At long last, I’ve started rationalising our IT configuration which has been in a dreadful (and expensive) mess for some time. Again this month we’ve reached the download limit of our Internet account (12 Gb) and the ISP has ‘shaped’ the speed down to 64K which is totally unacceptable. As part of a general shakeup … More IT reconfiguration underway at last.
Ok I know I’m blowing around like the weather we’ve been having but we really really did have a lovely morning. Started as usual in the dark with the usual visit to the rail station to drop the wife off for her trip to ‘The City’ and her daily doings. Then I turned the car … More Oh what a beautiful morning.
Wow what a weekend. Spent the entire thing sitting in a chair reading Lord of the Rings… again. Couldn’t even summon up enough energy to write in here yesterday! Youngest had to go to her skating lesson so I staggered out of bed at 6:30 a.m. after serious nagging from the wife who was exhausted … More These wild weekends are wearing me down
Hi ho, Hi ho, it’s off to Aldi we go… again. I like Aldi. They sell lots of odd stuff you don’t know you need until they advertise it… then I *have* to rush off and get it!! 🙂 Today’s delight is an 8.8 litre electric water urn which was on sale for $39.90. We … More Me go shoppy, shoppy.
I thought I’d do what lots of people seem to do these days… ‘Google’ my own name, or in this instance my image… and guess what?? Yup – I found a picture of myself stored for posterity. It *is* me alright, I have a copy on the wall behind me. I’m slightly thinner, not wearing … More Ooh ooh Google me!
Our dogs are spoiled. One dog in particular seems to be spoiled more than the other and that’s Stupid, the Labrador. The reason is that he’s such an idiot… and so ‘childish’ in his ways whereas Kit, the 12 yr old Cattle Dog is usually far more ‘ladylike’ in her demeanor… not always but often … More Spoiled dogs
This is nice and simple… might get some swordfish steaks to grill later in the week and knock some up!! 4 tbs rough chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 tbs rough chopped fresh mint leaves 2 tbs rough chopped fresh basil leaves 3 tbs capers 2 anchovy fillets 1 clove garlic 1tbs Dijon mustard Juice of … More Salsa Verde
It’s nearly time to start back out in the garden. We did *some* work there this weekend… planting the new climbing rose bush for starters… mowing laws, watering pots and surveying the damage caused by the severe frosts we’ve been having. Place does look a little bare and in need of some TLC but we’ve … More Gardening time cometh
Writing this to the wife… 24 years she’s had to put up with me. Brave lady! Currently she’s hacking away at a Harry Potter game while I’m trying to get her motivated to go buy me some flowers!! Tradition here is that *she* buys *me* flowers on the anniversary. This year I figured we’d buy … More Happy Anniversary!
No not cold *and* broke… just that I finally got the full effect of the cold with the sniffles and the headache and the shivers mmm…hoy…clavin!! Which might account for why I was so miserable yesterday!! I’ll live of course but for a few days I might think I don’t want to. Luckily of course, … More Cold broke
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