Category Archives: Silvershed

My hand has been forced!

I’ve been wondering whether to get my finger out and blog more for ages, but now it looks like my hand has been forced. I like running my own domain, rather than handing over the controls to my blog tool, but … Continue reading

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X Mini II

I’m probably stealing the Wife’s thunder here as it’s she who wants to start blogging again. However, as she’s ironing I thought I’d drop a note about the X Mini IIs we’ve just bought for going on holiday with. You’ll … Continue reading

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Blogger, Twitter, Facebook

So many places to put updates. I’ve found that sometimes it’s easier to just dump something onto my Facebook status, when once I would take the time to come and update the blog. And then Twitter came along which confused … Continue reading

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Brrrrrrrrrm!

I got a bike! OK, it’s not a very big bike, and it isn’t exactly flash (a made in India budget special), but it’s bike enough for me.  I’ve bought the new Honda CBF125 because it’s new, extraordinarily economical (about … Continue reading

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The Joy of Christmas

Who said the spirit of Christmas is dead?  Just look the wonderful tree our district has put on for us: It’s been like that for weeks now.  OK, I appreciate there might not be enough money in the budget to … Continue reading

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Netbook Loveliness

Having still not found a real reason for one of these but just wanting to own one I finally succumbed yesterday and bought a shiny new netbook. We were in Costco and they were there calling out my name “Stuart, … Continue reading

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Keep your eyes open

I’ve started getting musical hankerings again, which means spending much time in instrument shops playing with all the kit. I was in a place near soho, and spotted this in among the sheet music: Can you just imagine what this … Continue reading

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Finally landing?

Big changes with the Silvershed household.  All at once we were given a tip off that someone fancied renting out our house, had him come and visit, have him decide that yes, he rather liked the look of it, and … Continue reading

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Intrusive marketing calls

Don’t you hate those really annoying marketing calls you get at home. We’ve signed up for the privacy service with BT but that only stops UK based marketing calls, not the international ones and since getting a phone line back … Continue reading

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Sad nice

We’ve just spent a proper weekend at North House for the first time in ages, tidying the garden up and just keeping on top of things. I really like the flat we’ve got down here, and it feels far more … Continue reading

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