Just because I've not been posting doesn't mean I've not been busy.......

So, I had a few people round for cocktails last night* (incluidng
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I'm going to Interlaken at the end of September for work.

Obviously I'm being all professional about it, but inside I'm squealing Chalet School!  The Chalet School  and Barbara was the first CS book I read (I was given it by a neighbour when I was home ill from school with tonsillitis) and it set me up for a lifetime of enjoyment of the series.  I ( Read more... )

Oops, I just failed the UK Citizenship Test.  Good thing I was born here eh.

Have a go and see how you do!

I'm sure when I used to go to the 'post an entry' page there was some kind of toolbar that meant I could easily eg make an LJ user name that I'd written become a link to that user etc ( Read more... )

It has come to my attention that not only are a good number of my friends on Twitter but also there's a whole work thing going on there as well that, as a good freelancer, I should probably be part of ( Read more... )

Does anyone know how long lard lasts?

I just found a pot of dripping at the back of my fridge left over from a roast shoulder of lamb I did at Easter. It's essentially just lard, none of meaty jelly bits at the bottom because I used all of those for the gravy.

Will it still be OK to eat/use?

(I appear to have left it uncovered if that makes a

I am expecting a delivery today. They said it would come between 7am and 7pm ( Read more... )

I went to a wedding on Saturday. It was glorious. The bride was radiant, the best man was beautiful and the groom was very very happy. A few photos are now posted here ( Read more... )

My upstairs neighbour has just come home and turned on the stereo. Loudly. Very loudly.

He's playing "here comes the sun"

It's making me smile :-)