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Coldspring Mill
18 February 2007
Read moreI haven’t lived in Leeds very long and I’m hearing about new places to go all the time. One of the girls from the “Leeds Knitterati” knitting group that meets in Starbucks in Leeds had told me about Coldspring Mill – its the other side of Bradford and has …
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You don't become a geek
16 January 2007
Read moreToday’s quote of the day comes from a reply to the Freshmeat article Geek Chicks
You don’t become a geek, you discover that you are one
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Civic Life Online
05 January 2007
Read moreIt looks like the government is catching up with the online world. In the last few months I’ve registered as an organ donor, and petitioned for accessible websites.
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My 2006
02 January 2007
Read moreWell, here we are, 2007 and another year has gone. I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions (I do have a problem with winter blues so January is a rubbish time for that type of thing for me), but there is always a touch of nostalgia when Big …
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Hush Puppies Hysteria
30 December 2006
Read moreI warn you now that this article is entirely about shoes.
I love Hush Puppies. I have several pairs of them and they’ve all been fabulous! They’re pretty, practical (ish, the soles weren’t made for steep streets!), and very very comfortable.
In the last couple of years …
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Happy Holidays
28 December 2006
Read moreSlightly late I know as its the 28th today but just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, if you like to celebrate Christmas, and general good wishes of the season if you don’t.
Santa was very good to me this year and I got a new watch (its …
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Christmas Holiday To-Do List
21 December 2006
Read moreWell, I’ve got almost ten days off from work and there’s a few things I’d like to sort out (in addition to the eating, drinking, being merry and lots of visiting I will also be doing!)
- The comments box on this site – its tiny!
- Upgrading Textpattern, disgracefully …
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Meme Tagged
20 December 2006
Read moreOK, so I’ve been tagged in a post by dotjay for this meme1. The idea is that you write five thing about yourself that people probably didn’t know, and then tag five other people to do the same.
So here goes:
- When I was twelve, I wanted …
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Worry About YouTube
20 December 2006
Read moreI haven’t had a quote-of-the-day for a while, and I just fell across this which really made me think:
The big media companies shouldn’t worry that people will post their copyrighted material on YouTube. They should worry that people will post their own stuff on YouTube, and audiences …
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Cold Crisp Cotswolds
18 December 2006
Read moreAt the weekend I did a bit of a trip across the country as I was going to a party in Warwickshire (complete with ballgown and tiara – photos later if anyone sends me some). I popped down to Witney in Oxfordshire to catch up with some old friends as we …
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Birthdays
06 December 2006
Read moreIt was my birthday yesterday – hurrah! – and I had a lovely day. I’m a bit too old to get very excited about presents really, but this year was pretty good!! I’m getting a Nintendo Wii when they are released in Europe in two days time, and I can …
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The boat is out
07 November 2006
Read moreWhich is used in the same sense as “the jury’s out”, meaning the decision hasn’t been made yet, or the outcome is unknown.