Hi there - once again, it's been ages since my last proper post on here. I'll try not to make this a long rambling post about all the things I've been doing over the last few months, but there really has been quite a lot going on.

We went on holidayLast month, we took a week away with friends to Alnmouth in Northumberland. There were twelve of us ( Read more... )

I'd intended to write this at the end of 2012, but life got in the way as so often happens, so it's a little late. I didn't post as much as I'd wanted to last year, somehow it always seemed that when I wanted to I didn't have the time, and when I had the time I didn't have the inclination. I'll have to try and do better in 2013 ( Read more... )

I'm playing catch-up at the moment, work and family life are eating 99.99999% of my time and there are lots of things I'd like to write about - I'm going to write this one first though, because I want to get my thoughts down before I start forgetting things ( Read more... )

It's been a few weeks since I last posted on here, things have been busy as ever both at home and at work. Our old television packed up last week and I was faced with a bit of a dilemma - we had a perfectly servicable CRT television (like they used to have in "the olden days") and now it was time to join the 21st century and get a flatscreen. For ( Read more... )

I've posted on this blog a grand total of ten times this year, which I've got to admit is pretty weak. Especially considering all kinds of exciting stuff has been going on. I've been updating pretty regularly on facebook and twitter, but LJ always tends to get left behind, mainly because it requires actual effortAs many of you will know, I was ( Read more... )

First time I've ever actually done this, but there's a first time for everything. Had a bit of a tidy-up of my friends list, left a few communities, generally just a bit of a spring clean.

If you're not on my friends list any more, it's not because I don't like you, it's more likely that

(a) we don't actually know each other in real life
(b) we ( Read more... )

It's always nice to get back in touch with old friends and see what they're up to - I had an email this morning from my friend Marieke from my undergraduate physics course at the University of Sheffield. She's working on the T2K neutrino experiment in Japan, and she's taking part in a competition called "FameLab", which she describes as "The Pop ( Read more... )

Today has been a very productive Sunday. Forked over about 100 sq. ft of ground at the allotment and planted out 43 blackthorn plants before the it got too dark to work. Worked more or less sunrise to sunset, with a break for lunch. Phew!

I am now cooking tasty dim sum things for talma and gothicgoverness, who are over.

I'll sleep well tonight...

A quick post about where I am with life at the moment... soul_rider and I have folks over for an early Christmas dinner today. Having eaten roast ostrich fillet, potatoes and vegetables earlier, they're all downstairs watching "Muppets Treasure Island" while I'm up here trying to persuade Evie to take a nap. I'm not winning ( Read more... )

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