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<rss version="0.92"><channel><title>What's a blog then</title><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/</link><description></description><language>en-UK</language><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs><image><title>What's a blog then</title><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/</link><url>http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/36/1fbb70a603e7de708486704b908059_160x200.jpg</url></image><item><title>Edinburgh Fringe</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Yes - I was there this afternoon and evening.....saw School for Scandal @ 16:00 - excellent cast - great performances all round and as it was the last preview show I suspect there was a little more adlibing than usual by some of the cast but is was great entertainment and the timing was very excellent.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;The above was followed - after about 20 minutes - by 4 Poofs &amp; a Piano (As seen on TV) and they were very different but great fun and a good time was had.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;All this was followed by a Chinese buffet in the restaurant that is now where The cafe was that the first scribblings of a certain J.K.Rowling formulated into the story (and it is a just a story) of a little boy with a scar on his forehead.
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/08/09/edinburgh-fringe-6682218/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/08/09/edinburgh-fringe-6682218/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:29:07 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Weekend stuff and a few thoughts</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Did lots this weekend including a trip to Glenisla Classic Car Club annual BBQ meet on Sunday - I don't have a classic car but one can always dream......and friends were visiting us and we were visiting friends so hardly a moment to ourselves apart from eating and sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Managed to catch up on Top Gear's final programme in the series last night - Thank you iPlayer - and what an unsual ending to the series but perhaps JC has got it slightly wrong. It may be that is the end of the American gas guzzling cars - i.e badly made, and the mechanics designed around 1950/60. Hopefully cars as exceptionally engineered as the new Ferrari and the Aston Martin Vantage will continue to be created.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Ah...now the cricket....shame the rain affected the match...but the debate is now focusing on the behaviour of the Barmy Army style of support - is it a good thing or bad thing?....listening on the radio you tend not to hear anything other than the monotonous drone of a bunch of drunks repeatedly shouting Barmy Army rather than the clever whitty stuff which they do as well....apparently
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/08/04/weekend-stuff-and-a-few-thoughts-6647774/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/08/04/weekend-stuff-and-a-few-thoughts-6647774/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:18:53 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Skyping &amp; Twitter</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Well I am busy at work so briefly:&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Weather started fab but we have had a run of sharp showers over the last half hour with sunshine inbetween......&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Skype....I think it's really good for non-business communication - apparently there are security issues for anything more ?!&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Twitter - just started looking at that - great for keeping up to date on the cricket.....when it's not raining that is!
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/07/30/skyping-twitter-6616726/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/07/30/skyping-twitter-6616726/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:03:41 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>A couple of piccies from our recent holiday</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Spent a week on the Ardnmurchan peninsula in Kilchoan.&lt;br&gt;
Portuairk Beach&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="javascript:window.open(" title="Sunshiney Day"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/532/3734532_56eec1c03c_s.jpeg" alt="Sunshiney Day"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Sanna Beach&lt;a href="javascript:window.open(" title="Evening"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/533/3734533_c1f2bd5d9e_s.jpeg" alt="Evening"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
View of Mull from the beach in front of our cottage&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="javascript:window.open(" title="View of Mull"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data5.blog.de/media/534/3734534_01503f1202_s.jpeg" alt="View of Mull"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/07/29/a-couple-of-piccies-from-our-recent-holiday-6614806/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/07/29/a-couple-of-piccies-from-our-recent-holiday-6614806/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:55:25 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>A busy weekend.....</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Well it's been a busy weekend....which started on Friday as we were invited to a good friends daughters wedding. The bride was lovely and the groom was kilted and it was a great day, good food, good wine and good company and the rain stayed away. The only down side was the minister/priest who addressed his entire service to the congregation, including the wedding homily. The only time he lookad at the couple was for the wedding vows - but the rest of the day was great and more than compensated for this.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Saturday was a doing odds and ends kinda day and then on Sunday morning I skype'd my uncle and aunt in Australia so that my mother, who is 85, could see and talk to them - she has not seen them, in the flesh as it were, for 26 years. She was delighted to see and talk to them before she returns home tonight. &lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;And Top Gear was back on form last night.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;And now work!
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/07/27/a-busy-weekend-6596185/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/07/27/a-busy-weekend-6596185/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:27:28 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Sometimes.....</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Watched the Top Gear on Sunday and great entertainment ..... laughed out loud when James May could not stop his Capri in time and destroyed his piano - the replacement he bought for the last one he crushed.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;BUT....Has Top Gear lost a something this series - maybe it is all the other stuff the presenters are doing but they seem less focused&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Bowling in the rain last night - still.... came out victorious in the end  ...just!&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Mrs I is getting tango'd (or is it Irn bru'd) this afternoon in readiness for Friday.....I think it is the diet option - opted for a pale one so as not to appear overdone.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;I heard yesterday that a friend of ours is terminally ill....so a bit of a downer.... and they have brought forward their daughters wedding so he can be there.....sometimes you don't realise how lucky you are....
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/07/22/sometimes-6564726/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/07/22/sometimes-6564726/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:14:01 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>6 months ...blimey</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Well the Garden is gradually getting sorted out....6 raised beds - two of tatties and three  either are, or will be, used for veg/salad stuff....one is for sweet peas...just love them.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Fired up the chimnea for the first time....currently using diy store reformed woodchip logs...they don't last very well...I think I will try a bit of beech or oak and see how that lasts...&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Looking forward to a week in Kilchoan (Ardnamurchan) at the end of the month.....should be nice and relaxing....
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/06/05/6-months-blimey-6239703/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/06/05/6-months-blimey-6239703/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:06:35 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>No frost</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;The temperature has remained pretty constant at around the 2.5c mark for the last 18 hours or so under a dull grey blanket out of which has come a little rain....lovely!&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;My weather sensor is attached to the northish facing side of the garden shed about 20ft from the house...under the lea of the shed roof - it has been outside for the last couple of years without any problems.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Kitchen update...may now just relocate existing kitchen as it was only installed about 18 months before we moved in in August and there is not a lot wrong with it apart from being in the wrong place that is and having a black worktop that seems to absorb light.....
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/01/07/no-frost-5336522/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/01/07/no-frost-5336522/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:12:11 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>It's a new year</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;A Happy New Year to any visitors....&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Thermo at home said -1.5c at 08:30 ...it was -5.7c at midnight. It has been so dry that the roads have no ice on them so they are not to bad but still pays to be careful.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Looks like new kitchen fever has descended as we spent last night trying to plan out what goes where in the new room.....we are moving the Kitchen into another room so it could be fun.....I just love tiling!&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;All we need to do now is save up for the wood burning stove and chimney....we are all electric - only other option is a Calor Gas fire but I think a wood burner would be nicer.......&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Onwards and upwards
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/01/06/it-s-a-new-year-5331278/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2009/01/06/it-s-a-new-year-5331278/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:08:40 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Well at last it's over</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;I wonder what the news people will talk about after today now the US election has finally come to an end....BBC TV news this morning was solely US for 30 minutes - nothing had happened anywhere else in the world....at least the website is a bit more all inclusive.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Well done Mr Obama .....Now lets see if you can deliver!
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/11/05/well-at-last-it-s-over-4987639/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/11/05/well-at-last-it-s-over-4987639/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:51:21 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Moving on</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Yep - we are moving house - not far but far enough.....
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/07/11/moving-on-4436579/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/07/11/moving-on-4436579/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:11:03 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Jethro Tull - 40 years on!</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Went to the Jethro Tull Concert in Perth last week...absolutely fantastic....apart from the camera police...no pictures allowed so only the memories of the sights and sounds in my head.....god forbid you wanted to take a 30second video to remember the occasion!
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/05/14/jethro-tull-40-years-on-4175108/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/05/14/jethro-tull-40-years-on-4175108/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 22:05:03 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>As they lived their lives so they will pass on together.</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;To those of you who read this my Aunt died last weekend and I heard today my Uncle passed away last night so there will be a double funeral - just as they lived their lives so they will go together to the pearly gates and I think that is just how it should be really.
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/02/01/as_they_lived_their_lives_so_they_will_p~3666374/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/02/01/as_they_lived_their_lives_so_they_will_p~3666374/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:03:44 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Metcheck has gone awol</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Metcheck has finally cracked under the pressure and stopped doing anything other than allowing you to check the weather - you can't even put a weather report in. Is all this because there is a risk of snow at the end of the week and people keep checking.....None of the interactive services are available because the site is so busy...well unless you fork out £49 pounds for the premium package. &lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;So for any forum chums out there be patient - Looks like Jim was right
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/01/29/metcheck_has_gone_awol~3650496/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/01/29/metcheck_has_gone_awol~3650496/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:08:50 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Well I just haven't got round to it recently</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;It's been ages since I have last taken the time to write anything on here......with last years happenings I kind of didn't really have anything to add.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;I heard yesterday that my Aunty Pam died - she was amazing woman....about 5', thin but a real farmers wife. She brought up a family and once they left she looked after her husband, who is still alive, as he has rheumatism and can hardly move. A woman whose stature exceeded her diminutive size in bucketfuls. She will be greatly missed by her family and the community in which she lived. She will be a handy person to have in heaven.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;I also had to go to my friends fathers funeral in Aberdeen recently. &lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;This has not been a good start to the year.
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/well_i_just_haven_t_got_round_to_it_rece~3643121/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2008/01/28/well_i_just_haven_t_got_round_to_it_rece~3643121/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:29:42 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Coloured Inkiness</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;I tend to use fountain pens for work - don't know why but I do - and colour wise blue or black ink tends to be the norm although one pen is filled with  turquoise quink - the price £2.39 for the bottle which shows how old it is - but struggled to find a new bottle - Now I find not only can you turquoise you can get green, red, pink &amp; purple to boot - need to find if it is in bottles or cartridges or even if you can get it ........I bet it ain't £2.39 a bottle now
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/10/23/coloured_inkiness~3181907/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/10/23/coloured_inkiness~3181907/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:18:37 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>The Sproting Weekend</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Well what a sense of deflation after the sporting, what could have been, weekend.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;My late brother would not have enjoyed Saturday or Sunday as they were his two great sporting passions but he would have agreed that both the Rugby team and Lewis Hamilton achieved so much to get themselves into the position where they could have won.....&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;The football - more my thing - was a disappointment but no great surprise - for both England and Scotland - at least Scotland can put themselves into Euro 2008......Me - well come on you 'ammers.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Saw a Badger on next doors back garden one evening last week and Buzzards circling overhead the other afternoon and we don't live in the country really.....&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;25 Jars of Chutney made and still possibly another batch of 8 jars to be made tonight then that should be it for this year.
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/10/22/the_sproting_weekend~3175570/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/10/22/the_sproting_weekend~3175570/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:53:53 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Start the Week</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;It's Monday so work has to be done but not before I say it was a crackin start to the day up here....wall t' wall blue sky &amp; sunshine - clouded over around Lunchtime and now blue sky and fluffy white clouds.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;I see England lost a cricket match - now there's a shocker - but just to make amends the Mighty 'ammers won.....
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/09/03/start_the_week~2917584/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/09/03/start_the_week~2917584/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:18:08 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Intelligent cricketers are out there.....</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;And so to day 2 with India 1st Innings total 316 for 4 (90.0 overs)....Are Englands cricketers dumbing down I wonder......from the BBC&lt;br&gt;
"England's Andrew Strauss says passing India's first innings score will be crucial in the final Test"....No s&amp;*t Sherlock!
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/08/10/intelligent_cricketers_are_out_there~2785037/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/08/10/intelligent_cricketers_are_out_there~2785037/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:35:08 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Measuring stuff.......</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Took Bathroom door off last night to replace with new door only to find it is different size so will have to go get a new one today.....the other new one will get used elsewhere but just goes to show the saying "Measure twice (or thrice) cut once" is still spot on when it comes to wasting time...I would not have minded but I had already set the hinges in the door....!
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/08/02/measuring_stuff~2742852/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/08/02/measuring_stuff~2742852/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:46:18 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>The weekend went</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Weekend all a bit of a blur.......son had 4 chums round for a sleep over on Friday night - don't know when they went to sleep but they didn't wake up until 10:00am....Saturday did shopping and bits and bobs...and yesterday out for drinks and nibbles from 15:00 onwards.....got home about 19:00 slightly cheery!
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/07/30/the_weekend_went~2725301/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/07/30/the_weekend_went~2725301/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:31:19 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Holidays and back at work</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Well now....&lt;br&gt;The holiday in Ernes, Nr St Pierre Sur Dives, Normandy was very de-stressing - even driving on the other side of the road was not too bad - we were quite rural. The house was grand once it had been aired and a few fires burned in the log burner to dry it out a bit - it was built into a slope and I suspect when it was built there was no such thing as damp-course. There was a lake for fishing - son caught rainbow trout that was big enough to have for breakfast - and the garden grounds were excellent - discovered the owners went to my old school in Sussex - a few years after me - and that one of my former class mates was due there the week after...... Weather was ok - not a lot of sun but not a lot of rain except a couple of the days. Went to several "Musee de Guerre", cemetaries, the odd castle, cathedral and chateau.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Our front door was the one just behind the red car&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1792780" title="Holiday 07 061"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/780/1792780_0f2bc06fcc_s.jpeg" alt="Holiday 07 061" hspace="5" vspace="5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;View from the other side of the footbridge&lt;a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1792782" title="Holiday 07 062"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/782/1792782_d7657874a7_s.jpeg" alt="Holiday 07 062" hspace="5" vspace="5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;William the Conquerers Wee Hoose&lt;a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1792787" title="Holiday 07 030"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/787/1792787_11cdedb580_s.jpeg" alt="Holiday 07 030" hspace="5" vspace="5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Bayeaux Cathedral&lt;a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1792788" title="Holiday 07 006"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/788/1792788_b3443292f2_s.jpeg" alt="Holiday 07 006" hspace="5" vspace="5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;You wouldn't see this in the UK - a circus with real animals......&lt;a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=1792790" title="Holiday 07 033"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data4.blog.de/media/790/1792790_2a940f9acf_s.jpeg" alt="Holiday 07 033" hspace="5" vspace="5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/07/14/holidays_and_back_at_work~2631353/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/07/14/holidays_and_back_at_work~2631353/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:49:44 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Passing</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Well my brothers funeral went without any technical hitches, everyone was where they should be when they were supposed to be. It was a tough day, especially for my mother, my sister-in-law, and my nephews however the day was got through somehow. Tears were shed, smiles were seen, laughter was heard and memories recalled - just how it should be.
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/06/16/passing~2465274/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/06/16/passing~2465274/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:42:04 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Moving along</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Well we have progress,&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;After much discussion, somewhere no doubt, my brother passed away because of a heart attack brought on by a clot stopping the blood flow to the heart. Typing this does not really help but each thing is part of the jigsaw of life - will I find the last piece - probably when it is my turn.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;The funeral has been set for Wednesday and then I will stay on with my mother for a few days.
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/06/08/moving_along~2415864/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/06/08/moving_along~2415864/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:05:55 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Not a good day</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Woke this morning to hear my mobile phone ringing - it's work one so it shouldn't at the weekend - two missed calls - one from my Mother and one from my elder brother - and a message to say phone me...........My eldest brother - only 11 years my senior - had passed away in his sleep during the early hours.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Things will be a little strange for a while.
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/06/03/not_a_good_day~2382686/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/06/03/not_a_good_day~2382686/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:01:28 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Water Water Everywhere............</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Son was having bath - water running fine - son turned off tap water stopped coming out. After about 5 mins could not understand why but water still seemed to be running - went downstairs and found out why - water coming through ceiling - oh flippin' heck ......turned off water then realised electrical supply and switches were in indirect line of waterfall......left them well alone. Got son out of bath and emptied. As the boxing in of the pipes had been nicely tiled about two weeks ago (air blue in Linlithgow @ 10:30 ish) I had to rip tiles off and unscrew ply to find that plastic pipe had blown off connection even though a supporting sleeve had been inserted......fortunately the plumber had seen sense enough to put an in-line tap before the plastic .... ...Time  to do the phoning thing later to insurance and plumber, plasterer, joiner malarky  as the water ran down through kitchen cupboards.......&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Oh yes and the Church plant sale raised £303
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/05/08/water_water_everywhere~2231874/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/05/08/water_water_everywhere~2231874/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 11:43:22 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Blimey - Was it February</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Well as was pointed out to me by RS at Samba Band practice on Thursday night - yes the fabulous Sambalistic are working hard to get ready to stun and amaze at gala days throughout central Scotland - I have not updated my Blog since February...so here goes.....&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Well things are moving along - we just had to get our roof re-fettled and I noticed that the insulation that was in the roof was about 5mm thick - I kid you not - well it is 30 years old....so today we went to B&amp;Q and bought 20 rolls of 200mm insulation on BOGOF - guess what I shall be doing this weekend!&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;The plants are growing fast and I should have a fair batch for the ST Peter's Plant Sale a week today if I remember correctly...&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Big Red Car has just had annual service,timing belt, Camshaft oil seal &amp; MOT - nothing needed doing but ouch on the £££ front. but mileage has dropped off since starting to work from home.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;more updates later.....
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/04/28/blimey_was_it_february~2173375/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/04/28/blimey_was_it_february~2173375/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:10:35 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>Primates in Africa</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;In the Times I read the headline along the lines of Primates discuss merging Anglican and Catholic churches.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Blimey I thought evolution was moving apace but Gorilla's and Chimpanzees talking about returning religion back to before Henry VIII's time was pretty good going and then....&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;I realised it was some of the cardinals exploring ways of uniting  part of the Anglican church under the pope. The right wing Anglican group being those who do not want Women priests, do not except gay people in general - but especially priests etc.etc. although they do allow their priests to marry, use contraception etc. and they want to work out how they can practice religion under the leadership of the Catholic church whose priests should not marry, should all be men, there should be no gay people in the church - especially priests (and we all know how well they have managed that situation), no form of contraception is to be used.&lt;br&gt;
Although they do both have something in common - neither church has ever been involved in politics ...no honestly they haven't &lt;img src="/img/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" class="middle" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Perhaps they should just hand that one over to the real primates and leave them to sort it out...... &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/02/20/primates_in_africa~1772228/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/02/20/primates_in_africa~1772228/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:21:13 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Leaky Roofs &amp; Wasp Nests</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;Discovered during last nights rain that our roof leaks - it's the first heavy rain we have had since the last bunch of winds etc.  E noticed it dripping through a joint in the plaster board - Insurance time I think because the roof will need to be looked at and a sq. yard section of ceiling replaced.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Interestingly while I had my head in the loft I noticed a wasp nest the size of a beach ball - maybe one for the pest control just in case unless I am feeling brave - I am sure it was not there last year....
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/02/20/leaky_roofs_aamp_wasp_nests~1772023/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://muggle.blog.co.uk/2007/02/20/leaky_roofs_aamp_wasp_nests~1772023/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:42:22 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Life Laundry weekend</title><description>	&lt;p&gt;A busy weekend clearing out some unnecessary stuff accumulated over the years and now the bunker (4'6'' high space under the extension) is all neat and tidy so it will be ready to store garden produce and conservs......I still have some of Septembers potatoes in there in perfect condition.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;It is hard going through old photos and trying to remember the names and faces in them - family members it's not to bad but pictures taken of friends are a little more troublesome on the little grey cells.....
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