Recap

Pure delicious delight, that just about sums up the wine finally decided on last evening even though, a couple of glasses was all either my beloved or myself could manage. The bottle in question; Finca Antigua Crianza, La Mancha, 2000 - a superb blend of Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot - one to be slowly savoured.

The 'Wycliffe' episode was one that we'd seen in the past few months but, nonetheless enjoyable for that. By the time we got to the third of our selected programmes, I was fighting off sleep ....

Sleep followed ... my, my,... did it follow ...? Perhaps Heterocon will be better informed on this score!

Whining On

Well, so far this has been a good day and, I even got around to doing s water change for the aquarium. Unfortunately, as it’s so densely planted, I couldn’t help disturbing and uprooting a little of the vegetation. By the time I’d completed these minor manoeuvres, my thumb seemed to be telling me it hadn’t fully recovered from its recent upset.

Tonight’s TV looks very promising for my better half, although I must admit I enjoy much the same programmes concentration permitting! ITV3 has an episode of ‘Wycliffe’ and, immediately that has finished, it’s across to Channel 5 for ‘CSI: Miami’ followed by a repeat ‘CSI: NY’. So it’s a night in with the cops!

Having had another case of wine delivered this afternoon, methinks I should check the cellar for tonight’s lubrication. At present, I seek the necessary energy to peruse the Wine List.

It's The Same Old Story

Despite an 'always on' broadband connection, both the main PC and Helen's laptop far too regularly come up with the "Cannot find server" messages regardless of using IE, Firefox or even the mail programme. At present patience most certainly is a virtue (what's more it's a necessity!). It is however strange that my new laptop isn't sharing this dilemma.

Re-cap: one (ethernet) wired PC and one wireless laptop are experiencing these connection problems; one wireless laptop using the same router is not experiencing such problems. Before acquiring the wireless router, both PC and Helen's laptop were functioning (with the previous router) without any of these faltering connections. These idiosyncrasies are, presumably, the reason that 'Blogger for Word' doesn't function on my PC!

My rational interventions in the process have come to nothing; it's almost as if by dwelling on these glitches (and reporting them on these hallowed pages) I'm expecting the magical incantatory effect to somehow restore normal service!

A Televisual Lure

After a Pasta meal, settled down with my beloved to watch Agatha Christie’s Poirot : The Double Clue (ITV3), a quite enchanting episode in which it seems Poirot has found love. What he has in fact found is a kindred spirit on the other side of the law. David Suchet is always a very convincing Poirot, in almost the same way Jeremy Brett is Sherlock Holmes.

I am currently watching, and recording, The Masque Of The Red Death (BBC4) some 40 years after I last saw it at a cinema near Maida Vale. My beloved was also enjoying this film but, overcome with tiredness, she has now retired for the night. It’s just as well I’m recording the film really!

Were it not for the ‘digi-box’ neither of tonight’s televisual treats would have been available …I trust this brief plug has significance for The Oxcliffe Fox!

Mission Accomplished

Wel, I've just got back from a 30 minute bbw and, I don't feel too bad. It really is wonderful to manage a little bit of exercise without falling into (my default) fatigued-wreck mode! Perhaps the preceding period of total-rested-idleness, in this instance, proved advantageous. What would be even more wonderful is to have a rest period by choice rather than necessity.

A temporary energised period is a prize not to be scoffed at; for this I give thanks!

A Type of Advisor

Have you ever received some sincerely intended advice from a person who would do well to sort out their own problems? Have you ever known someone who knows absolutely everything about whatever topic is currently doing the rounds?

Some people seem to feel they have the gift of being able to diagnose a problem of which they don’t know half the details! No matter how well intended the “advice”, thoughts of motes and beams come readily to mind!

The tetchiness referred to by Heterocon on 20 August was largely brought about by such a caring friend.

A Relaxed Evening

A quite relaxed evening; listened to some online jazz whilst Helen attended communion, and then we watched and listened to some of the Strauss concert (BBC4), before opening a bottle of Colombella Pinot Grigio 2004, Terre di Chieti IGT. The Pinot served as adequate accompaniment to the Poirot episode (ITV1), the title of which I've already forgotten, even though both my beloved and myself enjoyed watching it despite memories of a previous viewing. The wine proved quite acceptable but, I fail to understand the popularity of this grape variety!

From Blogger for Word to thoughts on The Word

I seem to have resolved some of the problems, with regard to the PC and Helen's laptop's connection to the internet ... or, at least I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Blogger For Word is a different matter; the add-on works fine from my laptop but it still obstinately refuses to function on the PC.

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After lunch, we went out for a little walk but, I soon began to recognize my limitations and so, curtailed the proposed route.

Just watching 'Songs Of Praise' at the moment and, for some reason they're showing a few excerpts from school nativity plays but no, I've not got it wrong ... I just looked out of the window and it's still Summer! To be honest I've never really seen why the nativity should only be celebrated in December; a specific geographic location is necessary, if we are to take incarnation seriously but, there's no scriptural reference to the birth taking place in December.

The X-Factor

Tonight the X-Factor returned to our screens (ITV1) and we managed to catch the last twenty minutes of it. The audition process, as expected, proved highly entertaining and, one can only wonder what inspires the majority of applicants to put themselves through this (usually quite justified) humiliation!

Switched over to ITV2 then, for X-Factor Extra which provided much more hilarity. All in all it’s been a quite TV oriented evening, the remote zapped us over to watch an episode of CSI, rather a contrast to X-Factor. What a cloistered little life I lead!

I did manage a brief, moderately brisk, walk this afternoon but then found exhaustion took over as I started my preparations for tomorrows dinner. I struggled a bit to finish the task I’d set myself but, after that I only had energy sufficient to watch the goggle-box.

[Addendum: (11.50pm)This posting was performed using Blogger For Word from my laptop; the same add-on still doesn't work on my main PC. Ever since the new router was installed, I've experienced problems with finding the server on both the main PC (ethernet connected) and Helen's wirelessly connected laptop. The new laptop (used wirelessly and further away from the router)does not experience these problems! This has become one of life's great mysteries!]

Blogger for Word

I just thought I should try out the delights of Blogger for Word. For some reason it wasn’t working from my PC so, thought I’d try installing it on my laptop first, before going back to troubleshooting.

If this blog appears then, it would seem that this install is successful!