Additional to my last post, here is a warning about the free upgrade to W10. It is free, but some bits and pieces will only be available at a cost. Strange things, like a DVD player, when there are numerous free third-party programs, and Solitaire (I'm looking at you, Pam!). Also, while it is free to upgrade from an older version of Windows, it won ( Read more... )

So I took the plunge and upgraded from W7 to 10. I had to reinstall W7 a few weeks ago after it corrupted and I hadn't got around to reinstalling all the various programs. Upgrading now, while the PC was in a fairly bare state and with all my important stuff backed-up, seemed as good a time as any ( Read more... )

I had a random thought today: when did I last update LJ? Turns out it was exactly two years ago, which seemed somwhat serendipitous. Or something. Anyway, I felt like I should write an update. Like, why did I stop updating my LJ ( Read more... )

It turned out that the gunman lurking around outside Heather's school was a pest control officer. False alarm ( Read more... )

For the past week my life seems to have revolved around a painful bad back. Thankfully Heather was home for half-term so I didn't have to worry about Pip getting her walks.

No walks means posting a pic that was taken a week or two ago.

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We ventured out to Milford Common. We usually walk a few miles around the woods and over the hills, which is all part of Cannock Chase, but Heather came down with a cold (and her friend Lily probably wouldn't have been happy walking either), so we contented ourselves to find a nice quiet spot a mile from where we parked the car, have a picnic, eat ( Read more... )

Had to be up bright and early this morning to walk Pip and be back in time for a sales guy from British Gas, who came to give me a quote for a new boiler. £2750, which is only a grand more than I was expecting! My expression must have told him he was wasting his time as he gave me the price, then folded his ;laptop, made his excuses and left. I was ( Read more... )

Hello, LJ., Long time, no see, blah blah blah. Fact is I've been slacking off a lot lately - I've been slow replying to emails, reading blogs, forums, etc, so it's not just you I've neglected. What I have been doing is playing games and chatting to a friend on Steam. It's what I needed and, although I don't believe in God or Fate or any other ( Read more... )

Pip came home from the vet at midday. Sadly she is stuff having diarrhea. It's rather horrible, but what else can we do? She's on antibiotics, eating a paste to stiffen her stools, and we are feeding her the best food for a dog suffering an upset stomach. We are locked in a cycle of cleaning up mess, bathing her and changing our clothes, only to ( Read more... )

I haven't been in the mood to update for a few days, but I can assure my friends that I have been reading your posts, even if I have not commented. Good to see some people are keeping the faith and still using their LJs ( Read more... )