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Boscobel House & White Ladies Priory

Saved on 31/03/2008

Boscobel House ============== Hidden away in Shropshire on an unclassified road, lies a building that played an important part in one of the most famous parts of British history. Boscobel House may not sound very familiar to you, but I bet the name the 'Royal Oak' rings a bell? The Royal Oak is one...

Boscobel House & White Ladies Priory

Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Walkthrough... Part 2!

Saved on 29/03/2008

I never got around to talking to Dell about the problem mentioned in the previous post, what I did instead was backup all my personal files on to my external hard disk drive and then perform a system restore. Within 10 minutes my PC was back in the state it was in when it originally left the Dell factory...

Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Walkthrough... Part 2!

The Grace Dieu Priory

Saved on 28/03/2008

I went to have a quick look at the Grace Dieu Priory this morning, unfortunately it was raining at the time of my visit so I didn't take that many photos else my camera would have got ruined. [evo_gallery]664598542262323[/evo_gallery] A full write up and photo gallery will be added to my site at a...

The Grace Dieu Priory

Lyddington Bede House

Saved on 25/03/2008

Situated in the Rutland County, Lyddington Bede House is a fine example of a former Bishops palace. You begin your tour of the former palace by climbing the stairs next to the shop where you purchase your ticket. As you reach the top of the stairs you will see the entrances to two rooms. The one on...

Lyddington Bede House

Boughton Green - St John the Baptist Church Ruin

Saved on 24/03/2008

When I first arrived at Boughton, Northants I wandered around the village taking a leisurely walk trying to locate the ruins of the St John the Baptist church that I had been reading about and as you will see from a couple of the snapshots below, at first I couldn't find it and just aimlessly wandered...

Boughton Green - St John the Baptist Church Ruin

Strange Events Around The World

Saved on 09/03/2008

Green Sweat In China it has been reported that a man woke up one day to find his bed clothes covered a a lightish brown hue. His underwear contained the same stain. Medical experts have confirmed that this 52 year old man is indeed perspiring green sweat. As of yet no medical explanation has been...

Strange Events Around The World

More Diabetes Jokes/Humour Cartoons :)

Saved on 27/01/2008

www.ketrin.co.uk I have just come across some more Diabetic humour images, click on the thumbnails below to view the image full size. [evo_gallery]252545135187932[/evo_gallery] B)

More Diabetes Jokes/Humour Cartoons :)

Eye Test!

Saved on 15/11/2007

I passed my eye test the other day and at this moment I'm not going blind! To some people an eye test is something you have to see if you need glasses or not. For a Diabetic it is much, much more. The backs of your eyes will be checked to see if your Diabetes has effected the nerves or not. In the...

Eye Test!

Cold After Having A Flu Jab

Saved on 29/10/2007

Over the last couple of days I have had a runny nose and sore throat (commonly known as 'man flu'). It's gone now and it most likely came from having the Flu Jab I recently had. Nothing happened last year when i had it but from what I gather it is a common side effect to have a cold for a couple of...

Cold After Having A Flu Jab

Flu Jab - Blindness - & Kidney Disease! :)

Saved on 17/10/2007

FLU-JAB It's that time of year again when the vulnerable are offered a free flu-jab at the doctors surgery. Being only 27 (OK, really I'm 31) it's a bid of an odd experience getting my flu-jab. :| Most people think of just the elderly requiring such a jab which is simply not the case! Diabetes is...

Flu Jab - Blindness - & Kidney Disease! :)

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