New band

Been up and down the motorway the last few weeks and have been listening to a new CD Thirst for blood by cherry ghost.
The music is very like the turin brakes (another one of the bands we like).

So enjoy this track off the cherry ghost album.

Penguin Madness

We've done it - part 1

A while back I blogged a bit about how unusual it is for us to decide on ANYTHING let alone furniture or interior design. Well, I can hardly believe it, but, WE'VE DONE IT! We have had a new carpet, new wardrobes, and put our lovely new bed into the room. Here is the pic on the day the wardrobes had been put in. (New carpet on the floor too!)

Llamas on the A66

Look what we found on our way home from Scotland! The Mainsgill Farm Shop on the A66 has a lovely collection of Llamas, Emus and a Camel! Can you see the look that Llama is giving Dan! The baby llama was so fluffy! We spotted it on the way out and decided to stop for a cuppa (and some nice foodie bits) on the way back. Some more Llama shots on my Picassa Web Album for Llamas!

Scottish Pipe Band World Championships

It seems rather ironic that on a rather wet cold and miserable rainy day in Kaikoura, we were sitting in a weird Irish bar listening to some pretty awful "Scottish style" music of the sort that only people who have never been to Scotland, and who are called McSomething, and who are nostalgic for the "home country", would listen to, and we were deciding about fun things to do when we went back home. Dan started talking nostalgically about the Highland Games in Dunoon which he used to go to many years ago. We decided as soon as we got back in the UK that we'd book up for this year's games. When we did some further research, we realised that the pipe band championships part of the games had been split off into a separate competition. Dan was really enthusiastic about the pipe bands and so that's the bit we decided to book up for....the Scottish Pipe Band World Championships in Glasgow.
The 'irony' part of the above discussion is the fact that although it was August, and that the day before had been a beautiful, warm, bright, sunny day; the day of the championships, Saturday, dawned grey and gloomy, and it went downhill from there! It rained, and it poured. Then it rained some more, and then it poured again. Then, there was some rain, and a bit of drizzle, and some more...errrr....rain! We sat and watched the top 14 bands battle it out in 2 rounds for the title of World Champion. It was spectacular! The soggy clothes (wet through as far as the underwear) were worth it. The hypothermia was worth it. The pipers were superb and nothing could dampen their spirits! Next time though, I'm going to be wearing a wetsuit!
Link to all the pics on Picassa Web Albums - SPBChampionships

Mad Cow Disease

At some point yesterday afternoon, I reached forward to pick up my work folder with my right hand and my right arm brushed against my right boob. "Ow" I thought to myself. "I've got a nice little bruise there". Throughout the course of the afternoon I became conscious of the pain inside my breast, even when I wasn't touching it. "Ow! That really hurts" I thought in the car on the way home. The pain was stabbing, throbbing and sharp. It felt like someone had stabbed me on the inside, leaving no trace. There were no marks, lumps or external symptoms at all. By the time I went to bed I was on the painkillers. 2 paracetamol & an ibuprofen. That'll sort me out.
Midnight. I wake up thinking I must have left a window open, it's sooooooo cold in the room. I grab the extra quilt and snuggle up under 2 quilts and a sheet. Shivering. Hmmmmm, eventually I realise that the cold is coming from me! I have a fever. I turn over. OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
my boob is soooooooo sore, I can't move. I try and turn over, it's excruciating. Really. Really. Bad.
9:10 am - appointment at the docs. Mastitis. What? Isn't that something cows get? I definitely recall reading something in 'All Creatures Great and Small ' about cows with gangy udders!
Funnier still is the fact that usually it's breastfeading women who get it, and the doctor said, "so, are you breastfeeding?", "No" I replied. "Are you sure?" she said. I think I'd notice, don't you think?
So anyway, here's me, sore boob and high temperature - again -with a wierdy disease - and I can't even drink away my sorrows because I'm on antibiotics. It's udderly udderly terrible.

Attempted Burglary.....the little buggers have been at it again!

So, after the last rather unsuccessful attempt at a break-in we have had several security measures put in place - based on the recommendations of the C.A.S.A.C group who work in association with West Yorkshire police for burglary prevention - well prevention of future crimes, after the original crime event, if you see what I mean! Anyway....so a couple of weeks ago I was at home during the day with a lovely temperature, and had been mooching around the house feeling a bit sorry for myself. When Dan came home that evening, he decided to mow the lawn, and went into our middle room to go out through the side doors.
"What have you done to the door?" he shouted through. "Nothing, I've been in bed all day".
"Why is the lock spinning round then?". Well, as soon as he said it, we both knew! The exact same door, the exact same method.....the exact same burglars?
Well it certainly looked like we'd been 'dun' again. So the police came round and took our statement, again. The next day the SOCO was the same guy as last time, and so was the CASAC guy who fixed the locks. The BEST part of the story is that, although our lovely visitors had completely removed the lock from the door, our new security mechanisms meant that they had no way of opening the door, even with no lock in it. (Read this article about locks in UPVC doors - they're wothless, basically.)
So another 2 fingers up at the burglears......ha, come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!

New TV program called fonejacker

Very funny

Well i think i might have to join this next year. But i think i would not have a chance if THE GUITAR GURU Leif was performing.

See below

Car thoughts

Am currently very happy with my current motor A FORD Focus ST
But i think my next motor has to be the New Audi

Well short and sweet.

Cheers

Dan