Lovefilm

Been using Lovefilm for DVDs for ages now. Did change to Blockbuster, Tesco & a couple of others but always came back to Lovefilm. As I’ve got a really old tariff I get 3 DVDs/Games for £14.99 per month, so no need to buy Wii games. They’re now doing a referal scheme, so why not [...]

Approved

Been meaning to get an Asda credit card for some time, due to the 2p discount on petrol/diesel. When you fill the cars up a couple of times per week, it’s not a bad saving. Few boxes to fill in, couple of things to click & all nicely done – pair of cards should be [...]

Painting

We’ve been decorating the 3 rear bedrooms – guest room 1st, wallpapered one wall & ‘Whispers of Pashmina’ on the others, plus our old bed now that we’ve got our lovely memory-foam/pocket-sprung mattress. Middle room is a subtle green, and the ‘nursery’ we’ve gone for a colour to match the Mamas & Papas Disney border, [...]

Christopher Butterfield

Bernie (finally!) gave birth to 9lb 9oz of Christopher on Tuesday night, so we went down to visit. He’s very nice & went to sleep on my for some time although when he cries it’s quite loud.
 

New lens

Only had my D40 for a few months, but already the need to purchase more glass has crept upon me – the kit 18-55mm is great, but not long enough. Spent all Sunday at Chester Zoo on 55mm & it’s a shame that the 55-200mm VR hadn’t turned up before we went away. Ideally I’d [...]