Monthly Archives: March 2007

Picture this (a gentle rant on a spring evening)

What image is conjured up when an estate agents particulars for a house starts “This interesting and unique semi-detached house”. The first thought that came to my mind was, “run, run away!”. And how about “A lovely opportunity for the … Continue reading

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An invitation.

Tim has been working very hard the last couple of weeks on an interesting new project. It’s ready for beta testers now. Beta means not everything works perfectly, and we’d like ppl to feed back on what doesn’t work the … Continue reading

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Windows Live Writer

I have just tried out theWindows Live Writer blogging tool and must say I am very impressed. It will let you insert images, puts a drop shadow on (?) if you want and auto thumbnails. It will handle pretty much all … Continue reading

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Good news Jan

for once, it was exactly where I said it was. Apparently Tim wasn’t looking for something that size

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I didn’t do washing

I did cleaning. I did watch some tv, Criminal Minds – Series 1 Complete [2005], but not til the evening. Mainly though, I cleaned. I don’t like mice. The children now have a very very clean and decluttered room. The … Continue reading

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Baby milk firms told to drop nutrition claims

“All leading brands of baby milk will now have to drop any claims which suggest they are a valid alternative to breastfeeding.” According to the Daily Mail

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Today In Pictures

We went to the park, we went on the swings, we didn’t need lifebelts this time. Then Big got tyred, so we came home. Ok, I know, pathetic pun. Sorry and all that. Oh yeah, I forgot. IT’S SPRING!!! boing

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Today in pictures

Mostly doing laundry… …and watching TV.

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Alison’s amazon meme :)

Following this post Amazon is currently recommending For a Few Demons More (Rachel Morgan 5) ( Recommended because you purchased A Knot in the Grain” and Other Stories ) and Sexy Little Knits: Chic Designs to Knit and Crochet ( … Continue reading

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I like gmail

Says Big. She has been busy adding picturess to all her contacts. She doesn’t like the spilling chucker though. She typed “lice” and complained that it told her that she had spelt “like” correctly, when she hadn’t. Cue detour to … Continue reading

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I am still here…

sometimes I wanted to blog our Sunday, as we had a particularly lovely day. Somehow it’s nearly a week ago, not quite sure how that happens. Still, best not to stop and wonder where our lives are going So, Sunday. … Continue reading

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Too many companies are like bad marriages

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The Must-Do List

From NYT “Today we’re offering a list — which, sadly, is hardly exhaustive — of things that need to be done to reverse the unwise and lawless policies of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.” Interesting reading.

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A trip to the park

We had a trip to Rother Valley Country Park yesterday. For some reason Big refused to go on the swings. The park has a sailing centre, I would like to go and do a course and I think Big would … Continue reading

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voiig in education

Just love our phonetically spelt language As reported elsewhere, the children have been exploring Education City today. So far I’ve discovered that Big likes scoring well, and she doesn’t like doing anything where she might score badly. We’ve got a … Continue reading

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do downstate of visigoth

(my spam gets increasingly odd) Friday HE report, mostly we are doing ICT. For a big chunk of the day all four of us were sat working at computers. Today Jax has signed us up for an Education City trial … Continue reading

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One off job opportunity.

With a nod to El Reg.. Interesting co-ordinator role with the good ole boys down at West Sussex County Council.

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