Tag Archives: UK

9 more sleeps

Posted on December 16, 2013 by

I took this picture in 2011 at Beamish. This was the first Christmas I spent as a UK resident, although we had “Pre-Christmas” together in 2009, and “Post-Christmas” when I moved here in Jan 2011. Now I’ve been here almost … Continue reading →

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Back to normal

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Eldon Square, Newcastle – Win 7 camera with auto-fix Yesterday we eventually did get out and about. We went up the steep hill to the charity shop to donate our old toaster. There isn’t anything desperately wrong with it, aside … Continue reading →

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Living and driving in the UK

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

The leaves are starting to change. Now I’m back at home, sitting with my coffee, looking out my window at the cold weather rolling in. The cat sitter has stopped by to return the keys. She took good care of … Continue reading →

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Football and other revelations

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Just saw the Super Bowl last night (well, most of it) and think we’ve almost figured out how the rules work. I just like being part of the fun even if we went to bed before the game was over. … Continue reading →

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