Content tagged: paris

Finally fulfilling the promise of photos

So far this year I've managed to hit the shutter button more than 4915 times. Since not all of those clicks turned out well, I've made a selection of the photos I think are worthwhile looking at and uploaded some of them to my Flickr account. There will no doubt be more appear there over time, but this is a good start after being behind in uploading for most of the year. You can find photos from England, of course, as well as all our trips to other European destinations. You can check out the sites of Belgium in the... more

Hi from London

Well, it’s taken a while, but the Elverys are finally connected to this thing you people call “the internet”. Simon and I moved to Bayswater on the 28^th March, so it’s only taken the efforts of two very small, not-for-profit companies called Virgin and British Telecom to get us up and running. Eighty-one days: longer than it takes to go around the world, but less time than it took to build the Pyramids. We already think Jiselle and Tony's baby is both clever and thoughtful. We are sure he or she waited until mum and dad were back from Cairns ... more

A miraculous thing happened today

What makes today's happening even more miraculous is that you really wouldn't expect to require a miracle for it to happen. I know you might find it hard to believe, but today we managed, after an 81 day war with British telecommunication companies to have the internet connected at home in one of the largest cities in the world. I suspect some day soon, there is a post coming about how seriously unbelievable the problems have been, but I'll leave that for another time1. As a result of this 81 day internet hiatus, I'm massively over stocked with holiday type ... more

Hi from London #6

Here is the latest from Laura: Well, I am a bit behind in my fortnightly updates (and unemployed too! I should have no excuses!) Hello to everyone and thanks again for the emails letting me know what you’ve been up to. In my last email, Simon and I were heading off to look at a couple of prospective London properties. Luckily I had decided at the last minute to set up a viewing for 12.30. Our 2.30 was a nightmarish “two-boy” property and we soon snapped up the flat we’ve been living in for almost a week now. It is ... more