6th January 2011

Internet banking is great so long as you can remember the plethora of user IDs, passwords and security codes required to access your accounts. Tonight I wanted to take some money out of a savings account but unfortunately the bank had the added security of a card reader to use for transactions - it would have been great if only I could have remembered my PIN number! In the end I had to ring up for a new one, which also apparently requires a new card, and so whilst I was on the phone I arranged for the money to be transferred which means by the time I next want to move some money I will have probably forgotten the PIN for the new card and so the process will start again...

5th January 2011

Twelfth night tonight and so we've spent the evening taking down our Christmas decorations. It feels a bit sad that Christmas is over for another year, but it's nice to reclaim some space in our lounge again! Now just got to put the boxes back in the loft...

4th January 2011

Christmas may be over for another year, but this present brought a smile to my face again when I slipped my feet into them on my return home from my first day back at work.

3rd January 2011

In an effort to ignore the fact that today was the last day of the Christmas break we went out for a country walk to do some geocaching and followed it up with lunch out in Sevenoaks. The walk was mostly on footpaths and bridleways running through a private estate and one part took us past a large flock of sheep! They didn't seem too bothered by us though...

2nd January 2011

For Christmas my brother-in-law and his Belgian girlfriend gave us a waffle-maker so that we could enjoy some traditional Belgian waffles. This morning we used it for the first time - in an effort to be healthy I topped the waffles with some chopped banana but then after taking the photo we also added a generous portion of golden syrup which probably negated any health benefits from the banana. Never mind, they tasted good!

1st January 2011

Welcome to 2011!
We started the year with a run/walk with friends from the running club followed by tea and cakes at someone's house - very nice!

31st December 2010

Whilst shopping the other day we also bought a new wardrobe, so Mr W spent this evening starting to build it - the frame and doors are all done, just the inside drawers, shelves and rail to fit now.