http://www.blasdale.com/blog This site has describes my boring life, describes my holidays and contains restaurant reviews. Fri, 09 May 2008 13:23:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Due to circumstances, like the fridge not working we were destined for supper at the P&A. Yes as soon as Rosemary came home on the Monday, she asked why was the fridge not working. Didn't you notice it was 20 Celsius inside the fridge and what about that ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/05/05/pa-or-plough-and-anchor-resturant/ Rosemary was away for the weekend. She went away on some girly get together with her mates from school. This left me to my own devices. Alas the sun did not shine much, and there was definite rain during the days, the net result was no lawn ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/05/04/the-weekend-without-rosemary/ Spent the a week in Edinburgh. On Thursday had an evening in Whistle Binkies where I managed to watch three bands play. Managed to get some photographs of them as well. The bands of course were all rock bands and played some excellent music. music.[jalbum_iframe_album:http://www.blasdale.com/pictures/2008/WhistleBinkies/index.html,100%,600px] http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/05/01/whistle-binkies/ Today was fabulous. Dry, and the temperature rose to 21C. The hottest day of the year. What was more remarkable the day was a Saturday. Alas the forecast for Sunday is rain, can't be having too much of a good thing can we?  There was quite a drying breeze, so out ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/04/26/the-first-grass-cut-of-the-year/ Oh woe is me! I had to update an Entity Bean in some Java code. Must be several years since I have done that. Last time was when I used Visual Age for Java. So now not only was I adding a new property to an entity bean, but I ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/04/18/entity-beans/ This is my second week in Edinburgh. Last week I was here for four days, and this week it is a full week. It's back almost to the old days, no rain, or at least when I am out walking there is no rain. So what have I been doing, not ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/04/17/the-olde-reekie/ On Friday morning, after gasping at the price of rail tickets and underground tickets (& giving up trying to work out cheap deals) we arrive in Lonodn.  We go first via a walk along by the Thames to The Tate Modern and admire their crack (http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/dorissalcedo/default.shtm).  We decide on an ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/03/28/218/ It took several days to recover from the food poisoning, even on Friday and Saturday I declined going to the pub to have anything to drink. Really only recovered for Sunday when we met Richard and Celia for lunch at Banbury, where we ate Sunday lunch of roasted cow. My poor ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/03/16/broken-down-car/ Rosemary has reported that my weeding of the pond has caused disruption in Moorhen World. The weeding from the pond is still on the bank, (allowing the pond life which was removed to wander back into the water at their leisure). Alas they are too near the bank, and the increase ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/03/12/moorhen/ Disaster has struck. Part way through Wednesday I started to feel a little unwell. I managed to struggle on through the day feeling shivery and cold. Straight back to the hotel and into bed. Soon up to be very sick. That brought me some relief. I really think it must ... http://www.blasdale.com/blog/2008/03/12/no-food-reviews-for-wednesday/