I spent yesterday collecting Lily, my eldest, from university in London and delivering her home to Halifax. Three hours drive down the M1 to East London. An hour and a half going up and down four flights of stairs with bags and boxes. A leisurely trip north up on the M11, stopping for pizza near […]
General
Party Time
Montessori Walk The Party Some pics from Small’s 4th birthday party today. We all had a lovely day – it was a super setting for the party, the (Montessori) school is simply a nice place to be, on the banks of the River Calder, with a pub next door. Who could ask for more?
Sarah Jane
I am glad to hear that the rumours of Doctor Who’s death have been exaggerated. Also, I must admit I am looking forward to more of the Sarah Jane Adventures, Torchwood is ok, but I really wouldn’t miss it much. Anyway, Sarah Jane. Production on the full series began in April 2007 and apparently, episodes […]
Noooo!!!!
HIT show Doctor Who will be EXTERMINATED next year after the fourth series. Sniffle. Edit, 2024: Didn’t happened, sadly, instead, the writers killed its soul.
Just Taking
I am really not very keen on Just Giving. This is why:- JG “charges a small transaction fee on every donation made on the Website. The fee is currently 5% of the gross donation, which is the donation plus any Gift Aid reclaimed.” When you pay via Just Giving, not only does the charity have […]
Life saving vessel
The traditional way of making tea in a pot is healthier than dunking a bag in a cup, according to scientists.
Go to hell, do not pass go,….
“Ninety-five per cent of Britons are heading for hell, according to the principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, who has been under fire from some staff for taking one of the leading Anglican theological training colleges in a conservative direction. Richard Turnbull, appointed two years ago, made the claim in a speech to the annual conference […]
Jax broke it, Miss.
Problem report summary Problem type Windows stop error (a message appears on a blue screen with error code information) Solution available? No What does this problem mean? Windows has encountered a problem it cannot recover from and it needs to be restarted Cause Unknown Computer symptoms A message appears on a blue screen with error […]
Have you seen this elf?
“Two years for elf lingerie thief (BBC) A man who claimed he thought he was a female elf when he stole underwear from a Belfast shop at knifepoint, has been jailed for two years.”
They may be watching you,…..
…but they certainly don’t want you watching them. Here is the full list of MPs who voted to give the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill a third reading: Labour MPs Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) Graham Allen (Nottingham North) Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen) Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) Clive Betts […]