Diary
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Danny MacAskill – “Way Back Home”
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw[/tube] Amazin! Continue reading
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Leslie Nielsen random quotes
Jane Spencer: Can I interest you in a night cap? Frank Drebin: No, thank you, I don’t wear them. More on the The Leslie Nielsen random quote generator Continue reading
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This’ll warm you up
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Case 39
Social worker Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) is assigned to investigate suspected abuse of 10 year old Lillith. On receiving a phone call, Emily rushes to Lilliths house to discover her parents are attempting to murder her. Rather than Lillith going into care Emily decides to care for Lillith but is Lillith all she seems to… Continue reading
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National Geographic’s Photography Contest 2010
The Big Picture has an amazing collection of 47 images from the three categories of People, Places and Nature. Continue reading
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Spoilt Rotten
Us Thomas’es have been spoilt rotten this weekend. Yesterday we went to my folks for a lovely lunch. Thanks folks – yummy crumble! And today we’ve been to Lindsay’s for lunch. She did an amazing suet pudding for main (Corky, Al you would have loved it!) and for dessert she had made “Queen of Pudding”.… Continue reading
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Adele “Rolling in the Deep”
Really like the new track by Adele. Her new album “21” is out in early January. I can’t believe its been three years since “19” came out. [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lazyDlfaptM&feature=player_embedded[/tube] Continue reading
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Emma is Three!
Well, she is tomorrow but we had her party on Sunday so everyone could come. Everyone had a lovely day. Unfortunately Emma came down with a cold and a temperature on Sunday morning. She had back to bed after opening her presents and was OK for the first hour of the party but then it… Continue reading
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Week in The Lakes
Had a really nice, chilled out week in the lakes with the Corkys. The girls had a lovely time and did really well on the walks. A right pair of hardcore ramblers! The weather was good, a couple of really nice days, a few damp days and only one really wet day. Great fun with… Continue reading
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There’s snow on them hills!
Quite a storm blew in Sunday night and we had lots of wind & rain but snow has fell above 400m. Yesterday Emma stayed with the corkys and k & I went shopping and bought Emmas first pair of walking boots. She was really chuffed and put them to good use when we went for… Continue reading
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Off to the lakes
We’ve come up to the lakes with the corkys for a week. Got here last night and we couldn’t get in the house. Finally got in after an hour and a half faffing. Weather is looking good for today, better make the most of it as it’s looking pretty rough tommorrow. Continue reading
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We Have Made Cake!
This is Emma & I’s third attempt at making a cake. The first two attempts came out dead flat and really dense, sort of biscuit like but after a bit of advice from a bloke at work – we’ve cracked it! Check out the fluffiness! Continue reading
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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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