Had a bonfire night for all our neighbours over on the allotments tonight. It was really good, drank lots of punch and munched on sausages  and the kids ran around with sparklers being constantly told to “keep off the onions”! It was especially good because we burnt our incredibly crap dining room table so at… Continue reading

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Great post on Liz’s blog of Ols arrival in New Zealand. Liz had kept it a secret that Ol was coming so it was a wonderful surprise for the kids, great photos. Continue reading

The weather was lovely today, cold with clear blue skies. We went for a walk through the woods at Marks Hall. The trees looked fantastic in the sun and we also saw two deer, one of which was a stag. At the end of the walk we had a cup of tea and some cake…. … Continue reading

On this weeks episode of from “our own correspondent” Alan Johnston talks about how earlier this year he was kidnapped and held for 4 months by Palestinian militants. I read an edited version of the programme in The Times this week and I found his closing words really moving: “And the kidnap’s legacy is not… Continue reading

Very excited to see this film, I’m a big fan of Sean Penn, both as an actor and a director. He has directed, produced and wrote the screenplay for this film This film is about Christopher Candless who, at the age of 24 gave his $24,000 life savings to Oxfam and began traveling across the… Continue reading

Kris Holm is an extreme unicyclist. Its the bit where he jumps over a gap in a cliff edge which I  have to watch between my fingers! Continue reading

Richard Branson has written a remembrance of Steve Fossett in Time magazine so it seems the Steve Fossetts friends are now accepting that he has died after going missing on September 3rd. His section on Wikipedia is amazing, he has held116 world records 60 of which still stand. He was a pilot, mountaineer, sailor and… Continue reading

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Scientists have discovered a warm and rocky “second Earth” circling a star, a find they believe dramatically boosts the prospects that we are not alone. The planet is the most Earth-like ever spotted and is thought to have perfect conditions for water, an essential ingredient for life. Researchers detected the planet orbiting one of Earth’s… Continue reading

Went to an evening with Ray Mears in Colchester last night. It was fascinating, for three hours he spoke about his travels around the world. He demonstrated the hardship of Inuit life and how they find water, fish, and heat an igloo with seal blubber. Then after telling us about how people endure extremely low… Continue reading

Hollywood has remade “The Eye” and it stars Jessica Alba (yummy). I hope it is as good as the Asian original and that it does the elevator scene justice, as this is one of the creepiest films ever. Trailer Continue reading

Had a day in Southwold today. The weather was a bit cold but we had a nice time walking on the beach, going on the pier and shopping at all the yummy food shops. Al, in Southwold I bought what was probably the best pie ever, a “Pieminister” and as you and I are pie… Continue reading

Had a nice birthday today didn’t do much as the weather has been rubbish but we got out for a walk this afternoon and we’ve been to the flicks to see Ratatouille tonight. K having a rest at Marks Hall this afternoon. Continue reading

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Mums had her operation and everything went ok although she is still going to have to have some further treatment over the coming months. Its a tough time for her and my heart goes out to her but I know she’ll be ok. Continue reading

Have spent the last week decorating, rearranging and purchasing and we are nearly there at last. Louise the midwife came on friday and everything is ok, just 4 weeks to go! (gulp) One of K’s ladies bought her this little chap, dead cute. Continue reading

Fantastic win over France last night. Could we do it again? Continue reading

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Yesterday I took out one of the cupboards by the fireplace, underneath I found part of an old fireplace which I had to take out to bring it down to floor level. Underneath the top layer of old bricks was an old pipe which at one time must have been connected to the drains and… Continue reading

I always love the idea of haggling and I am quite happy too if I am buying something for cash but I don’t ever do it if I am buying something from a retailer. For three months Tom Chiarella haggled for everything starting with a hotdog! Continue reading

So, we’re on strike again. This is two 48 hour strikes which means that no-one is going to get any post until next Wednesday which is just ridiculous. Surely Royal Mail and the CWU can get something agreed this time, to keep going on like this isn’t benefiting anyone. On the plus side, its a… Continue reading

Had a phone call from my mum yesterday, she has got to go into hospital at the end of next week for a few days to have an operation. She’s  is worried about it, but she’s pretty tough my mum and I know she’ll be fine. Continue reading

Wow! This blog is now one year old. I can’t believe how quickly this last year has gone by. Its nice to write a sort of diary again. I used to do it up until about ten years ago and it is fun to read back sometimes. Its also a great way to remind yourself… Continue reading

K finished work on Friday so she’s looking forward to dossing for a while. She had lots of presents and some really nice cards wishing her good luck. The Caples came to stay this weekend, Saturday afternoon me, Al and Corky went for a few pints to celebrate Olivia’s safe arrival and to just hang… Continue reading