Pentre Ifan

Just how did they do that?

This was an entrance to a burial chamber, long since eroded away or removed. The main stone is held up in 3 places.

Butterfly Farm

How cool are these!

Cilgeren Castle

You can almost hear the armour clanking.

Family Ties

1 & 3 of 5

Clockwise from the top left we have the star of the show, Jacqui then supporting cast - Arran, Josh and Ryan. I have met one of the other two sons and will the last tomorrow. These are the amazing family I'm staying with here in Wales. I couldn't feel any more invited, pampered and comfortable! Thanks guys *HUGs* :-)

Cenarth Falls

Beautiful place.

Really idillic place this. Although it was quite busy being a very pleasent day. Got several shots of a red dragonfly too but that was on my SLR Camera so you have to wait to see them :-)

Chapel

A very serene place.

This was a lovely place with a definite quiet atmosphere enveloping it. The hill behind is the one I shot the previous picture from. Although it looks quite tame in this shot, I can assure you that its a steep climb! Worth every step though. The chapel dates from the 15th century.

Mwnt

What a view and how far up was I?

What an incredible view. My friend Jacqui is down there in the crowds. Just to the left of the hill is a chapel which will be the next pic.

Aberporth

One side of the bay.

What a lovely place. Bit higbrow though. Saw 3 classic cars (Austin, MG and E-Type Jag) and a Ferrari. Had a cracking good pint on the local called The Ship We also bought a wacking great crab which we intend to devour soon :D

The River Aberteifi

The river runs through Cardigan.

This is just up the road from where I'm staying. I've crossed it a number of times in daylight and evening.

Paddington Station

I'd forgotten how busy stations get!

Got here with way too much time to spare (Isn't THAT unusual for me! :-) Over an hour, but it did give me time to do a bit of people watching. You get some interesting types at stations. I also managed to get a few Bluejacks in :-)

The Place That Was Home

Another week in the can. I'm a little unsettled at the moment. Like something important is about to happen. And, of course, it is. I'm in the throws of moving, or at least will be when I return from my week holiday in Wales. That, I'm looking forward to. Getting my brain round all that will need doing is telling on me a bit. I'm going to write a list soon to rationalise it. Then I can at least shelve it and deal with all the issues when I get back.

This is where I've lived for a big chunk of my life:

Foster House

Soon I will have somewhere new to get used to. Luckily, the new place is really convienient for work, being ony a few hundred yards away. Theres a few local shops and pubs ;-) and theres bus stops outside. I've no idea what the locals are like yet, that will be interesting. Of course, the household is gonna take a while to get up and running so familirisation will have to wait. Its going to be fun packing again!

End of an Era

Probably the last time I'll see my parents next to this sign. We'll all be moving soon. Them to Cambridge and me to Sidcup. In total, on and off I've lived there for over 28 years. I did all my growing up years in New Cross. Funny thing is, I'm not going to miss it.

Main Man

Just wanted to mention the picture I've used for my profile. It was taken by a young lad I know (8yrs old) who has been learning how to use a 35mm SLR. I think you'll agree that its a cracking shot - Well done.

Salsa

I thought of another use for the Blog. I'm going to document the Salsa routines I'm taught. I've been dancing Salsa for over 2 years but had a 1 year break due to work shift patterns. I'm back now though and catching up to the point I left off. I go dancing locally, in Lee and New Eltham. I'm hoping to find another venue soon, or take up Tango as well.

The first routine is from last Monday's lesson.

Lee (Baldon Sports Center) - 14/08/2006 - Janet

123 567 - Basic
123 567 - MLeft Tummy Turn
123 567 - Haircomb X-Body LT lead with right over head
123 567 123 567 - Double Titanic Collect r>r under on 1 and
123 567 - Dip and Slow turn Lady out to 90 deg prepare for>>>
123 567 - X-Body LT
123 567 - Basic
123 567 - I go You go
123 567 123 567 - Rotating X-Body LT into closed

Key:
LFST = Ladies Forward Step Turn
LSSS = Ladies Side Step Spin
MSSS = Mens Side Step Spin
X-Body = Cross Body
LT = Late Turn
r>r = Right hand to right hand
for >>> = Move follows on

Not quite worked out the formatting on here so it will have to stand like that until I do. Then I can come back and edit.

That was a really nice routine. I love the two new moves, the Double Titanic and the Rotating Cross Body Lead. I'm going to build both into my repertoire. Thanks for another good one Janet :-)

Sony Ericsson K800i

The Sony Ericsson K800i will be arriving in a few days. It has a 3.2M camera which is why I chose it. I have an XDA for e-mailing and an iPod for music so the other SE phones didn't particularly attract me. I was tempted by a Blackberry but I decided that a traditional sized phone with a decent camera built in would be fine.

It also has 64Mb of RAM built in. Not nearly enough for me. Both my K750i and XDA have 1Gb memory cards each. The K800i supports Micro Memory Sticks what ever they are. I'll have to investigate. I would imagine I'll be buying yet another memory card soon.

Another reason I chose an SE phone is that I'm used to the interface. The K800i's interface is layed out in a very similar way to the K750i's but its a bit swisher. Like Apple.

I'm looking forward to exploring a new phone. I'll keep you posted.

New Beginnings

Well here we go...

I'm not sure if I'll continue with this but I'm receiving a Sony Ericsson K800i in the next few days and you can send pictures to your blog directly from it so I thought I'd at least investigate. Blogging has been around for so long and I did look into doing it before. I was a different person then though. I have been through a lot.

I'm hoping this will be a useful tool to work through problems, document my life and receive helpful comments.