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On the search for a new home my friends and I have tried a few before arriving on these shores. This looks very promising,once I have learned how to drive it. I hope things go well here and we can settle down

I am starting to sort things out here. I have spent sometime cruising other sites but this is the best for me, with posting blogs ,photos and videos a doddle. When not messing on here I have been outside soaking up the rays,it is a lovely hot day

We have a scorcher here again so after a chat with Aus on here and closing my Multiply page I decided it was the perfect day for a long walk. So I filled two drinks bottles stowed my camera donned shorts and a tee shirt and was ready for the

I am finding my feet on here. I have clicked the explore button and found some useful stuff. I now have a button to post blogs direct to blogger and one to put on Picassa so I can load my photos from there with one click. I have met up with a

It has been an iffy morning,I managed a little stroll and had a chat with a few friends. I snapped a couple of shots of the starlings at breakfast before I went. The first is them at their normal squabbling selves,the second shows their wonderful gold and

The Olympic games are about over ,the closing ceremony is about to start. GB & Northern Ireland did us proud third in the medals table behind the giants of the USA and China All this from a nation smaller than Texas. Well done to the athletes and the

The day is a little like the curates egg but I decided to chance it and wander over to do some food shopping. I have a £10 voucher from Iceland so that was my first call. Bargains galore today and of course a £10 start. I booked the shopping to be

A few folk are having bother trying to embed videos in here so I decided the easiest way was to post a link. This is an old one I did. I hope you like it. Full screen suits it well I think.That's the Isle of Man on the horizon Sunset from the beach at

When I log on to here I tend to stay logged in although I may be somewhere else or not on the computer at all. Generally I will only log out when I wander off into the wild grey yonder. So if you send me a message,comment on my page or post a blog I may

I have spent a great deal of time in the garden today,not working just relaxing and reading. Sat on my little chair with an ice cold strong cider with a scoop of vanilla ice cream floating on the top was just the ticket. The neighbours were out in force

I had a text off Jenny last night,they were tired after a sleepless first night the first the a/c unit wasn't working and it was very hot. Hot there again yesterday of course they are staying close to the pool. I has a wander over to the docks just to

It's just a week since I stumbled on these shores directed here by Pearl one of my oldest on line friends. I have the beating of the site now and finding it very simple to use,I do like the little slide-show on the photos neat idea that,the photo albums

I was hoping for a stroll today after my new toy arrived but the rain swept in again so I messed on here and messenger between baking. The rain relented so I thought I would make a dash for freedom,alas I only got half a mile before it set in again,I was

The rain is sweeping through in heavy showers,just my luck with a trip to the doctors this morning. I manged to get there dry and my results were good. Blood pressure and cholesterol is fair but my BMI is still on the high side but improving. it is at 26

There was a yellow rain and flood alert for this area earlier today updated to amber. Yellow means be aware Amber means be prepared. We haven't never had a red I don't think I guess that means run for the hills. The latest satellite photos show the worse

Time for bed here on this stormy night,the rain is hammering on the window wanting to be let in. This is to give my new pals a little snapshot of me. I am 66 years old,a widower of 12 years since spending 34 blissful years with Margaret before she lost

The footie starts again this weekend and both of my teams are in action. My number two team Celtic kick off this lunch time and are on the goggle box. My number one team Liverpool start tomorrow. Celtic should have an easy run to the title but you never

Funny the things that pop into your head waiting for dinner to finish cooking. I just heard Barry Manilow on the radio. We have only one thing in common we were born on the same day,other than that our lives have been completely different of course. He is

I never cooked until I left home and spent a short time in bed sit land sharing digs with a giant Geordie contractor. Even then it hardly passed for cooking, everything that fitted into a frying pan was our fare. The rest was take aways a new thing in our

I managed to get 5 miles in this morning before the rain started again. I walked over to get some pipe fodder,going through the little haven and coming back via the dockside. I snapped a couple of rabbits amongst the greenery in the haven before carrying

When I started my internet adventure a mere 4 years ago I joined 360. The only reason was I got it free with BT. I stumbled about for a couple of days worse than usless in this new world until I was rescued by Sweetie my first internet contact. From those

I had a text message from Jenny they are having a grand time and to my surprise she told me it is hot there. That's amazing for Turkey in August don't you think? No me neither I think she has been too long in the sun or supping a lot of the falling down

Today isn't going well and that's not even counting the rain. One of the rings on my hob is not working.This is a two ringed hob so I cannot afford for it to be out of action so I am have to take it apart to see if I can fix the problem. Spares should be

If you read my earlier blog you will know my day didn't start on a good note. Since then things have changed. The good news is the last of my medical checks were good and the Doc is pleased although he still wants me to lose 10lb to keep my BMI spot on.

Max has asked about the Sea Jade following on from viewing the old girls wreck in my latest album so here is the tale for newbies, old Multiply friends have seen her photos before and read of her sad slide to oblivion She sailed up the channel maybe four

youtu.be/yNs56LDycjY This is breakfast time in the garden click link above and turn sound on full

I took this video last year on a trip to the Lakes with Miggles. Click watch in You tube to see full screen

Right who has found something on here that I haven't yet? I know the basic page set up and how to see what my contacts have pasted in blogs,photos,albums etc through clicking network I know who has posted on my page through clicking activity I know that

I had 24 smarties who stood up and read my blog asking for info but none was forthcoming with anything new. In fact only 6 of you knew how to type which gives me doubts about just how smart the rest were,or maybe they are super smart and saying smugly to

The hob didn't arrive today but the dates was between 3 and 5 days so no problem.I took that option because it was free,I could have paid £12 to get it yesterday but there is no big panic. This meant I had a quiet day just pottering. I had another text

What ever happened to snuff? I remember as a child my paternal grandmother always seemed to have a finger and thumb stuck up her nose sniffing away. She used to babysit for me and my sister Pat on the rare occasions our parents went out together.We used

The new hob arrived today so I set to and measured up to build a case for it. After two or three ideas which I scrapped I now have the plan sorted. I was going to cut the wood up today for the base and stays but the rain arrived. Since I got a second

The rain has lashed down again today leaving me stuck inside. It seems an absolute age since I got a walk along the beach. I had a rethink about the fittings for the hob and think I have it right now, but tomorrow is another day and it is not unknown for

I am not one for watching films as those who know me will tell you. Modern films seem to be all computer enhancement things with very little acting involved.Last night as sleep didn't come easy which is often I browsed my downloads on BT vision and after

The rain is hammering on the windows to be let in,we have gales forecast for later in the day. Remember the old line Oh to be in England now that Summers here? Well it gave us a miss this year. We have a gale warning,alerts out on floods. and what I

It's getting just like Multiply on here. I have collected a few new friends to go with some old ones and settling in nicely but the same quirks have surfaced in some folk on here as on Multiply I have three who invited me who haven't posted any blogs and

Today is a better day,still windy but for the moment it's dry. I am going to make a break for freedom later and pay the Numpties a visit. It's a while since I saw them so no doubt they will have new tales of woe to tell me. They spend their lives bumbling

I have returned from the dangers of the mainland back to God's Island. I paid a visit to the The numpty house as part of my care in the community work. My first job was finding anything pointy so they would come to no harm and then hiding it. They are not

For you newbies you will if you read my blogs hear about Peggy,Peggy is not a person Peggy is a Herring Gull that my late beloved Margaret started feeding about 14 years ago.She is named Peggy because she has a bad left leg if this is through injury or a

More rain after a dry morning a huge thunder storm rattled through and dumped a lot of water on us. The sun returned for a little while later but didn't last long. I was over at the Numpties again setting a wireless connection up for their new neighbours

I decided on a walk up to pebble beach this morning with the aim of strolling south through Thorney Nook to the village and cutting back along the channel side. This plan depended on the recent floods subsiding but alas they hadn't. When I got half way

I had to go to town this morning so I wandered around the park. I was in good nick as usual and I had a good chat to the local birds, Geese mostly. They are very friendly now a big change from when they have young chicks when as you can understand they

Tonight is the night of the harvest moon and a blue moon to boot,the general meaning of blue moon is two moons in one calendar month although there are quite a few differing definitions and of course harvest moon is self explanatory. Not trusting our

You may have seen the photos of the old Ford I posted earlier if not here they are. A 1956 Ford Anglia But all is not as it seems,the power is provided by a V8 Rover engine and the back axle is from a Jaguar. The young fella who has

A sunny Sunday morning so I sauntered over to the mainland for a few provisions. I called at Morrisons for some pipe fodder before wandering into Cool Trader the best shop in town for frozen food. They don't only do frozen but most of the

Keep it to yourself but my best buy today was this. A fresh raspberry cream and raspberry fruit filling on layers of light sponge cake.Click for a scrummy close up It is every bit as tasty as it sounds but don't tell Jenny. She is a raspberry

As summer draws to it's final cold bitter ending and we welcome Autumn with fresh hope for decent weather the young starlings are getting their adult feathers. They are change from sandy brown to the wonderful gold and silver speckles that shine in the

I finally got into the back garden today after weeks of lousy weather.The place is a real mess so I set to with mower to cut the part laughingly called a lawn. I had it nearly cracked when my mower threw a shoe so I had to break for running repairs i.e.

I took a little video of the noisy starlings having breakfast,they are hooligans at feeding time. I managed to get some more tidying up done in the front garden and a little in the back . Of course I can't attack the rough area I was on yesterday because

I looked out on the garden this morning to see if anything could be saved from this barren year. The grass needs a trim to tidy it up which it will get later,at the end of the path is where the newly discovered frog lives so that will remain undisturbed

Do you remember when wedding gifts were sensible in price and use? You know the sort of things, bed linen, towels,may a canteen of cutlery if they were close friends and you had a bob or two to spare, an electric toaster,cookery books and cheap pans or

I managed to survive a trip to see the strange couple. After I hid all the pointy things and made sure they were safe we settled down to an afternoon of talking rubbish with the odd scoop thrown in for good measure. We talked of days of yesteryear when

I owe thanks to Sue for the idea of this blog. How I got here from her blog about dreams is just the way my weird mind works. I think a lot of folk have an artistic talent for something it's just that some don't realise it or had their hopes crushed early

It's been a good day so far. The morning dawned dull but promising and sure enough it brightened up after breakfast. I decided on a walk down to the village,up through Thorny Nook to the beach and along the shoreline home, a distance of around three and a

The day dawned wet but dry weather arrived so I wandered off to town. Pipe fodder was my first buy,next a trip to B&M for some fat balls,nuts and seed for the birds. Then I strolled the one mile to Iceland for my food shopping today's treat was a

I was hoping to visit Jenny in Devon again this year,last year was a really good time for me. Jenny is very sweet and a wonderful host. However a few expensive outgoings have sunk those plans without trace. I have posted an album of snaps I took from the

I mentioned free delivery on my shopping a couple of days ago and this surprised a few people who are strangers to these shores. Free delivery on shopping is something I take for granted,in fact it is a big help for me and many others. On line food

I am at home here after a month it feels like my favourite slippers all warm and cosy. I have friends who have come from Multiply and some as far back as 360 and I have new friends some I spotted wandering the pages of Multiply some new altogether. Sue

Another rainy day here so being cabined up I thought about having a baking day. I ummed an aaahed as you do and in the end I only managed to get some scones done. I have a twist on scones I do on the odd occasion so this being an odd occasion that's what

We had gales overnight and it is still pretty windy this morning. With heavy rain due for the next couple of days I wanted to make the most of the dry weather and made a break for freedom,heading over the bridge to town I wandered into the market not so

It seems I am in a very small minority being pretty much single sited as it were. Most people seem to have two or three sites on the go and many of you lots more. With me first it was 360 then Multiply and now here. I have a facebook account I

I had a little stroll this morning before the promised rain returned but first I had dinner to start. I had some braising steak in a beer and herb marinade overnight so I diced an onion and added that with the meat some carrots and peas all to the slow

I was just trying to think of a present for my daughter Ellen,it's her birthday next week. Another thought struck me if it's her birthday next week a year ago I must have been at Jenny's and sure enough on checking I was. I have had three visits from on

I usually awake to the sounds of birds singing but today the only thing I heard was rain lashing on the window. I peered out of the bedroom window and the street was awash. I looked north hoping for a glimmer of hope and brightness in the sky with no joy.

Why do Australians keep trying to sell us dingo piss disguised as beer ? Why do some Americans say " That's what I'm talking about " for no apparent reason ? Why do some narrators say that something has changed for ever ? e.g From that day his life

I had a wander over the bridge this morning did a little shopping and took a few photos. The tide was almost full. Today it's a 9.5 metre tide but in a few hours it will be down to a trickle of water in the centre only.9 of a metre deep,a big drop. I

I heard somebody called a sporting hero today,what a load of rubbish. The word had been trivialised as have some many of our words down the years. I have a hero she isin fact a heroine my late wife Margaret she was my hero in life and is still so in

All to soon it is time to get the garden ready for winter. The summer was a non event and the garden paid the price.Early season frost and then a month of heavy rain put the mockers on the wild flower patch. The only success was in the fruit department

For my new friends who asked about my little island home. This shows some of my favourite spots with views of The Lake District to the north the Isle of Man to the west and our wide variety of beaches and flora. Click watch in full screen

Another rainy day in paradise,not as bad as the last few days but plenty of heavy showers around. I needed to go and pick up my magic smarties so waited for a dry spell and dashed off. I could get the chemist to deliver free of course but that would be

A simple chicken and egg noodle with ginger,honey and lemon sauce. Cube a chicken breast and stir fry for a few minutes in a wok with a little oil, dice one onion and add to the wok. In the mean time boil around half a pint of water add to a sauce pan

A real cat burglar click link for a giggle www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks -herts-19660494

It's 4am and I am back from a walk along the dark stormy beach. I went to a spot that was a favourite of Margaret and myself for a lot of years. This is where I go when sleep doesn't come,I find comfort there and talk things over with her. I come back

The tidying up is done and breakfast pots washed so thgat's me off for a wander on this dry still day. Yep I said dry and still. I trip over town to the market and a little people watching is favourite at the moment but I'll see which way my feet point.

At last a day with no wind or rain and some nice sunny spells. I set off for a wander over town to get some pipe fodder and have a stroll through the market. I did intend to have an early lunch in the market as a little treat because eating out for me is

I looked at the sky 10 minutes ago and thought to myself,a silly phrase that who else would you think to? Any way back to tonight. The sky had plenty of nice cloud formations which would make for a nice photo or two at sunset. I checked the sunset time

Well surprises do come along after the terrible forecast of rain for sunset time last night the clouds rolled away to the west and broke up leaving a perfect evening for a stroll and some photos. The Isle of Man was nice and clear making it hard to

Max asked me why I will not be posting photos and I did explain it is not photos I am thinking of stopping but just the albums.The album issue is for ease and not cluttering my site up with things folk don't watch. If I leave the link to my Flickr site

I was born and lived the first five years of my life in my Great Grandparents home. When my mother and father married in 1944 there was a chronic housing shortage in town due to the German bombing raids of 1941. They were targeting the shipbuilding and

Today we await the first real storm of the Autumn,it is already battering some areas like Devon where Jenny lives and Northern Ireland so Jean reports. Today is a lot cooler and when I woke up I found the central heating had kicked in which it does at 14c

I have a pal who used to be a fellow walker once but dodgy knees and arthritic hips put paid to his days of hiking a few years ago. I call on him when I pass his home,sometimes a few of us wrinkles gather there for a few beers and tell tales of daring do

After three days of heavy rain we have a dry day at last. Heavy showers are promised throughout the day so I won't be venturing too far from home but to see the blue sky again is cheering. There has been plenty of flooding over the bridge with trains

I took myself up to the beach today to get some fresh sea air and it was a lovely day for it. I took the top road as the road to the village is underwater or was yesterday so no point in chancing it because Thorny Nook the road up from the village to the

I sometimes wonder if I am as fit as I should be and if this old bag of bones is in good enough nick. I was always involved in some activity or other and have been walking the beach since childhood or cycling around the area. A walk of over 6 or so