We managed our Wednesday swim last night but Debbie kicked her toe as some numpty got in her way and I was suffering from man flu so we didn't get any further with the Christmas decorations.
Instead we watched on as Lucy tried in vain to get closer to a Plec in the fish tank which was strange as she's never bothered with the fish before. It was hilarious watching her bounce from once side of the sofa arm to the other, transfixed by the big brown fish scurrying about.
In other news, I actually managed to find a way of posting pictures from the mobile (see last post), using Shozu to get them to Flickr and then using their button to post to the blog. I just need to get the layout right so that the picture is above the text rather than floating on the right.
Paul.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Decorations Are Out
We got the decorations down from the loft last night, only had time to unruffle a couple of branches on the tree though.
Paul.
Paul.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
The Stairs Are Carpeted
Finished carpeting the stairs last night, it would have been a whole lot easier if the staples didn't stick in the gun and we didn't have to open it up and nudge them down with a pair of scissors for every shot.
They look great though and now all the DIY is done for this year! Now we can start with the Christmas decorations!
Paul.
They look great though and now all the DIY is done for this year! Now we can start with the Christmas decorations!
Paul.
Monday, December 03, 2007
Busy Times
No posts for a while, we've been busy over the last couple of weeks, new stairs, new mobiles, first snow of the season, new members at the local swimming pool and man-flu . . . again!
Just about got to grips with the new phone so there's no excuse for not posting a little bit more often, if only I could find a way posting pictures from my phone. Millions of kids upload mobile pictures every day, maybe I'm getting too old for this lark.
Paul.
Just about got to grips with the new phone so there's no excuse for not posting a little bit more often, if only I could find a way posting pictures from my phone. Millions of kids upload mobile pictures every day, maybe I'm getting too old for this lark.
Paul.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Winter On The Way
There was snow mentioned in the weather forecast this morning for
Sunday over the hills. I think we might be going walkies!
Sunday over the hills. I think we might be going walkies!
Paul.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Surfing On Telly
Sunday's planned walk was cancelled due to ill health, something to do
with the empty whisky bottle in the kitchen. Instead, some more house
rearranging, we got rid of the computer desk and plugged the PC into
the TV, Snowbabies on 32" wide screen!
with the empty whisky bottle in the kitchen. Instead, some more house
rearranging, we got rid of the computer desk and plugged the PC into
the TV, Snowbabies on 32" wide screen!
Paul.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Out For A Morning Walk
We've been out for a walk this morning, a two hour marathon along the
Timberland Trail. The autumn colours were lovley and the blustery wind
kept us cool as we trudged along. We were going to bath Lucy when we
got back but she's just collapsed in her bed!
Timberland Trail. The autumn colours were lovley and the blustery wind
kept us cool as we trudged along. We were going to bath Lucy when we
got back but she's just collapsed in her bed!
Paul.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Walking Round Langsett Reservoir
The weather is barmy at the moment, very warm for October and we've been walking round Langsett Reservoir in t-shirts!
There was a very slight drizzle all the was round but that was quite welcome and kept us cool when the going got quite hard.
Lucy's little legs were black when we got back to the car and our feet weren't much better after sinking into the boggy mud. We're chilling out now for the afternoon, just trying to stay awake after all that walking.
Paul
There was a very slight drizzle all the was round but that was quite welcome and kept us cool when the going got quite hard.
Lucy's little legs were black when we got back to the car and our feet weren't much better after sinking into the boggy mud. We're chilling out now for the afternoon, just trying to stay awake after all that walking.
Paul
Friday, October 12, 2007
Morning Ride
With all the little jobs taken care of around the house, I've been out for a ride on the mountain bike this morning. It's some time since I've been on a bike and I was on my knees gasping for breath after about two minutes!
I kept going though and navigated a circular route going up and down a few country lanes.
Noticing a public footpath sign, I took a bit of detour and came across this old cart next to the track.
The sky was a miserable shade of grey when I set of but the sun finally broke through to reveal what promises to be a lovely sunny Autumn day.
Sitting down now with a nice cup off coffee and tuning into Last FM.
Paul
I kept going though and navigated a circular route going up and down a few country lanes.
Noticing a public footpath sign, I took a bit of detour and came across this old cart next to the track.
The sky was a miserable shade of grey when I set of but the sun finally broke through to reveal what promises to be a lovely sunny Autumn day.
Sitting down now with a nice cup off coffee and tuning into Last FM.
Paul
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Mobile Surfing
It's been a while since our last update, partly because we've not been out and about lately, partly because I was struck down with man-flu last week and partly because I've been surfing the world wide web on my mobile.
Last month I upgraded my mobile package with Three to include web surfing, up to a gigabyte of internet browsing for a an extra fiver a month seems like a pretty good deal. I've been browsing away on my little K800i and have hardly switched the computer on at all over the last few weeks.
The experience of navigating the web on a mobile has actually been better than I expected, I can now post to Blogger via Gmail, do quick updates in the sidebar using Twitter Mobile and of course check out my usual haunts - every weather page known to man!
It's not a breeze though and sometimes downright annoying! The handsets own browser is limited and to view non mobile pages you have to go through either Google's or Yahoo's mobile converter thingy which by the time it's stripped out non mobile compliant stuff, there ain't much left to look at. The built in rss reader wouldn't work with many feeds and now doesn't work at all.
I downloaded Opera Mini which is much better at rendering web pages and is a whole lot faster too. The included rss reader is great and I use that alot as using the mobile version of Google Reader is royal pain in the butt.
One thing that is missing from Opera Mini 3.1 is the ability to upload pictures, if you try to do that it just starts the camera which isn't any good if you want to load a picture you've already taken. For loading pictures I have to switch back to the built in browser and then switch back again to view them!
There is a new version of Opera Mini coming out soon, I've tried version 4 but it's still in Beta and there is no picture uploading or rss reader as yet so I'll hold off that one until the full version is released, which hopefully won't be too long.
I'm also finding that any applications I try to download now just report as invalid, I've tried the Opera Beta again and that now won't install. It's not for the feint hearted this mobile surfing lark but it does seem to be getting better and while I still have to use the PC for certain tasks, it won't be too long before the mobile will be able to handle pretty much everything.
I'm on holiday this week so I'll have plenty of opportunity to explore without Debbie's current favourite catch phrase, "will you put that bloody phone down", ringing in my ear...
Paul
Last month I upgraded my mobile package with Three to include web surfing, up to a gigabyte of internet browsing for a an extra fiver a month seems like a pretty good deal. I've been browsing away on my little K800i and have hardly switched the computer on at all over the last few weeks.
The experience of navigating the web on a mobile has actually been better than I expected, I can now post to Blogger via Gmail, do quick updates in the sidebar using Twitter Mobile and of course check out my usual haunts - every weather page known to man!
It's not a breeze though and sometimes downright annoying! The handsets own browser is limited and to view non mobile pages you have to go through either Google's or Yahoo's mobile converter thingy which by the time it's stripped out non mobile compliant stuff, there ain't much left to look at. The built in rss reader wouldn't work with many feeds and now doesn't work at all.
I downloaded Opera Mini which is much better at rendering web pages and is a whole lot faster too. The included rss reader is great and I use that alot as using the mobile version of Google Reader is royal pain in the butt.
One thing that is missing from Opera Mini 3.1 is the ability to upload pictures, if you try to do that it just starts the camera which isn't any good if you want to load a picture you've already taken. For loading pictures I have to switch back to the built in browser and then switch back again to view them!
There is a new version of Opera Mini coming out soon, I've tried version 4 but it's still in Beta and there is no picture uploading or rss reader as yet so I'll hold off that one until the full version is released, which hopefully won't be too long.
I'm also finding that any applications I try to download now just report as invalid, I've tried the Opera Beta again and that now won't install. It's not for the feint hearted this mobile surfing lark but it does seem to be getting better and while I still have to use the PC for certain tasks, it won't be too long before the mobile will be able to handle pretty much everything.
I'm on holiday this week so I'll have plenty of opportunity to explore without Debbie's current favourite catch phrase, "will you put that bloody phone down", ringing in my ear...
Paul
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