Freeview! Mon, 25th Jan 2010
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Years ago, when Daddy Dave first bought our home, he got four big aerials installed on a mast. This was before digital and even Channel Five!
He’s not one for watching TV, so, a few years ago, when Freeview came out I talked him into getting a freeview box and a digital aerial for the drawing room (where the main telly is). He was not interested in replacing all the aerials.
This meant that we couldn’t get Channel Five or Free digital on the kitchen (it as an old CRT set with built-in VCR!), So just before Christmas I talked him into replacing this set with a flat LCD TV with built-in Freeview and DVD. (more…)
DP: 1st Time at Cinema Sun, 17th Jan 2010
Posted by ruth in Family, Movies, Reviews, fun.Tags: alvin, braehead, brittany, chipmunks, cinema, eleanor, firsts, Glasgow, jeannette, seville, simon, Squeakquel, theodore, toby, xscape
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![[Picture of Alvin and The Chipmunks]](http://devine.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/alvin-and-the-chipmunks.jpg?w=150&h=112 "Alvin and The Chipmunks")
We thought we’d give David Paul his first cinema experience. We went to the Xscape at Braehead to see “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel“. It cost nearly £30 and we were late — so we missed (more…)
Snow Way! Sun, 10th Jan 2010
Posted by Dave in Reviews.Tags: cold, Glasgow, Scotland, snow, weather
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The media keeps telling us that the weather is terrible, but it’s not our experience! Don’t get me wrong, it’s been cold, and the snow that fell a couple of days before Christmas is still with us, it’s just that it has not been all that bad! (more…)
New Year’s Day Concert Fri, 1st Jan 2010
Posted by Dave in Music, Reviews.Tags: Blue Danube, New Year's Day Concert, Radetzky, Strauss, Vienna, Vienna Philharmonic, Volksopern, Weiner Musikverein
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Tradition is a wonderful thing, and thank goodness for the BBC! I just love the annual New Year’s Day Concert (more…)
Christmas 2009 Fri, 25th Dec 2009
Posted by Dave in Family.Tags: Annie, Christmas
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DavePaul was up first. We kept him occupied until Granny and Olivia got up.
It was a hoot to see them opening all their gifts (so many of them too). They seemed genuinely amazed and thankful. (more…)
Christmas Eve 2009 Thu, 24th Dec 2009
Posted by Dave in Family.Tags: Christmas
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Christmas Eve has been crazy. It was a bit cold and icy, so we had to break into the car and then wait until the locks thawed so we could close the driver’s door. Then we had to negotiate the crowded streets. There were times when we felt (more…)
Christmas Dinner Goosed! Wed, 23rd Dec 2009
Posted by ruth in Cooking, Family, shopping.Tags: asda, Christmas, delivery, panic
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O yeah I had a plan. We’re doing Christmas, it’s the new oven, new kitchen, new dining scenario and all that. I pre-ordered an ASDA grocery shop on-line on the 12th. That is to say, AGES AGO. What could possibly go wrong? (more…)
Hue and Cry Back Sat, 19th Dec 2009
Posted by Dave in Music, Reviews, nights out.Tags: concert, gigs, Glasgow, Hue and Cry, Kanes, O2ABC
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![[Picture of Hue and Cry on stage at o2ABC1 Glasgow 2009-12-18]](http://devine.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/hue-and-cry.jpg "hue-and-cry")
I said it all last time I suppose (see Hue and Cry at The ABC Sun, 22nd Feb 2009), reading that review back I was struck by the similarities — the band went to the same positions and wore the same suits. The gig was organised the same way, with the (more…)
Let It Snow! Sat, 12th Dec 2009
Posted by Dave in Family, Music, Reviews, fun.Tags: Bruch Violin Concerto, Gavin Sutherland, Home Alone, Les Sirenes, Nicola Benedetti, Nutcracker, Oliver Cox, Olly Cox, Owen Gunnell, Rossini, the Manor School of Ballet, The Royal Concert Hall, William Tell Overture
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![[Picture of the Poster for Let It Snow]](http://devine.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/20091212_11.jpg "The Poster for the show")
We were really looking forward to this afternoon’s “Standard Life: Let it Snow” at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, presented by “wacky” percussionists Owen Gunnell and Olly Cox.
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera conducted by Gavin Sutherland with the help of the Manor School of Ballet and members of Les Sirenes female choir– oh, and a special guest star — the fabulous Nicola Benedetti. (more…)
Toothlessness Tue, 8th Dec 2009
Posted by ruth in Baby, Health.Tags: teeth, tooth, tooth fairy
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Olivia has lost her first tooth. Literally. It’s vanished, and she doesn’t know what happened to it. The school did a search (more…)
