31 October 2010
Who is that young girl?
27 years ago today I joined the Royal Air Force. I was only just 17, nervous but very excited about making the trip to RAF Hereford for my 6 weeks basic training. Where have the years gone?
30 October 2010
Day 303 of 365
29 October 2010
Day 302 of 365
Day 302
28 October 2010
27 October 2010
Day 300 of 365
Day 296 & 297 of 365
25 October 2010
Downton Abbey

I am loving Downton Abbey at the moment on Sunday nights. John on the other hand disappears while it's on as he hates all that "Period Drama Rubbish". It makes a change to watch something that has no bad language, no violence and no scenes that may cause distress!!
Maybe I'm just old fashioned.
Unfortunately the local TV station for our area didn't take up the program so I have to watch it via ITV London on Sky. STV opted for yet another series of Taggart that is so past it's sell by date.
Welcome to Downton Abbey
"The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear, that it seems as if the way of life it represents will last for another thousand years. It won’t."
From the pen of award-winning writer Julian Fellowes comes ITV1’s brand new costume drama series, Downton Abbey, starring Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham and Elizabeth McGovern as Robert’s wife, Cora, Countess of Grantham.
Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them.
The Crawleys have been the Earls of Grantham since 1772. In the drawing rooms and library and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
Some of them are loyal to the family and are committed to Downton as a way of life, others are moving through, on the look out for new opportunities or love or just adventure. The difference being that they know so many of the secrets of the family, while the family knows so few of theirs...
"The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear, that it seems as if the way of life it represents will last for another thousand years. It won’t."
From the pen of award-winning writer Julian Fellowes comes ITV1’s brand new costume drama series, Downton Abbey, starring Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham and Elizabeth McGovern as Robert’s wife, Cora, Countess of Grantham.
Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them.
The Crawleys have been the Earls of Grantham since 1772. In the drawing rooms and library and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
Some of them are loyal to the family and are committed to Downton as a way of life, others are moving through, on the look out for new opportunities or love or just adventure. The difference being that they know so many of the secrets of the family, while the family knows so few of theirs...
Anyone not from the UK can probably see it via the wonders of the Internet on itv.com/itvplayer
24 October 2010
21 October 2010
18 October 2010
Day 289 of 365

I saw these badgers when we went to the garden Centre on the Wellbeck Estate. They are made of some sort of metal and ONLY cost £600 each!!! Still they were slightly cheaper than some of the other sculptures....like at life size crocodile made of old chains and tools which cost £22,000!!
Day 288 of 365
I thought this one looked like a face.
Day 287 of 365
Keira Knightly gets to stare at her in the sculpture room in the film Pride & Prejudice which was filmed at Chatsworth although now she has been moved to the wooden room.
14 October 2010
11 October 2010
Whitechapel

Day 278 to 284
I'm back, but I don't suppose anyone actually missed me. That's the way it goes in blogland!!
A whole week to catch up on after the electrician shut off the power without asking first and buggered up the computer. John was not a happy bunny. Any how a weeks catch up is needed in the 365 project so here goes.
Day 284 - Good old "Scotch broth"
Day 283 - Bees wax. Good for filling in the nail holes in wood.....apparently!
A whole week to catch up on after the electrician shut off the power without asking first and buggered up the computer. John was not a happy bunny. Any how a weeks catch up is needed in the 365 project so here goes.
Day 284 - Good old "Scotch broth"
4 October 2010
3 October 2010
Day 276 o0f 365

Apparently 15 years is a Crystal anniversary.
Day 275 of 365
Day 274 of 365
:: Shortbread - the only edible thing Samuel has brought home from his Home Economics class ::
I am really disappointed in the standard of teaching in HE, as bringing home uncooked scones and bread, microwaving a "Baked" potato and making hot chocolate do not, in my book, teach children how to cook properly. Samuel is so fed up with the subject he now doesn't want to take it as an option next year.
His shortbread was delicious though :0)
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