
It was off next door tonight to celebrate not one, but TWO birthdays from earlier this week – Paul R and Julie T. It’s become a regular occasion over the years and with everyone contributing something to the Menu, what’s not to love! 😍😍 With all the ‘usual suspects’ present and correct – John and …
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Preparing for 2019…
Today, we started preparations for the new Computer Class that starts in January 2019. Monday mornings free for 30 weeks? – checkPupils contacted? – checkNotebooks available? – checkTraining PC ready? – checkTNA document refreshed? – checkVenue ready? – check from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/12/03/preparing-for-2019/
Doctor Who – Series 11, Episode 9 – ‘It Takes You Away’
It’s the penultimate episode for Jodie Whittaker’s first season as the Doctor and overall, I’ve been UNDER-whelmed. No-one’s more surprised than me at this, but with its over-simplified stories and a set of characters that I simply can’t relate to, I’ve struggled to sing its praises. Conversely, most of the Who fan-base, seem to absolutely …
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Christmas Lunching begins…
Another Saturday in the countdown to Christmas – and another Lunch with friends!This time, it was the Old White Hart at Lyddington (we were last here back in February) to meet up with Nick & Celina. Compared to last night’s venue, this place was full of people… and atmosphere together with a roaring open fire …
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