Well it's day two of '09 and the year is still going well.
The cooking has gone down a storm with the in-laws. Last Nights ham cooked in cider was superb. The plums that followed were fantastic. Well done Nigella....
Spent a little time out in the garden this morning, not with a spade though! I got the bird feeder topped off and took out the camera. So photography going well.
Happy New Year to everyone. Its the start of 2009, obviously! Hope we all have a great year ahead of us, and that we can get to see most of you this year.
The shape of our worlds hang in the balance, so let's hope that we are sitting at one of those thin spaces, and that our contact with the divine will be stronger through these times.
God Bless and enjoy the journey as it continues....
It's been very quiet around here for a long time now. Mainly down to work pressures, and a little to do with life pressures.
Well its coming up to new year, and in line with typical expectations I will be doing my best to re-set that good old work life balance.
So here goes a quick list of stuff to change:
That's enough for now, and keep on my back to keep me honest!
This is a bubble shot that I took last night to see if I could actually get some interesting images.
Yesterday I finally changed over my "walkabout" lens on the camera. A friend from work lent me his Canon EF-S 17085mm IS USM lens, and it was so much better than my kit lens it is untrue.
So I found one down at MPB Photographic, and they agreed to trade in my kit lens, so I upgraded.
The new lens is a lot nicer to handle, feels so much more responsive, and pulls down a lot more light. Also the IS helps smooth out my shaking hands.
Lots of images on Flickr, but here are some anyway.
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Last Sunday, a poor young lad was inflicted with a life long curse (well the length of my life anyway). Against all previous signs of sense Andy and Phil asked me to be a God Father to their second son JJ!
JJ is the one with the staring eyes, he knows you know!
With Rebecca in the hospital, and the rain and hail coming down, I drove up to Hertford for the service and to make my vows. Then unfortunately turned right around and headed back to East Surrey Hospital.
It was a nice service, and the minister was a hoot.
Rebecca is now on the mend and being a pickle, and I hope and pray that JJ will survive the burden that has been placed on his shoulders!
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark described the explorer as a heroic figure and said all New Zealanders would deeply mourn his passing. Sir Edmund's health had reportedly been in decline since April, when he suffered a fall while visiting Nepal. He was the first man to climb the 8,850m (29,035ft) peak with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953. |
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Ever since Rebecca was born we have sent out picture Christmas Cards with her on the front. As she has got bigger, this has seemed more and more the "proud" parent sending out cards than the cute images each year. BUT everyone keeps on telling us they love the cards and to keep them coming!
So this year we tried a bit of blue screen, and dressing up! It worked OK. the blue screen was infact our yellow wall in the hall!
Rebecca is in THREE nativity plays this year, two more than last year. She had three plays last year but only one was a nativity (the church one!).
So they would seem to be in vogue this year.
She plays (in order of plays)
One Wise Person, with present helper!
Mary, the lead role!
One Angel - Church!
Only a couple of roles and she would have the complete set, so if you need a Shepherd or a Joseph let us know!
Coming Soon to the South East
The line up is looking good, and as ever these events need support to make them worthwhile. The tour has a simple site, at www.cleancomedy.org.uk. So if you are in the area on the night, and in the area then drop in.
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