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House Woes
19 October 2006
Read moreWe’re not buying a house! Or rather, we’re not buying the house we thought we were.
The house, as I have mentioned before, is a bit of a wreck. I mean, it has walls and windows and a roof and stuff … but internal doors, floors and a working …
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Cream of the Crop (of editors)
18 October 2006
Read moreThere’s a longer post in the pipeline somewhere about editors and IDEs and developments and stuff as we’ve just changed our setup at work and I’m completely thrown by trying to develop on windows! Anyway to cut a long story short, I’ve found a fabulous Vim …
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Hugs and Shakes
17 October 2006
Read moreI’m having an interesting etiquette issue. I’m a woman working in a male-dominated environment, and basically I don’t think like a girl. I wear flat shoes and greet people with a firm handshake and drink pints; that’s who I am and I don’t believe my …
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Blanket for Baby
14 October 2006
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This is the blanket I have just made for a new arrival in the extended family. Its losely based on this shell afghan pattern
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Slip Sliding Away
10 October 2006
Read moreThe draft of the building survey arrived – wahey. The surveyors’ secretaries are very lovely and helpful when I ring them which is good news as I have done that three times this week already!
The actual survey is not such good news. There’s just a whole host of things …
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Rotten Survey Results
02 October 2006
Read moreI knew things were going too well, I really did.
The valuation survey has come back. Its a pretty slim document (3 pages) with tickboxes to say how many bedrooms the house has and whether its made of brick. However, there is one paragraph of text and it says that …
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Tomato Sauce
28 September 2006
Read moreAn easy tomato sauce recipe to make in the microwave.
Slice one onion and put it in a microwaveable dish. Add one tablespoon of olive oil and microwave on high for three minutes.
Add one tin of chopped tomatoes, some tomato puree (one tablespoon or one of those little tins …
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Introverts and Extroverts
27 September 2006
Read moreI’ve just come across this quote on James Shore’s Website:
For an extrovert, socializing with strangers boosts their energy. For an introvert, socializing with strangers drains their energy
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Extending DokuWiki's Authentication Classes
26 September 2006
Read moreDokuWiki is a fine product, and its extensibility is a big element of that. I’ve known for a while that it has different authentication classes, and I’ve even used some of the different ones it comes with. Recently I had cause to write my own, to marry up …
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Mortgage Application
22 September 2006
Read moreThis whole house buying lark is progressing quite well, or at least it feels like it right now. Since I last posted we’ve been to the bank and made the final mortgage application, passed the final credit checks and had the thing approved. Next they send us the final …
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Offer Accepted
14 September 2006
Read moreWell, we had an offer accepted on a house yesterday which is very exciting! This morning we instructed a solicitor, he will do all the legal stuff for us. I’ve also spoken with the mortgage provider and we’re off to see them on Saturday morning. We have to …
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Arranging a Mortgage
13 September 2006
Read moreWell, we’ve taken the first step and been to see a few banks about getting a mortgage. I have to admit that we did stick to the big names – Halifax, HSBC and Yorkshire Building Society. My partner is a contractor with short-term contracts, which on paper makes him look …