Browsing Big Brother

Browsing Channel 4’s BB web site over an Ampersands lunch of cream of onion soup, the article Lisa Lets Slip prompted me to google in search of an Orkney newspaper to see if Cameron’s comment that “The only thing I’ve thought about was that our local paper and I’ve thought there’s a chance I’ll be in it…” had turned out to be true.

Google led me to The Orcadian online, which has lots and lots of coverage of “Orkney’s Cameron Stout“.

And I discover that he’s “has a passion for Africa and has visited three times in the past … Burundi, Cape Town and Johannesburg” and “has not had a relationship for 11 years“.

I always have had a soft spot for Scotsmen….

DIYing with Dad

Dad’s arrived and we reviewed my list of DIY jobs last night before training it down to Wandworth Town to buy supplies at Homebase. I splashed out on a new shower curtain – more in keeping with “urban” theme of bathroom (please ignore flowery motif tiles…) – which was half price (woo!), and a purple table cloth (end of line at £5). Bargains galore!

At lunchtime i’m going to be dashing off over to BHS to see if they have light fittings for kitchen as dad is going to replace the strip light with a pendant/bulb fitting.

After all that assessing and buying we headed out to The Gaylord for indian – the only diners there! Drank 2 pints of kingfisher each – my dad leading me astray!!! well, it was hot/humid, and we’d achieved a lot in the evening.

All change on the CJ high street!

Popped into Arding & Hobbs on Thursday, and ended up chatting to the store manager, who tells me that they’ve sold the part of the building closest to the cheapy shoe shop to…..

…. Sainsbury’s! Yay, a decent, relatively big store to fill the gap between Somerfield and M&S.

More high street changes on St John’s Road between Blacks and CarphoneWarehouse; the WorldChoice travel agents has closed, and the posters tell me that a Tony & Guy will be opening up there. That’s quite a smart chain for once, rather than another mobile phone shop, or a cheap clothes outlet.

Chile Confirmed

Been in the throes of digital dictation pilot kick off meetings, demos and workshops all day so far. Well, it’s a million times better than reworking my CD Narrative International paper – yawn – although that is next on my pile of things to do….

I was quite glad of an easy start to the day seeing as I was feeling a leeetle peaky after last night’s tapas and vino extravaganza with the ladies network thing. Good old Mar i Terra!!

AND – Hazel emailed!! So I’m going to look into and book my flights. Woo hooooo! She sounded really pleased that I was definitely coming out to visit/travel, which is nice.

Sunny Suffolk

I had a lovely but exhausting weekend in Suffolk with TJBR, and will be uploading photos this morning. Here are Jo’s.

I have a bit of a rosy vissog, due to sun and sailing at Waldringfield on Saturday and bracing sea air + ozone at Southwold on Sunday, and Waldringfield School Fete on Saturday was a gem; Harry Potter themed, of course, but with great games – Coconut Shy! Spin the Wheel! Lucky Dip Cauldron! Name the Potion! Ninepins! Facepainting! Wizard Tales! Toy stall, cake stall (yum!), plant stall, tombola, raffles…. all very, very fab.

And to balance things out, the trains were well and truely buggered this a.m. so i caught the 344 in, thereby missing my walk 🙁 and so have resorted to coffeeeeeeee. It’s cool, it’s overcast and it’s been raining.