Tuesday, February 14. 2012
Erin Joy Elizabeth Dennant
Tuesday, August 02. 2011
Carl and Heather Tie the Knot.
Normal tradition for the bride to be late was almost reversed with Carl being the last to arrive. This was due to a tunnel on the M4 Motorway being closed in one direction and a contra flow in place causing heavy congestion. Carl made it with just a few minutes to spare.
Following the ceremony a mini reception took place at St. David's Hotel, Cardiff. This was followed by a much larger reception on Sunday evening at Lea Marston Hotel, Sutton Coldfield.
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Wednesday, June 01. 2011
Archie finds a new home
Having been previously chipped by his original owner we were able to establish that Archie was born during 2006 and so is roughly the same age as Annie and Lucy.Presently Archie is only eating one meal per day - at teatime. Despite being given "breakfast" he does not eat any even if we try to feed him by hand. We have also found out that his previous owners used to feed him chocolate (poisonous to dogs!) Once we took ownership of Archie we went out and bought him his own collar, lead and bedding. We saw an immediate change where he knew these were his and he appeared more happier and lively.
Wednesday, May 25. 2011
Heroes
Two big incidents in one day
First Incident was around 1130am on Monday 23 May 2011. Jamie was alone at her home in Aviemore Crescent when she heard some heavy banging at the front door. As she approached to answer it the door burst open with 2 men standing outside. The would be burglars realised the house was not empty and immediately fled off in a grey car.
Later the same day there was a house fire a few doors away from Christopher's house in Thacker Drive, Lichfield. Chris and another neighbour attempted to save the occupant but were beaten back by the thick smoke. The female occupant died in the fire. Chris and the other neighbour were both treated at Good Hope Hospital for Smoke inhalation.
The dead woman's dog "Archie" is presently being cared for by Chris and Alison.
Saturday, April 23. 2011
New Garden Furniture
Monday, April 11. 2011
House Improvements
The workmen will be returning next weekend to complete the task.
Wednesday, September 01. 2010
New Quad Core Computer For Nicola
Vista Home Basic she is now the proud owner of a HP g72-110sa 17.3" 3GB RAM 320 GB Hard drive and an Intel quad core processor running Windows 7 Home Premium.
Sunday, June 27. 2010
No more TV recording problems
Several times, mostly on Saturday evenings, Gail has remarked "I wanted to record this but you're recording two channels already" - We have a Sky+ PVR which lets us record two channels and either watch one of the two or else view a pre-recorded program. Sometimes we get round this problem by recording two and then switching the TV to the built in Standard Definition FREEVIEW and watch a third. This of course is not always possible as we might be going out somewhere.
The problem is now solved - we have now purchased a FREEVIEW High Definition PVR. This of course takes the TV reception from the rooftop aerial but otherwise it is just like a Sky+ PVR allowing you to record two TV channels at once. We still of course have the built in Standard definition FREEVIEW and so we could record 4 programs and watch a 5th.
The big improvement though is that this PVR is High Definition - plus no monthly fees. We can now watch (and record) BBC HD, ITV1 HD and Channel 4HD. Later this year will also see the launch of BBC1 HD, a further HD channel is planned for 2011/2012. Unlike Paul's move of replacing Sky+ with Freesat, we have chosen the route of supplementing Sky+ with Freeview HD.
FOR:
1. Wider range of TV channels, some of the channels we regularly watch are not on Freesat or Freeview.
2. Extra recording abilities, we can now record up to 4 programs at a time and still watch a 5th.
3. Inclusion of the more popular HD channels (BBC and ITV) with no extra monthly cost.
AGAINST:
1. We still pay a monthly fee to Sky for the Sky+ channels.