Well hasn’t it been a while. I’ve been…. busy shall we say. This week represents the first time that I can sit a bit back from the product I’ve been working on and go “yea.. that looks good”. Can’t release tooo many details just yet, but suffice to say it’s going to be big… and…. [...]
Argh! I’m being eaten alive. No not some canabalistic experience, but by some small critters. Amber my three year old cat, who is the world’s biggest whore friendliest cat ever, has recently “picked up” fleas and of course because she is adorable I sometimes let her into my bedroom. Maybe on second thoughts this might [...]
PlentyofFish.com now has a feature called “Date Night” which allows you to make yourself available for a date next Friday night. This facility is an interesting one as most of the single people on there are looking for a date leading to something more (like a long term relationship), although some enjoy the dating scene [...]
This full bodied Bordeaux red was bought from Booths in Preston for approx £25 per bottle. 14% by volume it’s a bit of a potent one, although you actually can’t tell due to the dryness of the wine. Fantastic after taste that fills the lower back pallet lasting for a good few minutes with the [...]
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Modern Art is an interesting phenomenon taking abstract things and allowing the “artist” to call it art (and of course let’s not forget sell it for millions!!). But the interesting question is… “What is art anyway”? After chatting with one of the assistants walking round the Tate Modern Gallery in London, she was saying that [...]
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Yesterday I turned 29. I decided to come up to Cumbria to spend it with my parents. Not being one to celebrate birthdays with cake, jelly and ice cream (ohhh I don’t know) I’ve not been one to scream it from the rooftops. I don’t think my facebook lists my birthday for all to see. [...]
Knowing who you are, where you want to go in life and what you want is really important. It gives us purpose, and a self of identity. I’ve had to rethink a few of these recently from whether or not I want kids to whether I want to travel the world and explore. But it’s [...]
For years Preston Bus (now part of Stagecoach North West) has been “Exact change only” with coin drop slot to take payment. The fare was £1.20 I only had a £1 & a 50p coin. But after a protest today the bus driver issued me with a credit note to the value of the “wasted” [...]
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Raisin Loaf recipe from AllRecipes Ingredients 50g butter or margarine 150g caster sugar 2 eggs 250ml milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 250g plain flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 75g sultanas 75g raisins Preparation method Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4. Grease one 23x13cm loaf tin. Place butter, sugar and [...]
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