Easter

We have a trip to Kew planned with Tim and Nick on Good Friday. What is everyone else doing over the Easter weekend? Can we fit in another 'hike'? Dx

Zero Hero and Mad and Sad

Good to see all of the updates - thanks for cards etc for Paul, here is the form showing a big fat zero (defects)! The instructor said it was 7 years before he saw a score like this. He's been doing a lot of cycling of late and I went with him on the Sunday club run last week and was completely wasted on Monday - it was probably 50-60 miles. I need to get fitter. Probably go for a run with Matt this Sunday.
Hope you like the Winter picture - we were a bit slow to get that updated. It's behind Warden hill BTW.








The second part of the title is because I got all excited at the prospect of re-jigging my hi-fi with the new stand I bought secondhand from that famous auction site - I've wanted one for ages. It came from Hemel so I didn't have to go too far to get it. So as you can see the good old turntable is back in commission with a 30-yr-old Yes concert recording on as I write this. Of course newer amps do not have a turntable input so you can see the trusty Cambridge amp in the stack as the pre-amp. I had to join lengths of speaker cable so I need to see if this has affected the sound.


Other news:

We have ordered the wallpaper and carpet for the lounge so the last room to be done is scheduled in and it's a big one. We are visiting Warwick Uni on Wednesday and I have a 'lads' weekend at Nicks next week.

Matt is still guitar-crazy playing every day and going to gigs at the Luton Uni, he has his Grade 1 test this coming Thursday in Stevenage. He's doing Grade 3 tunes so will probably skip 2. He was a good lad and went in to school 2 days this week to catch up on Electronics building his circuit.

Deborah's job is safe for the time-being as the uni is having a cost-saving drive. Phew. She took the Guides for a hike Wednesday night from Lilley to Putteridge in the nasty fog but all went well.

I recently read Beowulf and enjoyed it so much I bought the book/poem. I then read the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight which was very good (circa 1400AD). I'm having a break from the excellent History of the World lent to me by my Dad but i should resume that soon.

I've arrived- thanks for the welcome

Hi everyone,

It has been so good to see so many of you already since I arrived on the 6th February. I was born in Worcester on the 20th December although I was due on Christmas day. I was very pleased to read the previous blog so I thought I ought to introduce myself. I understand that my predesesor was very lively perhaps that comes with the guide dog gene. Well you will be pleased to know that I am nothing like Ivy, well at least I look different and my mum Linnet said I was special even though I was one of eight, I bet you humans can't beat that! I am looking forward to meeting the rest of my new family very soon.

Love Erin

Erin

Went to see Erin on thursday and what a cutie!! Could of taken her home, even mother said how cute she was. Tasha loved her!

Congratulations Paul

Well done for passing your driving test at the first attempt,

The Martin's