Cold

The weather people were right -3 last night which ftom 14 is a bit of a change.

Cold tonight?

So the weather people have said its going to be cold. Looking at the cloudless sky I think they maybe right.

Shopping

Shopping for shirts always fun

Cream tea

Having cream tea at Buxted Hotel East Sussex. Very nice it is too.

Golden Pride

Just a note to me that Golden Pride is nice to drink but not on an empty stomach.

Creme Egg

While in London yesterday and walking every where we also went to Greek Street in Soho where cadburys have a shop/store stelling Creme egg toastes line from the shop went round the block but we did get our toaste for 2 quid each all the money going to charity

The toastey eas nice but not something you would want to eat every day as its far to rich and full of stuff you shouldnt eat.

But as something to do in London fun and silly at the same time.

Sherlock Holmes

Yesterday while in London went yo the Sherlock Holmes musem. Sadly I have to say that it eas not what I was expecting and gelt ripped off at the cost of 25 quid a ticket to walk around 7 tooms od stuff from the 1900's.

Part of the problem is that it bills itself as a musem yet nothing is labled ehich is I think something that should have been done. To me it just feels like a way of making loafs of money for no real effort.

London

Went to London yesterday for 11 pounds on the train which as it eas a group save was I think cheap.

Leave

So I am having a couple of days at home looking forward to s 7am lie in.

Buds

Just noticed on an oak tree that I have just walked passed that the buds on it have started to swell, I asume its daylight or its getting warmer.

Cold

-2 today which was a bit of a surprise.

Donna

Donna on the Albert Embankment London Year Unknown  (Edit from 2022 its 1984!)

Donna

This image of Donna was taken in London on the Albert Embankment near Lambeth bridge.

Sadly I do not know when this picture was taken, I know that I took it as I had to travel up to London to meet Donna.

She looks a little sad?

Me in Sept 2022

I think I have found the year the picture was taken

Which is 1984!

This is so long ago, (looking back from 2022) the thing is that I remember taking the picture as we where on our way to Waterloo train station to catch a train back to Farnham. 

What I can not remember is, what I took the picture with!

I think it was a camera and not a phone were digital camera's at a price that I could afford back then,  I just don't know.

I still like this photo.

I may just edit and put up here a photo of Donna with a smile and see if it ruins the picture.

 

Lie in

I really wanted a lie in today.

Windows start up

Why does windows take so long to start?

If I changed my hd for a ssdhd would it be quicker?

Donna

Donna take in unknown year.



Just an image of Donna that I like. this was take sadly a few years ago, if I had known just how well this picture was going to come out I would have taken more, but sadly this is the only picture I took this day of Donna.

 I love the half sort of smile on her face. Yes it was raining when I took the picture.

Paddington bear

Just found this image of me and Paddington Bear in London by the Mansion House I think, not sure as its been some time since I had this picture taken.

No wind

So after all that wind yesterday today no wind just dull grey sky.

No wind

Finally the very strong winds have died down, the noise was getting to me.

Windy

Its still very windy outside as I write this. The weather people have said that the winds should die down by 8 pm, we shall have to wait and see.

Blood

So I have given blood for the 134th time!

Weather

So the weather is very windy just as they said it would be. 97 mph winds so far and this is in land.

Wating to give blood

So the long wait to give blood I dont know why, but this is the bit thst I dont like very much.I am not sure why I dont like the wait perhaps its the getting board while waiting or that I just want to get the donnation over with.

Blood

So today, all being well I shall be giving blood for the first time this year.

The maximum number of times that I can give is 4 times a year here in the UK..

Windy

Just very windy today, espically in land where I am.

Brighton

This is something i would like to see. But havr you seen just how much the car parking is in Brighton more or less the dame as London why?

Morning twiligjt

So morning twilight is always something nice to see and as the fays are getting longer at this time its something I do see while going to work.

Holiday

The fun of booking a hoilfay you need onr after booking one.

Shy

So one of the reasons that I have this blog is that I am and have always been shy, I do find it hard to talk to people who I don't know. This shyness has been part of me since as long as I can remember. I think I have got over some of my shyness because if I hadn't I would not be married and have a family.

One of the side effects of my shyness is that I have very few friends, which at times is sad for me as there are times when I would like to have the odd friend or two to talk to about anything as and when.

So I use this blog to jot down things that I might have said to a friend. Why not the wife I hear you ask?

Well not all the things that I am interested in are of interest to her and sometimes you need me time and I am not joined at the hip we are both are own people.

February weather

So the very strong winds of yesterday have finally gone which is good. I am so glad that the weather we are having is this and not the snow and stuff like that.

Nasa hd earth facing camera

So looking at the NASA HD Earth facing camera and the views of Earth are well wonderfull

Cctv

Watching a cctv broadcast of bognar regis not one person on the beach not even a dig walker.

Wet

So it's wet again not that is a surprise for the time of year 

Testing

This is a test of the new bloging app

Sunshine

So some actual sunshine 

How to make a Largerita ( Updated Layout)

My Largerita

This is a great summer drink (Yes, it's true that the United Kingdom does have summers, it's just they don't last long!) that with great food and friends is very nice, it is also a hot summers day drink and a hot summer is even better (But much much rarer here in the United Kingdom), and a BBQ is well even more better!

So to make my version of a Largerita you will need ( I did say to make my version of a Largerita! you may find others that have similar ideas, they are also worth having a go at, it may be, that one of the versions you find is just what you are looking for! and not my version, that is alright as different folks have different tastes so hopefully you will find a Largerita that tastes just right for you. )

So you need the following bits and pieces......

Bottle of Mexican Beer

(Sol) (330ml) make sure it's cold,(I said Cold, I do mean cold, not frozen but cold, got it?) if you have no Sol,(yes and I also do bad puns!) I have found that any 5% (Alc vol) bottled Larger works, but for some reason the less "sweet" ones work much better, your taste buds might have other ideas....(and if they do, give them a taking to!.....)( make sure the beer is cold, you will see a theme, about cold here....)

One shot of Tequila 

The best you have around, also without this ingredient you will not have a Largerita, and I mean the best you have, your Largerita will taste much better if you don't skimp on the quality of the ingredients.

Honest.....if you happen to have Patron Platinum, and who doesn't? then go for it. It really does make a big difference to the final drink, I should know as I have tried this drink with several different Tequila's and its sad to say that in the case of Tequila you get what you pay for, at least that's what my taste buds are telling me!

One shot of Triple Sec

(Any make seems to work at least for me, but please do note that different Triple Sec's do have different tastes,some are sweeter than others, as I said before, find the one that your taste buds like and also the one with the deep flavor that you like or your taste buds like.)

One shot of Lime Cordial

The higher the Lime content the better, here in the UK, I have found that Britvic and Rose Lime Cordial work well, for me that is (my taste buds again) your taste buds will have other ideas that is for sure, as it appears that when it comes to tart tastes, people really do have a big difference in how their taste buds perceive tart or sour tastes.

Fresh Lime Juice to taste 

Not really needed, but try it for the first glass or two, it's a real surprise, what a little fresh Lime juice can do to the taste of a drink.

Mix vigorously and serve with ice

Well don't ask me why, but do not leave this out, as it makes all the difference to the final drink you end up with in your hand, well to me it does...and I promise you, I have tried this recipe both ways and this is the best way (with Ice that is.....)

I have read somewhere that it deepens the taste, whatever that means!

All I know is that it really does change the drink into something-worth having on a hot day, with blue sky, your shades on and a BBQ near by

So there you have my version of a Largerita, which I have to say it always works well for me.

I suspect that the better the ingredients the better the end result, but then you know that don't you?

Also it's a bit like when baking, keep to the measures given, as it makes all the difference. (yes just a little bit over on just one of the items can change the whole nature and final taste of resulting drink) (I have warned you as I know from my own experience!    that it can make a great drink, complete crap!)

Have fun and let me know how you got on, and if you can remember what Larger, Lime cordial and Triple Sec and Tequila you used, let me know, so that I can try them out assuming I can get them in the UK that is.

Livebook

So as I said in another post my Livebook doesn't want to be seen by my computer but it is seen by my sons laptop the only strange or thing that is different is that the Livebook is plugged into the router while all the other Nas drives are plugged into the switch. So I have decided to buy a new switch which has more ports on it and see if having everything plugged into the the same switch will make a difference. Even if it doesn't I do need some spare ports.

Snow New York

So glad that I don't live in New York that amount of snow looks very dangerous, hopefully the people in charge will have a plan to cope with the snow.

Livebook

I have a Nas drive made by western digital called Livebook which is 3TB in size. The strange fault that I have with it is that I can access it from my iPad but not from the computer it does not show up on the network drive list. When I try to connect to it by using its IP address it still fails to see it.

The strange thing is that my son can see it as a network drive and access it on his laptop so go figure.

Very cold

So we have just had a cold snap -8 over night which I know is not cold for some parts of world. But the reason I live where I do is so that I don't have to suffer such cold temperatures.

Steak

Just cooked a steak at home and it was great got the timing just right 

Snow

So the weather people say we are due some cold weather perhaps even snow, if we are lucky it will just be cold but I think that else where they could get some.

Fog

The first fog of the year so far it's amazing just how little you can not see and how quick you forget this fact.

Cold

So its much colder today than yesterday which should not be a surprise as it is winter after all.

James Bond

So I happen to be watching an old James Bond film on the telly and I got to thinking just how much of the original film do we see on the tv as compared to what was released at the cinema?

Blog post last year

I see from looking at my blogger dashboard that last year i did only 88 posts. As I do the blog for me it doesn't matter how many posts I do a year as I only post something when I have something to say.

It will be interesting to see just how many times I do post in 2016.

Happy

So I have to report that I am still happy so far this year.

Cold

So it's much colder than last week in single figures would you believe when last week it was 15 centigrade.

Number one

So here goes with post number one, it will be interesting to see just how many times I manage to post in 2016 as compared to 2015.

Last day

So it's the last day of 2015, a lot of things have happened in this year some of them have not been very nice, the death of my mother being one of them.

Another thing that happened for a while was that I did not know if I was still in love with my wife, i know a strange thing to say here but for a while I didn't know what I wanted and that included my wife of 30 odd years.

The good news is that I do still love her so much but I have no idea how to tell her in a way that I have not already told her.

Last day of the year is always going to be a strange time of the year as you can look back and see what happened but can't change what happened but the good news is that most of what happened was good even if at times I felt that I was a passenger.

Weather

I am so lucky that I don't live near to a major river as the news from else where in the uk is very upsetting with all the flooding that is going on. Knowing that it will be a long time before the people effected will get their lives back to something like normal. I suspect that the insurance companies are going to do there bit to make life harder as well.

Rest day

So today is a rest day which is good the bad news is that I still had to get up early to make sure the wife went to work on time.

Roast Pork 2

Well I can say here that the rare breed pork was well worth the money and the time to cook it. If you get the chance then do have a go at trying it.

Roast pork

So today we are going to try a rare breed pork called gloster old spot it will be interesting to see if the rare breed pork tastes different to the standard pork you get in the shops.

Back from Calane

So the journey back from Calane took 1.5 hours which was not bad the gps sent us back on a different route to the route it sent us on on the way there.

Drinking

So it's Christmas night and I am having a beer that I have never had before called kill your darlings which is a Vienna style larger and I have to say that it is great.

Cooking

So as its a day off we normally have a roast dinner and today is no different in that we Are going to have roast gammon which is and has always been a favourite.

Happy Christmas

So it's the 25 December so it must be Christmas if you celebrate that kind of thing. For me it's a day off so that is always good.

Drink

Having a the bears from jig hug the beer is a bit strong for me as there appears to be a lot of hops which appears to overload the flavours for me.

Drink

Drinking fullers 1845 all i can say is wow.

This is not a session beer but something to be enjoyed with respect as it is a great beer with a strong taste.

Shoes

Why do women have so many shoes?

I don't know the answer to this question but I am sure that the answer if there is one is going to be good.

Time

Where does all the time go when you are on days off?

I mean I woke up at my usual time and decided to do some reading, the next thing I know it's 11.30 where has the time gone to?

Reading

I like to read this is something that I have always loved and it's something that I have always done. So it is always a pleasure when I get a book that is great to read the only problem with this is that I then find that other things that I should be doing are not being done and that can and does lead me in getting into trouble, but with a  good book the trouble caused is I think worth it. Most of the time the books I now read are on the iPad, which in one way is sad but it is easier to carry far more books than if they were paperbacks. 

One of the joys of reading is that you can sometimes find a new author and then find that they have written lots of books, so you know that your reading list is going to be full for the next few weeks as you read through the list.

The first time

So this is the first time that I am using a program called swift key I am not sure yet if it is going to be quicker than me typing all the words myself but I have read that it needs to learn more about how I write before it can start to be quicker than me typing all the words myself so I will give it a go and see what happens.

Solstice

So winter solstice has been and gone agin and the night soon should start getting shorter, I read somewhere that the daylight difference beetween winter solstice and summer solstice is 7.5hours that's a lot you just don't realise just how much light in the winter here in the uk you loose.😀

Wow

Wow so much time has passed since I last had something to say here on my blog. Not too sure why it is but there you go.

One of the things I like about having my own personal and for all intents and purposes private blogs is that I can write when I want about whatever I want as the only person who reads this is me right?

So having had this blog for a long time I have noticed that I can go for many weeks with nothing to say and that alright as its my blog and sometime I just don't feel like I have anything that I want to say.

So I may or may not do a couple of more blog entry's before the end of the year it all depends on just how I am feeling.

Cold

Well a cold snap, I forget just cold it can be.

Cold weather

So the weather people have said that it's going to turn a lot colder this weekend not sure that I like that.

Sad

Things are still sad due to my Mum passing away in late October.

Bad times

Bad times as Mum died on 23 October 

Sunrise

So I have just noticed that sunrise is now getting later and later in the morning which should not be a surprise but it is its just that it appears to have happened rather quickly. I suppose this means that winter is now with us for the next few months.

James Follett

So the other day I managed to read a peice of work by James Follett that I had never read. It cost me some 2 quid but I think that it was worth it. There now is very little published work of James's that I have not read. Sadly I don't think that there is much unpublished work to find as James was never very prolific as a writer which is sad as a lot of his work was a good read. What is also sad is that a lot of his work has not aged and so if he had been more productive far more of his work would have been seen and enjoyed by more people. Sadly the only way you can see and read his work is to download it from Amazon. The good news is that it appears that most of his work is available as kindle books which is good, dare I say it but they are also cheaper than when they were in paperback.

Last night of the proms

So last night on the television i watched the last night of the proms and it was rather good to see that everyone seemed to enjoy it. It is also a bit sad as it means that winter is coming.

Websites

So I have finally got all my website domains sorted out it has taken rather a long time but they are now all mine and all working which is good as it has not been like that for some time. In all it has taken some 2 years for the domains to be sorted out but the good news is that they are now all working as i want them.

Lie in

I had a lie in today but it was not your normal kind of lie in as i had it at 3 in the morning as i could not sleep. So I now find myself in the position of being very tired but wide awake which is not something I want.

Updates to the websites

So we have just had a bank holiday here and I think you can guess what the weather was like. So that gave me some free time to have a play on my websites. The result was that I have managed to update the sites that I own.

For some of the sites it turns out that I have not updated them for more than two years which was a surprise to me, the good thing is that I have updated them.

Darkness

Just a note to me that it is now starting to get noticeably darker in the evening 

Blue

Finally some blue sky which is a bit of a change here as this is something that we have not seen for some time now.

Damp

So it's a bit damp today so far which is a bit of a surprise as at this time of year it's supposed to be warm or even hot but that's the weather for you here in the UK.

Sad news

Sad news about the air crash at shoream air show. I have just heard that at least seven people have died it appears that the plane came down on the a27 road which runs to the side of the airport.

I suspect that in the next few days we will sadly find out how many more people were killed and who they were. The thing that I find frightening about it is that the people in the cars driving along the road had no idea what was about to happen to them.

Made something

So I have made something and have put it on u tube it's a tune that I wrote today that I happen to think is rather good so have a look at my page 

Traction kite

I wanted to have a go at flying my big ozone kite but as usual the weather is not playing fair as there is no wind which does make it rather hard to fly the kite.

Yesterday

So yesterday for the first time in a while i saw some actual blue sky which was nice, we have had here a lot of grey clouds and it's amazing just how quick you can miss the blue sky.

Very wet

So the last few days it has been rather wet I am not sure if this is normal weather for this time of year or not but all I can tell you is that it's wet.

Cool

Just a bit cool here this morning which is a bit of a surprise.

Reading

So what am I reading at this time you may ask yourself and the answer is that I am reading a book of short stories that have all been collected into one volume. Its an ebook that cost me a whole 72 pence but I have to say that I think it's worth that money as most of the stories have been very good.

Dark

I'm starting to notice that it is getting darker in the morning than I remember from last week, i suppose that I should not be all that surprised at this turn of events as we are on the run down to winter.

Stupid question

My stupid question of the day is this 

Why or how does hair on your legs know when to stop growing?

I don't know the answer to this question.

Lazy weekend

So had a lazy weekend this weekend which was nice but I think the wife had an even more lazy weekend as I am sure that she did not move very far from the settee all weekend, she mainly spent her time reading her iPad.

Fosters

Trying a Fosters flavoured larger this one is rum flavoured so far its not that bad May have to have another one just to check if its okay.

Create your own music

So I am creating my own music which is always fun and it's something that I like to do. I make lots of different types of music and it's for my fun. This time I have uploaded the tracks to u tube not that I expect to get a lot of plays of the tracks, but it is a great place to store them and it makes it easy to use and to find the tracks again in the future.

Beer

Have you ever tried ultra pale ale?

Fog that went

The good news is that the fog has finally lifted not that it made much difference to the weather for the rest of the day as it has just been dull and wet all day.

Fog

Well going out of the door today it was a surprise that it is so foggy it was not something that I was expecting especially in August 

Wet

So summer is now in full swing so it is not a surprise that the weather is going to be just a bit damp

Summer is it here

So is summer here or has it already been and gone?

It's a good question that I don't know the answer to 

New week

So a new working week wonder what it will bring.

Blogging

It is amazing just how much I love the fact that blogging I can say anything that takes my fancy and that I don't have to get anyone's approval on what I say

Music

I compose my own music and I must say that I like the act of making music where there was none. I like the act of creation it's so i understand a rare thing to create something where there was nothing so even if very few people hear my music I am content that I have created something that never existed before.

Happy

Are you happy?

Do you have the right to be happy?

I don't know the answer to that question 

But I do think that why should we not be happy?

So are you happy?

Windows 10

So I have joined the masses and have upgraded to windows 10 from windows 7 and for me it has been pain free so far. It did take awhile but in the end it all turned out okay. It does to me feel as if it is faster than windows 7 but that might just be me.