Travels with my camera

This week has flown by, I've done a lot, had some nice days out this week, but there's loads getting put off (like doing my Christmas cards ....) I have posted a couple and handed over a couple, but that's about it. Been having some very frustrating times with my pc this past few days too, mainly trying to do things which should be simple, but in fact turn out to be very complicated. I finally managed to do a dvd of my budgie talking, but am still trying to do a clip of a dvd to put on YouTube, (thanks Martin, we'll get there eventually I'm sure....;) My main headache this week has been problems with my broadband, still unresolved. Diabolical connection speeds during the evening, instead of about 1800kpbs I have been getting around 80-95 kpbs and all sorts of checks have been done on my line by BT and my isp and they say there is nothing wrong. I have been less than pleased to say the least. There is definitely something wrong in that if use the telephone, it cuts off my signal, although it doesn't show it has on my laptop, but it does on my router settings page. This seems to be the reason why my Yahoo cuts off too, although I don't ever use the phone at night much, but my Sky box is connected to the circuit, so when they do system upgrades could be the reason for that. It may be something simple like my ADSL splitter, but why should it suddenly start doing it? It's been fine for months, and I haven't changed anything....

I had the great pleasure of meeting Pauline yesterday and her son and daughter, and she laid on a wonderful lunch. Thanks Pauline for making me so welcome. Emma behaved herself too, but got fidgety eventually, so I decided I'd best take her off for a walk. As it turned out the wind was so horrendous that she was frightened to death so we didn't get much of one anyway, and were glad to get home. I was going to pop in Morrisons, but as I had to pass Tescos to get there, ended up going in there instead, and having a browse. They had some bargains in there yesterday, so was slightly more impressed than I was the last time I went in. On the way from Paulines though, I was behind two cars heading just past the back of the market and I saw something come flying down between them - slates were being blown off a roof! Christ that would have been nice going through your windscreen or smashing down on your paintwork. The bloke in front didn't even brake though, I don't think he could have seen it!

Today posted off my parcel to my Sponsor dog Amy, who resides at the Dogs Trust Home at Merseyside. I got a card from her the other day, and had all her latest news, and it made me shed a tear I have to confess. It's so sad that some of the dogs can't be rehomed because of behavioural problems, but lovely that people care enough to look after them like that permanently. Still not ideal situation though is it, poor things.

Today I bought my new Gas Cooker, it's being delivered on Tuesday hopefully, so am looking forward to that. Now it seems that I am going to have a job getting someone to instal it - managed to get an answer from one guy who is booked up until after Christmas. Left a message on the phones of two others and they haven't rung me back... Great. Good job I don't rely on a cooker to eat!

Oh well, may make it onto chat tonight, but I am trying to get some other things done these past few nights, which need concentration, there's so much I want to do on my pc, and I just never get round to it. Wish there were about 40 hours in a day, then I may have half a chance.

Coming back from my friend Irene's tonight, I took the photo of the sun setting down over the hill from the car window, I couldn't pull over because the road is too narrow.