Big Stone Gap

Next on my list of 2007 reads is 'Big Stone Gap' by Adriana Trigiani here is the synopsis. As books go it was ok, another easy read...there was some humour a couple of love interests and a happy ending (which isn't a bad thing!). I managed to finish this on the first night of my latest trip to Alty...This book is the first in a series about a woman living in a sleepy Virginia town. She starts a journey to find out who she really is after her mum dies and she finds out that her real father is not who she thinks it is!

FinePix Revival

Last week I managed to finally source a Compact Flash card for our Fuji s602z... initially it was going to be a whopping great 4GB card...but after trying it and it not working, I exchanged the 4GB for a 2GB which works great and is plenty big enough to  hold 855 shots when using 6M Fine setting!! So the hulk of a camera is having a bit of a revival round here...I have decided that I am going to try and take some 'decent' photos rather than random snapshots! That is proving a bit more tricky than I first thought for a number of reasons....Sunshine, shaky hands and the need for a topic to work around! Any suggestions for a topic/mini project will be warmly received...they may not be undertaken...but it could prove interesting!

The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets

As it was a very wet bank holiday (well, there's a surprise!) in the moments when I wasn't entertaining Sunshine with all sorts of stuff and doing general 'home' stuff, I managed to finish my book! I did enjoy it, it was a lovely light read although it did seem to take a bit of a while to get going...and then it was all over! But that could mainly be down to me only being able to read in short chunks for the beginning of the story! I'm not very good at doing reviews...but the synopsis is here...

I would probably read it again, and may even try another title by the author...but not just yet! I have a pile of books I borrowed from my Mum to tackle!

Off to the Office

I'm off to the office in Altrincham today, my first trip since I changed my role from project analyst to support analyst. I'm off to a training course and I am quite looking forward to a few days without toddler duties! I don't think Peter is looking forward to it though given that Sunshine has been testing the boundaries for the last couple of weeks....still he did go to Portugal a couple of weekends ago so it is my turn!!

I've decided that although 0430 is a silly time to get up (although Sunshine has had us up this early all weekend!), arriving at Heathrow at 0540 for a 0700 flight is not a bad idea...especially as I checked in yesterday! No check-in queues...no bag drop for me today and only a little queue for security...the only pain being that I had to remove my boots, unload my laptop,take out my toiletries, take off my belt and jacket and empty my pockets! Still that is all par for the course these days!! Bag drop does have a few advantages after all.... Despite there being loads of signs, there is always one person who waits until they get right up to the check-point before they decide to undo their lace up boots! But, this is good for me, I wasn't the one tutting!!!

So now I am settled with a cup of Costly Coffee and updating my blog... oh and checking my (work) emails - well I may and try and use my time constructively!

What's been happening...

It's a good job I don't make resolutions at New Year because I am sure I would have failed at keeping any of them! Unless of course it was to spend money...that is probably the only one I would managed to keep!

What's been happening? Well, I managed to change my job at work so that I can spend more time at home and not be jetting off around the world....well at least not as much as I have been recently. This has had a knock-on effect on my reading...I managed to borrow some books from my Mum when Sunshine and I went up at Easter and since then I have only managed to read a few chapters of 'The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets'...

Sunshine seems to have gone into overdrive and has boundless energy for running,climbing and tantrums which keeps us on our toes and on the go from getting up until going to bed! But we wouldn't have it any other way!

When Sunshine and I went to my Mum's at the weekend, Sunshine got worried every time I was out of sight or went to the car....I think she thought she was going to be left behind...Well after all my trips away and Peter not being about I suppose it's hardly surprising! I'd like to say that I recharged my batteries when we went to Norfolk...but no such luck!

Shoelaces

Who knew there were so many ways to lace your shoes...or boots...Ian apparently!
Ian's Shoelace Site - Shoe Lacing Methods
....just something I stumbled on.. :)