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Welcome to our new and rather furry family member

We have a new cat! She is a rather pretty, extremely furry Ragdoll kitten. For those in the know, I understand she could be described as a mitted, bluepoint bi-colour Ragdoll. (I hope that this will make more sense to me soon). She also, as is just about apparent from the picture, has rather striking blue eyes!

Lost in music

music  · 05 Oct 2012

There are things we all have to drag ourselves through at times: paperwork, ironing, work at times... This short post is a reminder that this doesn't always have to be the case!

For me, it has been all about playing my flute again. Life is busy, and it's not always easy to take much time out to practice and play...

(At least) three things I hate about iOS6

With all the uproar about Apple's new mapping approach, attention has been diverted from other aspects of the latest iteration of iOS - version 6. In this short post I hope to make a start at redressing this balance! So, without further ado...

First - Do Not Disturb. This is the facility to avoid being disturbed by unwanted calls. I...

Blenheim Triathlon, 2012

Talking with a colleague earlier about triathlons, I was reminded how much I had enjoyed my first-ever personal triathon experience, completing the Blenheim Sprint Triathlon earlier this year. Here is a brief account of what happened, and a fun site I found on the way!

Olympic tickets: families of 5 need not apply!

We had a lovely family outing on Saturday, to see the Women's Olympic Triathlon at Hyde Park. It seemed like a natural choice, after all the work that went into training for the Blenheim Triathlon, earlier in the year. Then, having got a taste for...

Not-so-smartphones

… My last phone was a Samsung Galaxy S2, an Android phone which on the whole I was very happy with; one morning a few months ago, though, it upped and died. Amazon were brilliant as ever, and gave me a full refund. However, I was left with the question as to what to replace it with. The S3 was...

Spotify and Squeezebox

There I was, mulling over how best to "break the ice" with my new blog: what could I write about that combined most, or perhaps all, of the loves in my life - home/family, music, exercise, ... *cough* gadgets? Then - a flash of inspiration: Spotify and Squeezebox! I listen to a lot of music - on the...

Getting the ball rolling

Well, they say there is no time like the present. For a long time I have thought about setting up a blog, to write down the things I find and value: at last, I have acted on this desire! So, without further ado, let me welcome you to my blog. In it, over time, I very much hope that you...