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  1. Azores Hi

    We Did It!

    By Azores Hi,

    Melissa Florence Cynthia born 20th June 4:10pm, mother, baby and me all bloomin'shattered but happy!
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/767129c5-7429-4b14-93f0-f91d432a2b09-1.jpg[/img]
  2. Azores Hi

    Wedding

    By Azores Hi,

    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/DSCF5938_3.jpg[/img][img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/P1120856_3.jpg[/img]
  3. Azores Hi

    13 Weeks In

    By Azores Hi,

    [left]Well, here we are 13 weeks into fatherhood! I’m very conscious of becoming a baby bore (see earlier blog entry) so I’ll keep it brief! In a nutshell I’ve never been so tired and yet so happy, she is a little darling and any sleepless nights are forgiven with one little smile.[/left][left]In other news we have finally sold the back end of our garden to our neighbor who is going to build a house on the plot of land. It’s great to finally see this happen as we have been negotiating and trying to get it sorted for the last 4 years! It is heartbreaking to see the bulldozers move in and part of me feels like we have sold a small part of our souls as my wife and I are keen gardeners and we had ambitious landscaping plans when we first moved in. A couple of trees which we planted ourselves 10 years ago have also been chopped down and I’m glad we were out when it happened.[/left][left]However looking forward it means that we are in a nice position financially, much better than I hoped for considering my wife lost her job while she was pregnant.[/left][left]I remember writing in an earlier blog about how this year seems to be quite hectic and full on. Well that theme has continued and it feels like sometimes my life is stuck on fast forward these days.[/left][left]Having completed the garden sale we immediately set off to look for another house and exploring the possibilities of renting out our current property. However, considering the fast pace of this year and not wanting to tempt fate we have decided to hold off until after Christmas. In addition we have a family member in relationship troubles, and one who has grave health issues. This year is proving to be just a bit too full on and we are reluctant to push our luck. [/left][left]Time to sit back, take stock and enjoy life for a short while… [/left][left]… and if that isn’t tempting fate I don’t know what is! [/left][left][img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/312376_10150298693508995_754708994_8047017_1935201963_n.jpg[/img][/left]
  4. Azores Hi

    Annus Horribilis?

    By Azores Hi,

    Some years pass you by and don’t seem at all memorable, other years ‘things happen’ monumental things! Sometimes these events are personal and other times it’s more widespread.
    Take last year for instance, pretty benign by most standards for me, did job, came home, annual holiday, blah blah blah.
    Don’t get me wrong, there were memorable events, but all in all it all past quite benignly. No one died, Although we had/have financial stress we coped. Nothing really upset the applecart.
    This year I have a feeling that things could be different,
    My wife and I are expecting a baby, possibly the biggest life changing event for any couple. At work, things are ‘afoot’ with our company being absorbed more completely into our parent company. This is called integration apparently. I call it downsizing and cost cutting.
    The financial stress of last year is starting to wear and we face the real possibility of severe hardship if certain key things (which are quite likely) happen. I look to my friends and a lot of them seem to be on the cusp of big changes in their lives too. Job losses, or threats thereof, babies on the way, life saving operations, relationship woes, emigration possibilities, weddings, funerals. It’s all on the cards this year.
    Further afield there are political issues, regime changes, economic instability, climate woes. It seems we live in interesting times! I don’t hold much faith in horoscopes but if I had bothered to read mine for this year on New Years Day, if it didn’t say ‘Hold on to your Hat!’ then I’d be disappointed.
  5. Azores Hi

    Preconceived ideas.

    By Azores Hi,

    It’s funny how our expectations cloud our judgements isn’t it?
    For example:
    Person A works has a leading role in a small company but he doesn’t believe in his own abilities as a manager. As a consequence whenever he is praised for his work he quickly dismisses it and it’s quickly forgotten. Perversely, whenever he is criticised he will dwell on what has happened and torture himself, wondering what went wrong and agonising about how to put things right.
    He goes home to his wife and tells her all about the mistake he has made, when he goes to the pub with his mate he will have the same conversation.
    In short what is happening is that he is focusing on the bad stuff and not allowing himself to feel the praise and celebrate it.
    The irony is that in his conversations with his mates he complains that he never gets recognition for the hard work he puts in and the long hours he works. He is getting it but he doesn’t listen to that bit!
    He does this because of the image he has of himself. He doubts his own abilities and so is always looking for the evidence to support his theory, after all, no one wants to be proved wrong do they?
    He is looking at the small blemish on an otherwise perfectly white sheet of paper.
    Person B is the manager of person A.
    She sees great potential in person A, their skills are a bit rough around the edges but the potential is there for person A to be a great manager and to make a real success of their role. Person B has been coaching person A for a while, trying to raise him up to a higher standard. The only trouble is that every time person A fails she senses that he falls back down to a lower level again. It really knocks his confidence and he ends up back where he started.
    It’s got to the point now where person B is losing patience. It seems like a predictable pattern. Person A takes a few steps forward and then takes a few steps back again. Now Person B has come to expect it. She has now got preconceived ideas about person B and finds herself becoming frustrated with his performance and she is now becoming overly critical, picking on the slightest mistake, he seems to require constant support and positive feedback, but in reality she hasn’t got time to nurture person A full time, and he doesn’t listen anyway!
    She is looking for the slightest blemish on an otherwise perfectly white sheet of paper.
    So what is the answer? Some of us are very pessimistic. We are constantly looking for praise from others, but if we don’t have faith in ourselves we don’t take this praise on board anyway. The answer is to change our own image of ourselves, if you truly believe that you can be successful then you will start to act successful. Take on board people’s criticism, but don’t dwell on it. Learn from it and move on, confident in the knowledge that you have grown stronger and you won’t repeat the mistake.
    When you start to act successful then people will recognise that trait in you. Their preconceived idea of you will be that you are a winner. When it comes to that new promotion or that important contract they need to get, who do you think will be at the top of the list of candidates?
    P.s. I worked out all this during the third pint in the pub last night! By the forth the conversation had moved on to house prices! But I thought I had better get this little gem of wisdom down today before I forgot. I’m sure it’s not a new revelation but it’s taken me 32 years to figure it out. I hope you find it useful too...?
  6. Azores Hi

    5 Weeks To Go

    By Azores Hi,

    In not much more than I month I will be a Dad.

    As I sit here and contemplate that sentence it still boggles my mind that the authorities have allowed this to happen, surely there are protocols in place to prevent people like me from breeding? Apparently not! It seems that any Tom, Dick or Harry can procreate whenever they wish, it’s a human right so I’m told..
    On the face of it we are woefully unprepared for the imminent arrival of Melissa Florence, the nursery if half painted and baby paraphernalia is scattered throughout the house in random piles, much like a tsunami has swept through the local nursery and dumped it’s contents haphazardly in every room.
    Emotionally it’s been a bit of a roller coaster, a few niggling health problems from the start and it seems no sooner did one issue resolve when a scan would reveal some new horror to be googled and fretted over. Today however I hope we have turned a corner, the latest scan showed everything back to normal, a very average little baby nestling in a very average womb and a mother who looks radiant and beautiful (but slightly more rotund).
    So we can settle down into the last few weeks of pregnancy and look forward to our new arrival, now, where did I leave that paintbrush?
  7. Azores Hi

    S.A.D

    By Azores Hi,

    Well quite frankly, since Christmas the SAD has really kicked in, dreary weather, short days and post xmas blues all combined to make me feel like it’s all pointless.
    I’ve got lots to live for, my life is pretty great actually. But the trouble is I just wanna sleep all the time and let it all pass me by. I’ve got no enthusiasm for anything right now.
    The only thing that helps is plenty of exercise and then the Spring. Until then, cocooning isn’t an option, I have a life to lead and a job to do.
    Obviously it sounds like I’m taking it all for granted, there are loads of people out there with no job, no home, bigger problems.
    But I think the route cause of the winter blues is that life still goes on, even if you can’t be arsed to pay attention to it. That’s what makes it all so depressing!
  8. Azores Hi

    Model resolution.

    By Azores Hi,

    Blimey, yes I'm going to talk about the weather
    Or more precisley the Model discussion thread. You will very rarely see me post on that thread, I wouldn't want to tarnish it with my less than amature thoughts but you can bet your bottom dollar I will view it regularly throughout the day. Having been a member of this forum for a couple of years now and an avid fan of this forum I have found the model discusion thread of great interest and a valuble learning tool. Which I'm sure was the intention of that thread from the start.
    Throughout this winter however I have found it labourious to wade through all the differing opinions, claims and counter claims. It seems like for every sensible well thought out post there are 3 which lend nothing to the discussion and distract from the true purpose of the thread.
    There are several regular posters who are steadfast and reliable, they may have their preferances in regards to the weather they wish to see but they don't let that get in the way of the facts. Thankfully most of these guys are posting detailed forecasts and thoughts seperate from the main model discussion and I have found these to be far more down to earth and straightforward (albeit sometimes quite technical) than the Model output discussion.
    I feel that now I can interpret the models to a degree where I think I will avoid viewing the Model output discusion thread and stick with those threads from those forecasters I trust. It saddens me to do that because I've learnt a lot wading through that thread, it's just that I can't be bothered any more. I just hope that newer members don't feel the same way as me as they will lose a valuable learning tool.
    One final note.
    To those that post detailed and regular thoughts seperate from the model thread.
    Keep up the good work guys, you can be sure there are lots of people out there hanging on every word and we really appreciate your efforts, even though you may only find most of our posts in the lounge :lol:
  9. Azores Hi

    On Becoming A Baby Bore

    By Azores Hi,

    For years I have lagged behind my friends and family in regards to procreation. I stood quietly in the corner, rolling my eyes as they compared rearing notes and cooed over their offspring. Even the sanctuary of the pub held no safety. Each of my drinking buddies has there own kids and much of the chatter is about the latest exploits of little Tommy who has finally managed to use the potty or tie up a shoelace.
    Personally I found all that mind numbingly boring, who really needs to know the ins and outs of a child’s snotty exploits? I certainly didn’t and I was confused at the enthusiasm they all had on the subject. Sure I get it, you’re proud of your kids, but this is the PUB. Shut up and talk b***ocks please!
    Then I found out it’s our turn, my wife and I are about to join the club. First reaction was huge! I’m going to be a daddy! YAY, cue the fanfares! But as the weeks of pregnancy went on the novelty wore off slightly, not to say I was any less pleased! I’m delighted, it just seemed a long way off and in the meantime, well, not much changed.
    Yesterday we had a scan at 21 weeks into the pregnancy and oh Boy! Stand back! The damn thing has a face!! A beautiful little face! She was reclining in that cosy womb like a beachbum in a hammock and I’m smitten. Totally in love with an unborn child and now I Get IT! I get why all my friends and family go on and on about every little detail, I get why they obsess about each stage of development like it’s world news.
    To the those without a kid, this stuff is about as interesting as watching paint dry, but to Mummy and Daddy, it’s like the falling of the Berlin wall every single day.
  10. Azores Hi

    Happy Hallowe'en

    By Azores Hi,

    [b]The Raven[/b]
    by Edgar Allan Poe

    Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
    Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
    While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
    As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
    `'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
    Only this, and nothing more.'

    Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
    And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
    Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow
    From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -
    For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
    Nameless here for evermore.

    And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
    Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
    So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
    `'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -
    Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -
    This it is, and nothing more,'

    Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
    `Sir,' said I, `or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
    But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
    And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
    That I scarce was sure I heard you' - here I opened wide the door; -
    Darkness there, and nothing more.

    Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
    Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
    But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
    And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!'
    This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!'
    Merely this and nothing more.

    Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
    Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
    `Surely,' said I, `surely that is something at my window lattice;
    Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore -
    Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; -
    'Tis the wind and nothing more!'

    Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
    In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.
    Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
    But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door -
    Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door -
    Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

    Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
    By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
    `Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven.
    Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore -
    Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!'
    Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

    Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
    Though its answer little meaning - little relevancy bore;
    For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
    Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door -
    Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
    With such name as `Nevermore.'

    But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only,
    That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
    Nothing further then he uttered - not a feather then he fluttered -
    Till I scarcely more than muttered `Other friends have flown before -
    On the morrow will he leave me, as my hopes have flown before.'
    Then the bird said, `Nevermore.'

    Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
    `Doubtless,' said I, `what it utters is its only stock and store,
    Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster
    Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore -
    Till the dirges of his hope that melancholy burden bore
    Of "Never-nevermore."'

    But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling,
    Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door;
    Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
    Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore -
    What this grim, ungainly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
    Meant in croaking `Nevermore.'

    This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
    To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
    This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
    On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er,
    But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er,
    She shall press, ah, nevermore!

    Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
    Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
    `Wretch,' I cried, `thy God hath lent thee - by these angels he has sent thee
    Respite - respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
    Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!'
    Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

    `Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
    Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
    Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -
    On this home by horror haunted - tell me truly, I implore -
    Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!'
    Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

    `Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil!
    By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore -
    Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
    It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
    Clasp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the angels named Lenore?'
    Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

    `Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!' I shrieked upstarting -
    `Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
    Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
    Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door!
    Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
    Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

    And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
    On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
    And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
    And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
    And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
    Shall be lifted - nevermore!
  12. Azores Hi

    Exam Stress Over!

    By Azores Hi,

    Some of you (those that care about such things) may have noted that I have been largely absent from Netweather for some time. The reason for this is that last week I had an extremely difficult exam to pass and I've been working hard revising for it.
    The exam in question is called BASIS and if I pass it means that I will be qualified to advise people on pesticide use. The exam itself is taken over two days and is divided into several sections. There is an identification exam where I have to correctly identify 20 different pests and diseases of plants as well as correctly identify 10 broad leaved weeds and 5 grasses. Pass mark is 85%
    Trust me, all weeds look the same when you don't know your bittercress from your shepherds purse!
    The next stage is a multiple choice paper. Pass mark is 70%
    The final exam is a viva (a live exam where you are directly asked questions) This is in 4 parts, 3 field station exams where you are quizzed on a specific crop situation and finally a panel viva where you are grilled for 10 minutes by 3 guys.

    In addition to all this we have to submit a project, something we have found out or a crop situation we have studied.

    All in all, it's been a stressfull couple of months but it's finally over now and I can relax a bit. I haven't had to study for anything for about 13 years and my brain is like swiss cheese these days so I've found it really tough, the wealth and depth of knowledge needed is vast.
    Did I pass?
    Well, I passed the Ident and the multiple choice paper, I also think my project is ok. It's just the viva that I'm not sure about, I think it was OK but it's difficult to tell what they thought of me. I found out if I qualify in 2-3 weeks.

    No pressure but there is a company car, a laptop and a 10% wage increase riding on this. As well as the respect of my colleagues, no-one in our company has failed yet and if I do, I will be the first and won't be able to do my job properly until I can retake the exam in the Autumn.

    yelp!
  15. Azores Hi

    So near yet so far.

    By Azores Hi,

    Well it's been ages, I know, I know I'm terrible at communicating and I'm sorry. It's just that nothing particularly exciting or newsworthy has happened since I last wrote.
    Talking of lack of communication.
    There I was in my hotel room watching Boris Johnson talking about who the hell he thought he is when several alarm bells went off in my head.
    Here is my chain of thought:
    Who do you think you are?
    Genealogy
    Family
    Brother
    Birthday
    August 19th
    Bugger, today is the 20th
    I’m on the Isle of Wight.
    His address (in Scotland I might add) was safely stored on my Outlook contacts at work (back in Kent) along with his phone number.
    Mum had rung me up the previous Friday telling me not to forget my Brothers’ birthday.

    Oh well, that’s me in trouble then!

    So why the Blog title? Well in about 7 days time I am off on my holidays to here

    [img]http://resources.campingcontact.nl/CampingContact/ProductMap/F19SOL.gif[/img]

    To a little campsite next to the river, where nothing ever happens and long may it continue. I will sit there drinking wine and eating fine food while the river gently washes my troubles away.

    Quite frankly it can't come soon enough!
  16. Azores Hi

    Radiator song

    By Azores Hi,

    To the tune of Thunder child....thanks to Flagpole!
    He appears to be quite simple.
    As he leans against the wall.
    Enamelled in plain white splendour.
    He isn't very tall.
    They turn him on when it's winter,
    Turn him off when it's mild.
    Once a year they paint him,
    Radiator child!
    Sorry I forgot to take my pills.....
  17. Azores Hi

    Cat Update

    By Azores Hi,

    *CAT UPDATE*He's fallen deeply in love with the radiator in the kitchen. It's not all hearts and flowers though. He can't turn her on, and she keeps going cold on him.
  18. Azores Hi

    Good news

    By Azores Hi,

    After nearly three weeks of waiting (I now have no fingernails left) I officially heard that I got the job I was after, better than that, initially it's a mixture of the best bits of the job I do now and learning my new role.
    Happy
    Happy
    Happy

  19. Azores Hi

    Still not heard

    By Azores Hi,

    Not heard about my new job yet. Spoke to the boss today she said that I had done well, then said actually you did very well. Sounds pretty positive but I don't want to get my hopes up.
    They will let me know by the end of the month.
    More waiting then....
    Other news.
    Is it possible to overdose on BBQs? I think that I've had one too many. Possible all that protein is bad for my digestion. I will spare you the details
    hmm weather looks good for next weekend. I have this one off so i think I will go fishing.................... or maybe light the BBQ (sound of distant rumbling).
  20. Azores Hi
    Well the decorations are down, leaving the house strangely sterile, the last of the Christmas chocolate is slowly going stale and grey by the sofa, I threw out some mouldering ham which I energetically cooked pre Christmas but just didn’t have room in my belly to squeeze it in.
    The television schedule has returned to its default setting of predictable, homogenous, bland and awful. (no real change from Xmas really).
    January has started cold but looks rapidly to be turning to mush.
    I haven’t been fishing for weeks.
    I feel ill.
    I’m not sleeping well.
    The cat has done something unspeakable on my Fiancés new boots.
    I've run out of whiskey.
    I'm much heavier than I was in December.
    Please someone tell me that there is a point to January otherwise I’m going to rename it Crapuary…

  21. Azores Hi
    Try and stay awake now!!

    This is our set up. Right by the river near to Argentat, Department of the Correze in SW France.
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/000_0002.jpg[/img]

    View towards campsite from nearby bridge.
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0659.jpg[/img]

    Little cottage next to campsite, typical of the area.
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0664.jpg[/img]

    Wildflowers
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0697.jpg[/img]

    It did rain a bit!
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0708.jpg[/img]

    But the tent and the tarp coped well
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0709.jpg[/img]

    The best Cheese shop in France, Monts du Cantal
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0710.jpg[/img]

    The rain became too much so we headed off to the Ardeche region. Here is the view from the campsite
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0769.jpg[/img]

    Gorges de L'Ardeche

    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0732.jpg[/img]
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0751.jpg[/img]

    Pont D'Arc
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0761.jpg[/img]

    A troll, hiding in the trees!
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0794.jpg[/img]

    Eddie Lizard
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0800.jpg[/img]

    Sleeping Cat, in market where I purchased my new mushroom collecting basket (see food for free thread)
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0825.jpg[/img]

    Paradise!
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0835.jpg[/img]
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0841.jpg[/img]
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0856.jpg[/img]
    [img]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh106/azoreshi/100_0859.jpg[/img]
  22. Azores Hi

    Sunshine then Showers

    By Azores Hi,

    Life is a bit like that isn't it?
    I come home from a fantastic holiday, the food, wine, company and scenery were all fantastic, the weather was ok too .
    But when we got home we found that our cat had escaped from the people who were looking after him. The very same day we left.
    Unfortunately no one has seen him for two weeks. We have posted fliers around, notified all the authorities we can think off and searched everywhere but I fear the worst for the little fella. To make things worse, during our searches we were directed to the remains of a cat a couple of fields away from where he escaped. The foxes had done what foxes do and I was unable to tell weather it was our cat or not, but it seems like too much of a coincidence really. I fear the worst but it's not knowing which is hurting most.

    A flat end to a lovely couple of weeks away, as I said, sunshine then showers.

    Plus the tele is busted and the exhaust on the car is blowing
  23. Azores Hi

    Moist

    By Azores Hi,

    Moist outside isn't it....bored now. I wan't to go fishing/walking/camping and stuff but I can't because it just won't stop raining, as I type it is raining so hard that the builings 50 ft away are just a blur. Oh well lets just hope it's a good winter.
    Anyway, not a lot happening at the moment. Life rolls ever onward as always.
    I saw a program about really old people (100+) last night, almost without exception they looked thoroughly bored with it all. I suppose I would be bored too with journalists constantly asking what it's like to be 100+ years old and what their secret is.
    Just for a laugh, if I meet someone who is over 100 years old I will ask them what their favorite sexual position is and what is their favorite type of cloud as these questions are much more important.
    All I wan't is to live long enough to become a burden on those who care about me....Errrm.... that would be about now then.......?
  24. Azores Hi

    Some sort of Cat

    By Azores Hi,

    A poem by me.
    Some sort of Cat
    We think that it's some sort of cat,
    It's certainly covered with fur,
    And now we've started to stroke it,
    It's suddenly started to purr.
    And now it's just made a beeline,
    For the food we left by the door.
    It's certainly some kind of feline,
    And it's just done a p## on the floor.
    It's definitely not a fierce tiger,
    And unlikely to be a big bat.
    It’s trying to squeeze in beside us,
    And trying to get on my lap.
    And now with all the confusion,
    With everything all of a flap.
    We just all came to the conclusion,
    That we think that it’s some sort of cat.
    Just a bit of fun
    Hope you like it.
    AH
  25. Azores Hi
    Well I haven’t written an entry for a while so I thought I would have a go as we now have a new format.
    Well recently things have been pretty busy, work is hectic with loads of problems to sort out, but that’s ok I like a challenge!
    At home the house is back in student mode after having a big clear up a few weeks back we are back to piles of washing and dirt accumulating in the corners again now, I must try and clear up this weekend or I may catch dysentery.
    The new car is going well and the missus and I are enjoying trouble free motoring through the Kent countryside at the weekends, unfortunately the price of petrol means that we can only travel the end of the road and back again, but hey ho it’s better than sitting inside. Mind you we ventured as far as Brighton last weekend but more of that in a minute!
    The garden is looking wonderful! Full of the abundance of spring and heavy with scent. It really is a joy to behold and all credit goes to my other half for all the hard work she has put into it over the years. So far this year we have had about 8 BBQ’s, starting from Easter day, probably all this charred meat will give me some sort of horrific cancer but I don’t care, all those marinated meats, crispy pork cutlets and fragrant kebab mixes are worth it. I’m being flippant of course…
    Now onto our trip to Brighton, well last weekend my partner and I had the pleasure of meeting some of the regulars from the Banter thread. Many thanks to Coast and Louby for organising the event, and also huge thanks to Katie Loo for the calorific experience which was her pepsi chocolate cake, very, very yummy!
    We met up in the Harvester on Brighton marina, Coast had done a stirling job of organizing the sunshine despite the rest of the country basking in torrential rain we sat on the terrace and quietly spent a lovely lunch basking in some late spring sunshine and sipped our orange juice and lemonade (there is a vicious rumor that I drank the bar dry of drinkable beer, unfortunately it’s entirely true, although I put it down to a lack of supply rather than increased demand).
    Overall, once we got over our initial awkwardness (coast excluded) I think we all got on rather well, there was a surprising lack of weather chat and all in all we had a nice time and it was great to put some faces to names and meet some of the characters that I chat to from time to time.
    Hopefully we can arrange another meet up and get some more people involved, so if you are interested in meeting up, keep an eye out for announcements and I’m sure we could get together again sometime.
    Well I’ve rambled on for long enough, I just noticed that my little old blog has attracted over 2000 hits now so I want to thank all those who have left comments for me, I don’t know about anyone else but I do find it comforting that someone is out there reading my insane ramblings. Thankyou all!
    AH.
    P.s. I managed to convince my other half to join Netweather, so some of you at the meet up must have made a positive impression! She has only been on a bit, did any of you spot her?
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