Morecambe Sands

Tuesday, April 30, 2002

 
Most of the time. recently, the "blog this" option doesn't work, but her goes anyway. I took the ecological footprint test and apparently I came out at 2.6 whereas the average for my area is 7.9. So, somehow, I am using a lot less resources than the average. Probebly because I hardly travel more than a few miles a day and rarely fly. They were the big "user uppers" of resources. I wish someone would tell my 'bin men that I use less resources. They have left my carefully cut up bag of twigs for weeks....I know you are supposed to take garden waste to the tip yourself...but surely that uses more "resources" than them who are taking thousands of bags. And I don't imagine my one bag of minutely cut up bag of twigs is much different to a bag of potato peelings. Anyway, they took it today, must have been a different collector. When you think, there are people dumping non bio-degradable nappies by the million, surely one bag of twigs a year is not such a big deal.


Franacropan 11:25 PM

Sunday, April 28, 2002

 
Wow, someone has created a web site dedictaed to the demolished fairground in Morecambe best of luck to them. It had its share of accidents, including a dreadful decapitation that my nephew witnessed, but at least it was a fairground....something you expect to see in a seaside resort.


Franacropan 11:50 PM

Friday, April 26, 2002

 
This made me laugh. Returning to drool over Purple Perfection again, I happened upon some Stitchable mouse mats. The thing is, they have crossed out the lower price and appear to be selling them seven pounds dearer. I bet they don't sell many.


Franacropan 12:09 PM

Thursday, April 25, 2002

 
I must have looked at this at least six times today. Purple Perfection. but I have more charts than I could possibly work in several life times. It is lovely though. I'll keep looking at it, and if the wanting doesn't wear off....well....it's only £7.65, Sir spends more than that just buying a round.


Franacropan 1:18 PM

Wednesday, April 24, 2002

 
It's not quite the same as curling up with a good book, reading a book on screen, but if you could afford the ink and paper (like if you were at work maybe!) you could print out a book for free. ClassicReader.com : Fiction. There are short stories, non fictions and poems as well. I have downloaded a few e-books in the past, which are good because they are searchable. These you just read or print off online. I would imagine you could nearly curl up and read them on the bed if you had a laptop. Reminds me of that advert where the lady is using her dog as a mouse mat.


Franacropan 9:10 PM

 
This lady sure loves Bunny Rabbits. She has twenty or more house rabbits and had created web pages for all of them. They even have a two level play area in the basement.


Franacropan 2:48 PM

 
I discovered ANT CITY whilst browsing aroundNot My Desk - Temporary Insanity. What a daft game, pointless but great fun, in a "I wouldn't REALLY hurt a person" type of way.


Franacropan 2:22 PM

Tuesday, April 23, 2002

 
Check out the channel4.com - THE EDWARDIAN SEARCH ENGINE, it picks a position for you and then shows clips and rules of what your life might have been like. Ever so well done. I would have been a Ladies maid apparently....I think not, more like a scullery or kitchen maid....or maybe the carthorse. (when I was coming round from an operation after giving birth to my daughter apparently I kept declaring "I'm not a carthorse")


Franacropan 10:41 PM

 
I love these sort of recreations. In the first episode the girl who was supposed to live as an Edwardian scullery maid quit after two days. She was shocked that she was expected to scrub floors! Obviously she did not research the duties of a scullery maid before she applied. It annoys me though, eight thousand people applied to participate so she deprived someone of a place. She just bleated on about missing her boyfriend and only having one bath a week.channel4.com - THE EDWARDIAN COUNTRY HOUSE


Franacropan 10:33 PM

Sunday, April 21, 2002

 
The funniest space invaders you wil ever play Square_Invaders


Franacropan 11:25 PM

Saturday, April 20, 2002

 
This, for some reason, made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. I can't put it into words properly, but I was instantly transported to a slum in Dheli where children were teaching themselves computers at a hole in the wall. The human capacity for learning is awesome.


Franacropan 9:08 PM

Wednesday, April 17, 2002

 
I mailed Sharon's Round robin to her yesterday and she recieved it today. I designed the Eeyore pattern myself. I wonder if it's difficult to get permission to market the design? And who do you ask, the family of the original illustrator or Disney? Both I suppose.

17 Apr 2002 - Winnie The Pooh Round Robin


Franacropan 10:05 PM

 
I don't know about it being just for kids. This Crossword maker is a neat tool. I made a little crossword for darling daughter to do, about her room. It would be very useful for making little tests about things she is studying.


Franacropan 1:33 PM

Tuesday, April 16, 2002

 
This is a bit of fun. Apparently I was male in a Past Life


Franacropan 11:01 AM

 
Anyone got any empty jars to spare? Picklenet.


Franacropan 10:38 AM

Monday, April 15, 2002

 
Lynda cracks me up.No Return Access - April 14, 2002 - Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers. It reminds me of a phrase my Daughter repeated to me the other night, "why do people bring their kids to supermarkets to smack them?"


Franacropan 9:00 PM

 
The North Pole expedition has travelled about 57 miles now. It would be more interesting to follow it if the web site didn't have such tiny writing and frames. I know they are undertaking a huge physical challange....but don't they know how exhausting it is doing all that scrolling down the page and making the text bigger?All they have to do is reach The North Pole


Franacropan 8:50 PM

Sunday, April 14, 2002

 
I twizzled my dad's arm about on his photo. I don't think he noticed.Dad with two left arms.


Franacropan 11:06 PM

Sunday, April 07, 2002

 
Oh I see they are refurbishing The Midland Hotel in Morecambe.


Franacropan 8:00 PM

Saturday, April 06, 2002

 
Sadly I can't remember what you call the four chaps that guard the Queen Mother whilst she lies in state BBC News | The Queen Mother, but I was never so impressed as when they appeared through a door in Westminster Hall and took up their positions. Britain does pomp and circumstance so well.
I think they are "the royal life guards", or something similar. I must find out.


Franacropan 1:54 PM

 
Found one, yipeeee. No wonder I couldn't work it, all those buttons do fancy things...auto defrost, weight sensing, calorie counting, delay cook, recipe memory...on and on...all I could ever do with it was blast at full power. I once set a potato on fire, boy did that smell.


Franacropan 12:39 PM

 
I was looking for a handbook for my microwave. I've had it 2 years and still don't know how to work it. I was so frustrated with it yesterday that I thought I might try and sell it and buy a simpler one. Then I thought, "you silly mare, get an instruction book". I haven't found one yet, but I came across a panasonic microwave recipe site. . I was amazed....so, if other people can figure out how to work the darn thing...maybe it's not just a waste of space after all....the search goes on...


Franacropan 11:53 AM

Friday, April 05, 2002

 
At first I thought this would be helpful, it is about stopping people linking to your files, Fight back and thus stealing your bandwidth. As far as I have read so far though it concentrates on graphics, whereas my problem was with people linking to my wav files. I have to keep changing the names to break the links. If I had oodles of bandwidth to play with, I wouldn't be all that bothered, but I object to possibly having to pay for complete strangers to use my files on their sites.


Franacropan 11:41 PM

 
My Dad watched a programme about a time in the 1930's when the King and Queen invited one hundred boys to stay at Balmoral. He was one of them, and he managed to spot himself on the film. I bet at the time it never occurred to him that he might see a video of it sixty years later. I am going to try and get the video into the computer and see if I can isolate the picture of him. Meanwhile, this is my dad (on the left) in his uniform during the war. Anyone who might see this that lives in Morecambe will recognise him, he's hardly changed even though he's eighty. He can be seen walking for miles everyday except Christmas day, come rain hail or shine.

This one was taken during the visit to Balmoral. She was the Queen then of course, bless her.




Franacropan 8:49 PM

Thursday, April 04, 2002

 

"Average Americans eat more than 22 pounds of tomatoes every year."From Useless facts. My Dad eats a pound of tomatoes a day. If my math' is anywhere near correct that's about 26 stones of tomatoes a year.


Franacropan 4:09 PM

Wednesday, April 03, 2002

 
I was talking to Lyn on Im while she was taking a break from making marmalade. She was making Lemon, lime and grapefruit marmalade which sounded so nice and looked for some recipes. I think there are plenty here. Jams Jellies and preserves.


Franacropan 3:44 PM

 
We could do with this device for checking if the cat has a present in her mouth before she is allowed in. Cat control. Then I might not have to get up three or four times a night to let her in and out. You are supposed to be able to have a full nights sleep once your child is older, but ooooh no, I still have to get up to stop the cat yowling.


Franacropan 12:27 AM

Tuesday, April 02, 2002

 
Oh,whatamarvelloustool


Franacropan 11:32 PM

 
Thisisevenjollier
Have a mess about at rainbow maker


Franacropan 11:27 PM

 
As if I didn't waste enought time on the internet, this must be the daftest game I have ever come across. Word Up


Franacropan 3:04 PM

Monday, April 01, 2002

 
Laid out a potato salad recipe page in my diary, in anticpation of the barbecue season. 1 Apr 2002 - Potato Salad Recipes.I taught myself how to put anchor tags in so that I can dart about all over the page, and back to the top.


Franacropan 1:42 PM