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By Gareth, October 25, 2008 07:57

I really love this photo.

Although Gemma should take some credit for the idea for the composition. But the beauty of this photo is that both of them are looking at the camera – a very rare thing indeed!

I’ve played about with it in Photoshop, cropping it and changing the picture to B&W.

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By Gareth, October 24, 2008 15:28

Here’s Liam having his first taste of something other than milk:

Liam

We thought that we’d try Liam initially on baby rice, but he wasn’t too keen on that. And who can blame him? It’s absolutely tasteless.

Anyway, we’ve moved off the baby rice to trying him on rusks. He likes these. At the moment we’re only giving him a small amount once a day, just to get his body used to having some solids. He seems to be coping with it without any problems.

The next thing will be fruit and vegetable purees, so I’ll need to do some cooking and make some stocks up to freeze.

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By Gareth, October 23, 2008 10:30

I received this warning today in an email at work today. Please make a note of it.

You can also copy and paste the message and email it to people you know.

Postal Scam
Can you circulate this around especially as Christmas is fast approaching – it has been confirmed by Royal Mail. The Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam:

A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number). DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.

If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15-20 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk

Please highlight this to as many people as you know.

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By Gareth, October 23, 2008 08:15

This is just a quick post to say a great big “Well Done” to Ellie.

Last night was the first night that she has slept through the night without the need for her to wear training pants to bed. She woke this morning and there was no sign of any accidental wetting. This is a big moment!

The previous few mornings had been promising. Ellie had woken with her training pants dry. So, we decided to take the plunge and let her go to bed without her training pants.

And it all seems to have gone very well. We’ve put a protector on the mattress for the inevitable accident that will no doubt happen during this exciting time.

Gemma and I are so proud of our little girl.

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By Gareth, October 17, 2008 20:00

(Well, Gemma’s to be exact! )

Today was a happy day for Gemma. She has finally got her new car!

And, she is VERY happy!!!

It is a Vauxhall Astra 1.8i SRi (XP). And here it is in all its glory:

Our New Astra

Our New Astra

First impressions of the car are very good. Only time will tell how good a car it is, but I don’t think that anything will change Gemma’s mind about how much she loves her ‘little’ car.

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By Gareth, October 15, 2008 07:35

Last week I bought myself a new camera, and it arrived on Saturday morning.

It is a Nikon D40, digital SLR camera. I’ve been wanting a DSLR for a long time. And here it is:

My New Camera - Nikon D40

I’ve had it almost two weeks now and I am still working out what everything does, and how best to shoot photos. I will start adding my new photos very shortly. Keep your eyes peeled