Diary
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Life aboard the International Space Station
“To get to the space station takes two days, a journey dictated as much by its speed as its altitude. The station flies at an altitude of 220 miles or so (that’s more than 30 times the cruising height of a jumbo jet), but is travelling at a breakneck 17,500mph. Before astronauts can clamber aboard, Continue reading
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Autumnal afternoon
Emma & I went for a walk and a run around at White Colne this afternoon. It was a lovely afternoon, so I took my new toy and took a few shots. the light was fantastic. N.B This one is better viewed bigger so keep clicking on the piccie. Continue reading
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Early Halloween
This weekend the Caples came to stay and on Saturday we had an early Halloween party. K made a lovely stew and Hatty made a fantastic spiders web cake. It was yummy! The kids had a fantastic time dressing up, so did the mums! On Sunday me & al went for a bike ride while Continue reading
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Bbrrrr!
Winter is here. It’s a frosty -1 this morning. My one regret when I bought our car was I didn’t get a heated windscreen.! 🙁 Continue reading
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Fantastic Weekend
K & I had a lovely weekend up in Norfolk. We stayed just outside Holt so we did a bit of shopping on Saturday and went for a lovely meal at Balthazar in the evening (great meatballs). On Sunday we went for a walk at Sheringham, it was so nice to be able to pick Continue reading
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Emma’s Photography
Emma’s been practising her photography. What do you think? The Sky Gravestone A Leaf.. But where is K? Continue reading
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Danny and Vic are two ex-cons plan to gain a huge amount of cash in the ransom for Alice—the daughter of a rich businessman. They kidnap her and take her in a flat that they have converted into a prison cell. But things don’t quite go to plan… This fantastic British film is an incredibly Continue reading
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New Toy
I’ve wanted one for ages and I’ve finally taken the plunge and ordered myself a new camera. It should be here next week, I can’t wait! Continue reading
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Booked!
Been missing the lakes so Corky’s booked a house for us all in November. Can’t wait! Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Livvy
Had a lovely time at Livvy’s Birthday party on Saturday. Thankfully the weather held off so the kids could play their pirate treasure hunt and as usual liane did a lovely afternoon tea. Runaround! Livvy, Lucas & Abigail Continue reading
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Green Zone
A month after the invasion of Iraq Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his squad have been given three locations where WMD could be located but they are nowhere to be found. At a briefing Miller questions the anonymous intelligence that he is receiving but his superiors basically tell him to follow orders to search for Continue reading
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Up in the Air
Ryan Bingham(Clooney) is hired by firms all over the usa to make their staff redundant. His cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is about to get ten million frequent flyer miles and after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. When I saw the trailer for this film I thought Continue reading
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Open City
Chris & Derek were kind enough to have Emma this weekend (thanks guys) so K and I headed off to the Open City weekend in London. We decided to take our bikes so we drove to the Lee Valley, parked up and cycled into the city via the Columbia Road market. Due to my slightly Continue reading
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Crescent Moon
A setting last quarter crescent moon and the thin line of Earth’s atmosphere are photographed by an Expedition 24 crew member as the International Space Station passes over central Asia on Sept. 4th, 2010. (NASA) Part of a fantastic set of photos“Around the Solar System” on the Big Picture Continue reading
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Hanging out at Marks Hall
Photo shoot of Emma and her buddies descended into this: Bored now Continue reading
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Nice Weekend
Very much a weekend in the village, the girls went to the allotment barbie on Saturday and today we went to the fun day on the Millennium green. We had a picnic and Emma enjoyed having donkey ride, her face painted and decorating cakes. Continue reading
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Matthew and the Atlas
Really like this track “Within the Rose”. A chilled out video with a really clever animation. To date they have only released one EP “To the North”. It includes “within the rose” and “I will remain” is another good track. Continue reading
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Seeking the laverys
I’m sure your all Ok. I hope that your house didn’t suffer too much damage and that you have managed to get away on holiday. If anyone has heard any news please comment or drop us a line. Continue reading
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Just for fun
At Emma’s request K & I put our wedding outfits on tonight. My suit fitted fine, although K said “theres a bit of muffin sticking out the top!” How cheeky! K got in hers although it was a bit of a squash and a squeeze! 🙂 Continue reading
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Swindon
Emma and I had a great fun packed week in Swindon with the Caples. We caught the train over, which was much nicer than going by car. we were off all over the place, Mini Gym, butterfly farm, Savernack woods for picnic in the camper. Emma had her first attempt at ice skating and only Continue reading
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Salt
Had a night out with the Corky’s tonight. Dinner at Prezzo and then went to see ‘Salt’, Angelina Jolie’s new film (see liz’s review) We really enjoyed it, a good solid action thriller, exactly what Jolie does best. 9/10 Continue reading
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Home Alone
The girls have gone over to stay with Hatty for a few days and it sounds like they’re having a lovely time. Glen and Allan have been down to stay with my folks for a few days and last night we all went for a meal at Milsoms , it was lovely, I had a Continue reading
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More Hampstead Heath
Splashing in the Lido While we were listening to the Jazz band playing at the bandstand, Emma made friends with Maisey, a little girl who had exactly the same dress on as Emma . They had a lovely time playing hide and seek and dancing. I felt dead moved watching them. What a perfect way Continue reading
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Hampstead Heath
Had a fantastic day out at Hampstead Heath today. Its been an ambition of mine for some time to climb Parliament Hill and see the view of the city and today we finally did it. We had a lovely walk on the Parliament Hill fields, fed the ducks and then we headed down to the Continue reading
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Hatty & Lewis come to stay.
Hatty and lewis have been over this weekend and the kids have been off gallivanting to the Zoo, getting their faces painted and to the five Parishes show in Fingrinhoe where they got down to the steel band. Leopard and a Butterfly Donkey Ride Emma throws some shapes. [flv:http://www.wherewasshaun.com/video/steelband.flv 400 300] N.B For your viewing Continue reading
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Inception
Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) is a thief of secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a big fish in the world of corporate espionage, and as a result has a price on his head. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could Continue reading
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Camping in Norfolk
Had a lovely weekend camping in West Runton up in Norfolk. The site was really good, not too far from the beach and the weather was gorgeous. Sunday we spent hanging out on the beach on on Monday we went to Bewilderwood. We all had an amazing time the slides and zip wires were really Continue reading