First Thing My New Camera Arrived,

it is a fact that my telephone, 

whilst it takes acceptable photographs at normal distances, fails miserably when I use the zoom, when my previous camera went to the camera graveyard in the sky, I thought I would not buy a replacement, but alas I really had to, 

so a Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ30 it was, this model is a little bit long in the tooth now, but I choose this one as I can still use all of the old cameras battery's and chargers, 

so I had to try it out on the foxes, 

this morning three of them,

the zoom working fine, 

also the grass had a much more realistic look, 

they were happy, 

munching away, 

in the afternoon I played with a few photographs, 

from our cruise, 

nothing special, but I liked them, 

on to my evening read and sherry, tonight the latest copy of Private Eye, 

first a couple of smoked mackerel fillets, 

followed with a toad in the hole, 'Cheers!', then feet up for a evenings television, firstly 2 from, 

Deadly 60, these two showed the background to how the episodes were made and the logistics behind them, plus a few 'nasty's' where members of the team were bitten, stung, crushed or cut, next a firm contender for the best documentary of the year, 

The Dinosaurs, absolutely amazing CGI the detail in the creatures skin just has to be seen to be believed, I finished the series and good it was too, I followed that with, 

A Time To Kill, from the blurb:

"When an innocent little African American girl named Tonya Hailey is raped and beaten by 2 beer-guzzling rednecks, the town of Canton, Mississippi is shocked. Her father, Carl Lee, is outraged, and figuring he could not see those boys be set free, decides to take justice into his own hands and kills them in front of numerous witnesses in the courthouse. Now it's up to Jake Brigance to get him off the hook. He has people that help him, but he is up against tough D.A. Rufus Buckley. Will he be able to prove that a black man can get a fair trial in Mississippi?" 

after which Diana arrived home, so feet up for a coffee and a chat as we watched a Have I Got More News For You before we were off to bed.

I Had A Quiet Morning

but in the afternoon I was to meet Diana,

on the bus from her work, so out and into the park, where a tree was being felled, 

it was all go, 

looking back as the tree was cut down and branches shredded, 

off of the bus in Bromley, Diana went shopping for some work clothes, for myself up the alleyway, 

that leads to Sainsbury's and Timson, I had my two watches to drop off to have their straps replaced and battery's changed, inside I meet Ryan, who explained he had a couple of other jobs to complete before mine, which was not a problem as I had some shopping to do,

so past The Partridge,

and into the bank, for some good 'ole cash, 

back out and past Primark, 

and the balloon seller,

I mentioned in a previous post most of the tiles on the outside of the Churchill Theatre had at some time fallen off and been screwed individually back in place, well now there is a better remedy, take them all off and do not put them back!

next into Robert Dyas, we had something to pick up there and of course made sure it was in stock, some items are internet only, but we looked at stock in the Bromley store, yes in stock, so I walked in, and yes you guessed it, none in stock! and retailers wonder why customers increasingly use the Internet and do not go to the bother of using retailers, when they are lied to regarding items in stock, so when we return home the Internet it will be,

over the road to Marks & Spencer for a couple of evening meals for myself for when Diana is working a late shift, 

next stop LIDL, for a box of wine and some food things, we then went to The Greyhound for our lunch/evening meal,

whilst there I popped out back to Timson, to pick up my watches, £49.90 for both of them with a guarantee that the next time a battery fails it will be replaced free of charge, after our meal on to the bus and home, 

walking into the park the wisteria on Foxgrove Lodge putting on a late show,

back home the bits & pieces that Robert Dyas lied about and did not have in stock, we ordered from a proper Internet company, delivered free of charge, I must remember to stop supporting retailers as they show no regard for me when having made sure goods are in stock at the Bromley branch they are not, on a happier note Ryan made a great job of the watches, 

I just wish I knew how to get the day/month/date and moon phase, 

to be correct! in the evening there was not a Midsomer Murder showing, but we did watch a double helping of, 

Deadly 60, the two episode showcasing Chile and Argentina, followed by A Touch of Frost, after which Diana was off to bed, well she did have a 04.00AM start this morning and of course work again tomorrow, for myself a Bangers & Cash before I too was off to bed.

Diana Was At Work,

I had a quiet day, 

playing with a couple of photographs, from one of the churches, 

we went to on our last cruise in July, for some reason it took me an age to get them to the point where I was happy with them, but there it is, in the afternoon I picked Diana up from Kai's before the girl's trip Diana had forgotten her work shoes there, arriving home after our evening meal there was not much on the television until a Midsomer Murder, alas we had watched it before quite recently, so a double helping of A Touch of Frost it was, after which Diana was off to bed, a 05.00AM start for her tomorrow, for myself a Bangers & Cash, where they had one of my old time favorite cars up for sale, 

no not the Citroen lt15, 

but a Fiat Topolino, the same colour as this one as it happens, it went for £5,200 a little under the reserve, after which I was off to bed.

The Girls Last Day,

in Belgium, 

where they found a restaurant where you could cook your own waffles, here is Wilma with hers,

after cooking add cream,

and decorate with hundreds and thousands, 

and here is a video of them making the waffles, 

then to the main square, where they tried the local Belgium dark beer, 

bearing in mind none of the girls really drink alcohol, look at all of the tequilas on the table!

'Cheers!',

then time for their last evenings meal,

al fresco, Kai and Wilma,

they decided on a Thai meal,

from left to right Kai, Wilma and Diana, back in the UK it was time for my lunch time,

read and sherry, 

followed by smoked salmon,

for my meal a gammon ham I cooked yesterday, I was thinking of doing some potatoes but after the last kitchen 'unpleasantness' I decided against taxing my lack of cooking skills, 'Cheers!', in the afternoon a couple from Columbo, after a snack in the evening a film, 

Mysterious Island, although it appeared in the guide as Jules Verne: Mysterious Island, it was a television production, in 2 parts, I watched the first, but decided against part 2, instead I continued to watch the excellent series,

 The Dinosaurs, absolutely amazing CGI the detail in the creatures skin just has to be seen to be believed, during episode three Diana returned home, so feet up for a coffee and a chat as Diana told me all about the holiday, after which she was off to bed, a 04.00AM start for her tomorrow! for myself a Midsomer Murder before I too was off to bed.