Toblog

Playing with Google Plus. Seems pretty decent. The circles are good. Pity about the lack of threaded comments.

https://plus.google.com/109284243990596064959/posts

Hope it doesn’t disappear in a year like Wave did.

First day back to work after a fortnight in sunny Devon. And Dundee is looking particularly delightful this morning.

Was amused by the Sunday Post front page today. Are they the anti-NotW?

I saw some sweet straw hats in Tesco, which I thought would suit Beth for her holiday. But what size to buy? She is quite tall for her age, so while she is still (just) six, I thought the hat for five- to nine-year-olds might be a bit tight on her. So I bought one sized for nine- to thirteen-year-olds.

And it is too small on her. I think we have a six-year-old with an adult-sized head.

Tea for me, coffee for Kate, a Coke for Beth, and Duchy Originals shortbread biscuits all round.

Seven hours till Totnes.

Been on the train two hours so far, and no sign of catering. Is this a tea-free train?

Busy time at work these last few weeks. Have barely had a moment to put thoughts together and write something on LJ. But we’re fast approaching the end of the working day, and the beginning on my summer holiday. Beth’s school term finished today too, and we’ll be getting a train at Leuchars tomorrow morning to take us down to Devon for a couple of weeks.

Now I’m an employee, rather than a contractor, I can take advantage of annual leave, and take two weeks off in a row without worrying about the financial implications.

Our family have holidayed in Salcombe, on the south Devon coast, for generations. The last time we were there was two years ago. Every time we go back so much has changed, but so much more stays the same. It is a beautiful part of the country.

Looking forward to having a fine time with the family — and finding time to make a few more LJ posts too.

In London, attending the Automating Quality Assurance (AQuA) mashup at the British Library. Hopefully will gain some good ideas to apply in our newspaper project.

No time for socialising on this trip! Dinners out with the workshop tonight and tomorrow, and then train back home on Wednesday evening.

Kate is off sailing for a week, so my parents are looking after Beth in our absence.

The sky is blue and the sun is shining. What a pity I'm stuck in an office in Dundee today.

But tomorrow... time for a BBQ. Would you like to join us for a BBQ in St Andrews tomorrow lunchtime? We'll be cooking from 1pm, and hopefully wearing sun hats rather than rain hats.

For Facebooketeers, I've made an event at https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149835171755693