It is said that charity begins at home. I don’t know who it was that said that but several people have certainly taken it at face value. At least, several people think that charity begins at our home and, presumably,…
Year: 2010
Toy 2 Story: Light Dawns
As a result of having some fun and games with a Brennan JB7 recently, I have been in communication with another Brennan customer. I don’t believe his problems are the same as ours but, “it’s good to talk”, as they…
Toy 2 Story, The Sequel
[The original Toy 2 Story.] Late last week our new Brennan JB7 had been returned to have some life breathed back into it after a software update, intended to fix an occasional problem with noise on playback, created a second…
In a Rut
[Yes, I know it’s a very obvious title but sometimes the obvious just has to be done.] Monday dawned with the promise a very fine day in prospect. Let’s face it, no fine day in the UK should be wasted…
Toy 2 Story
[Ed: what is that, a pun? Anyway, I hope it isn’t lost on anyone.] Computer technology can be very useful. From years of bitter experience, though, I well know that one of the biggest drags in going from an “old…
New Toys
We’ve dragged ourselves kicking and screaming into the 21st century and finally bought a Garmin satnav for the car. That makes it official: everyone in the UK now has a satnav – we must have been the last hold-outs. Actually,…
New Forest: Being a Tourist
One of the reasons I think that we had not been to the New Forest for quite a while, although we know we love the place, is that it is very popular and, consequently, suffers from hoards of tourists. Although…
New Forest, New Fungi
We have both now become complete iSpot addicts, so much so that there is a definite downturn in the mood when we have nothing to iSpot. [Aside: Carol has turned turned iSpot into a verb – very American – the…
New Forest, New Critters
As summer wanes and autumn thinks about waxing, since we were unable to return to our beloved France for September, we took ourselves down to renew our acquaintance with the New Forest. Billy was very excited to be trying something…
Carol Goes to ‘L
We’ve recently returned from a very enjoyable, albeit slightly wet on occasions, trip to the New Forest. Since getting a little distracted by our coastal path trips to the southwest, I’d forgotten just how delightful the New Forest is. Prior…
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